Buying Vista

Can someone explain why 64 bit is the way to go?

It has been my experience that the 64 bit version is more trouble to set up and configure. It requires 64 bit drivers which don't function as well as their 32 bit counterparts, aslo some programs run worse on 64 bit windows vs. 32 bit.

Am I missing something? 64 Bit is great for servers, but its not ready for the desktop.
 
Yea i'm going to agree i have a 64bit processor but i have the 32bit i started with 64 vista and hated it nothing worked right and as soon as i downloaded and put the 32 on there it was like brand new and never had a problem with it since i would reccomend you get the 32bit
 
Ive talked to a ms representative and they said if you buy 32-bit later you can ask for a free 64-bit upgrade cd ;)
 
64 bit is the way to go with Vista... isn't it? Because it need different drivers than XP anyway, and I thought that 64 bit vista drivers were just as common as 32 bit vista drivers.
 
ive had no trouble finding vista 64 drivers for my intel motherboard. i actually had more trouble finding drivers for windows xp 32 than with vista
 
PohTayToez said:
64 bit is the way to go with Vista... isn't it? Because it need different drivers than XP anyway, and I thought that 64 bit vista drivers were just as common as 32 bit vista drivers.
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Not quite. It really depends on the product and the manufacture.

The Purple Champ said:
ive had no trouble finding vista 64 drivers for my intel motherboard. i actually had more trouble finding drivers for windows xp 32 than with vista
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intel is pretty good about support for both 64 and 32 bit.....have you tried anything in relation to the nforce motherboards? Nightmares.
 
i've used 32bit vista and currently use 64bit vista. i've had no problems with either of them.
32 bit ran fine when i had it, and 64 bit is running fine with no driver or program issues at all.


why NOT get vista 64bit if you have 64bit hardware?

i mean, heck, 64bit is to 32bit like 32bit was to 16bit back in the dos and windows 3.1 era. if you get 32bit now, eventually you'll have to upgrade to 64bit as more programs start coming out specificly for 64bit. getting 32bit vista when you have 64bit hardware would be like going out and buying a 3" floppy drive and discs to back up your hard drive when you could use modern cds or dvds.
 
there is going to be a few years in gap before we move to a full 64bit platform, and when we do finally move there, 128bit will probably already be out.

Not to mention, vienna, MS's newest OS is slated to be released in 2009-10, so if you are planning to upgrade to that OS when it comes out, I would just go ahead with the 32bit version. It is more stable, supported better, and will cause you less troubles. Not to mention I do not think developers are even really pushing the 64 bit applications out yet. I have been running 64bit Linux for a couple years now and like 98% of my apps are still 32bit.
 
tlarkin said:
there is going to be a few years in gap before we move to a full 64bit platform, and when we do finally move there, 128bit will probably already be out.

Not to mention, vienna, MS's newest OS is slated to be released in 2009-10, so if you are planning to upgrade to that OS when it comes out, I would just go ahead with the 32bit version. It is more stable, supported better, and will cause you less troubles. Not to mention I do not think developers are even really pushing the 64 bit applications out yet. I have been running 64bit Linux for a couple years now and like 98% of my apps are still 32bit.
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x2 go with 32 bit
 
DO NOT go with the 32-Bit version of Vista, unless you dont mind buying the 64-Bit version within a year. Vista was designed to slowly move everyone from the 32-Bit platform to the 64-Bit platform, and eventually all new programs and games will be developed for 64-Bit systems.

Even besides the program aspect, the 32-Bit version of Vista can only support up to 4GB of RAM, which will rapidly become the norm, then it will become standard for low-end systems, and you will need the 128GB capabilities of a 64-Bit OS to keep on gaming.
 
[-0MEGA-];650942 said:
DO NOT go with the 32-Bit version of Vista, unless you dont mind buying the 64-Bit version within a year. Vista was designed to slowly move everyone from the 32-Bit platform to the 64-Bit platform, and eventually all new programs and games will be developed for 64-Bit systems.

Even besides the program aspect, the 32-Bit version of Vista can only support up to 4GB of RAM, which will rapidly become the norm, then it will become standard for low-end systems, and you will need the 128GB capabilities of a 64-Bit OS to keep on gaming.
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with in a year? I don't think so. It will take a lot longer to migrate everyone over to 64 bit. It never happens that fast, you should know that.
 
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