Comments on: Should I Upgrade or Purchase Vista 64-Bit (x64)?

By: fredcomputer

fredcomputer — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:13:20 +0000

I bought a laptop with Vista 64 bit. I use virtualbox (by SUN) to run a copy of XP and my old programs. My virtual box with XPloaded runs faster than my old laptop.

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:53:00 +0000

I purchased a new laptop with Vista 64 bit and so far I hate it. I remote in to work with Nortel Networks – so far, they do have not come out with a version that is compatible with Vista 64 bit… also, the USB drivers to connect my Palm to the computer are also not compatible. I thought of the Virtual PC – but I only have Vista Home Premium and I don't think Virtual PC will run on this – Are there any downfalls to purchasing the 32 bit Vista and installing on my computer instead of this OS?

By: Jay

Jay — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 08:57:48 +0000

whatever happened to WOW64?

By: Joe Foerster

Joe Foerster — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 16:54:00 +0000

I think the Virtual PC approach is the best bet. 64 bit computing is not going to go away and I like to embrace the inevitable as soon as possible. Just ordered an i7 system from Dell with 12 GB RAM and 1.2 Terabyte RAID drive. I think anything I want to run in a Virtual PC 32 bit session will be able to get plenty of RAM and disc space to make it run well. I have a Fujitsu s510 scanner I use a lot (which currently does not support 64 bit Vista) and even it will run in Virtual PC if it comes to that. Meanwhile, more and more 64 bit drivers and apps show up every day. The time has come to switch.

By: DiscoDave

DiscoDave — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:43:49 +0000

You can have the best of both worlds: Vista or XP 32Bit running IN Vista 64Bit. With Microsoft Virtual PC (http://www.microsoft.com/downloadS/details.aspx...) you can run a 32bit windows install within your 64bit install. (Assuming you have a licensed copy of XP or Vista to install). You allocate how much ram and HDD space as required. It should run most if not all of your legacy applications, save for perhaps the most video and memory intense apps. Give it a try, I use it quite a bit to run legacy applications at work.

By: J. Donner

J. Donner — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 03:42:41 +0000

Adobe Photoshop CS4 is not just 64-bit “friendly”, it's actually availabe as full 64 bit application (only the Windows version)

By: Paxton Prints

Paxton Prints — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:19:30 +0000

Adobe Photoshop CS4 and Lightroom 2 are both 32-bit and 64-bit friendly for Windows.

By: anyma

anyma — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:22:46 +0000

I recently made the switch from vista 32-bit to 64-bit and I must say I am very pleased with it, so far so good. Running smooth on my intel 2 core duo dual-core processor with 4gb of ram. I'm satisfied I've also noticed no slowdown experienced in switching from program to program like I have seen when i was using the 32-bit of vista. It seems more stable as well, will not be going back to 32bit anytime soon. As for all my old programs there working fine under the 32bit emulation. I say go for it if you have at least 3gb of ram or more.

By: Leslie

Leslie — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:46:09 +0000

I'm currently running Windows Vista Business 64bit on an older, single core Athlon 64, 3gb ram, 8800gt. I've run nLited XP for some time on this system without problems. I recently decided to see what I'd get with a 64bit OS, and I must say, I'm happy. It runs everything I've thrown at it, from games to CPU intensive apps, with little to no slowdowns.

I'm not saying 64bit is best for everyone, but if you have the cash and the time, it may be for you.

By: bksys

bksys — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:11:05 +0000

Actually there is an option for XP-compatibility-mode in Vista. I've installed several apps that way on my new 64bit Vista PC.
But I'm not sure if that is just in Premium/ultimate edtions only as I have not tried it on Basic Ed.

1) Right-click the program exec (eg. Setup.exe);
2) select "Properties"
3) select "Compatibility" tab
4) click check-box for: "Run this Program in Compatility mode for"
5) select "Windows XP" from the drop-down box.
6) Click "OK"