> From: Eric Cottrell
>
> When I looked at getting 64-bit Vista I had reservations
> because of driver problems and other restrictions when
> working with 32-bit software. I run some older software and
> hardware. The lack of any 16 bit support at all and no
> 32-bit drivers was a red flag. I run 64-bit Linux and the
> 32-bit Linux stuff still works. Maybe in a few years when
> more 64 bit drivers are available and my old devices die I
> will consider 64-bit Vista.
That was a concern for me too, but my solution is to run XP in a VMware
virtual machine (or possibly 32-bit Vista) for anything that doesn't work in
64-bit Vista. Time will tell how well this works out... :-)
But I already use VMware heavily, so it's nothing too new for me.
> http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_ff_x64.asp
> >From this quote it seems 4 GB is the dividing line and not 3 GB.
> "Vista Home Basic (and Home Basic N) support up to 8 GB of
> RAM, compared to 4 GB for all 32-bit versions of Vista. Home
> Premium, meanwhile, supports 16 GB. And Business (and
> Business N), Enterprise, and Ultimate all support 128 GB or
> more of memory. (The "or more" bit refers to the fact that
> there are currently no PCs available yet that suport over 128
> GB of RAM; when that happens, these Vista versions will support it.)"
32-bit Vista does support 4GB of RAM, but not on a ThinkPad.
On my X61 Tablet with 4GB installed, 32-bit Vista only sees 3GB, the same as
32-bit XP.
64-bit Vista sees the full 4GB.
-Mike
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