Comments on: 64-Bit Systems on The Rise http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2009/09/15/64-bit-systems-on-the-rise/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=64-bit-systems-on-the-rise Everyday PC Tech, Tips, and Tricks Tue, 21 May 2013 13:11:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: John Prudhomme http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2009/09/15/64-bit-systems-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-21065 John Prudhomme Sun, 19 Aug 2012 06:33:58 +0000 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/?p=11872#comment-21065 The download speeds on your site were way off tonight on “Full tests”. I verified my download speed before and after doing the tests at 2 independant internet speed test site & it was 12.2 Mbps. I ran the full tests twice and your rating of my download speed was less than 9 Mbps. Something is definately off.

]]> By: walter shebib http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2009/09/15/64-bit-systems-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-6882 walter shebib Fri, 07 May 2010 18:49:56 +0000 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/?p=11872#comment-6882 i found out from your site. you need a 64 bit desktop to run a blue ray rom. also i have 4gb of memory and im planing on doubling that. also this pc is quad. so i guess it is a xp pro sp3 running system. no more 32 bit vista garbage. excuse me but that former pc made me a nervous reck. so much for the spelling. thank you for the support walter

]]> By: Vincent B http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2009/09/15/64-bit-systems-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-6881 Vincent B Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:57:24 +0000 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/?p=11872#comment-6881 DavidW,
How did you get your MP830 working on Win 7 64 Bit? Which drivers are you using?

]]> By: mc2fran http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2009/09/15/64-bit-systems-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-6880 mc2fran Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:43:31 +0000 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/?p=11872#comment-6880 Yes, I agree the logic given for 4 gb is flawed. Addresses can be bigger with 64 bits, hence more memory can be used, but is not required.

I can’t use my Palm Zire71 or my Xerox copier/printer with the new 64 bit computer. Are drivers really that hard to write? It’s because these are older peripherals that the makers don’t want to support any more.

]]> By: William http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2009/09/15/64-bit-systems-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-6879 William Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:43:14 +0000 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/?p=11872#comment-6879 People didn’t upgrade to XP x64 SP3 because there was never one for XP x64, as that is based on windows 2003. Also 4GB of ram isn’t required for 64bit, but 32bit can only support up to about 4GB due to memory register addresses whilst 64bit can support much more.

]]> By: DavidW http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2009/09/15/64-bit-systems-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-6878 DavidW Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:47:10 +0000 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/?p=11872#comment-6878 Doug,
64 bit drivers are not a requirement for running Canon printers on 64 bit operating systems. Our Canon MP830 runs fine with Win 7 64 bit. Windows 7 64 bit works very well on all 32 bit applications that I’ve tested so far, with the exception of some virtual drive software.

]]> By: Ken http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2009/09/15/64-bit-systems-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-6877 Ken Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:13:56 +0000 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/?p=11872#comment-6877 The charts are a little confusing. What does attach rate mean? and is the number a percentage or what? The last chart claims Vista is popular among 64 bit OS users. What other OS is it compared to, the rarely factory installed XP64? Did the author mean that it was popular among users that had 64 bit processors?
Some clarification please.

KEn

]]> By: Ken http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2009/09/15/64-bit-systems-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-6876 Ken Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:24:38 +0000 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/?p=11872#comment-6876 My Compaq desktop (about 4-5 years old) which I am still pretty happy with, has the AMD athlon 64 processor, but came with XP (naturally). Is this a 64 bit processor, and if so, why didn’t it come with XP64. Ive looked into upgrading to 64 bit XP, but the challenge of finding drivers etc. looked a little too daunting. Especially since Vista came into light, many software/hardware companies have probably stopped writing new drivers for XP. Will my current system run better with W7, provided I upgrade the memory to the 4 GB max? It currently only has 1gig pc3200 memory, would W7 run on just 2gig?

]]> By: Corpsecrank http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2009/09/15/64-bit-systems-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-6875 Corpsecrank Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:24:20 +0000 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/?p=11872#comment-6875 I am currently running 7 RC 32bit but when I move to the full version I intend to use 64bit. XP 64bit was a horrible OS but the reason was nothing more than a lack of decent support. Today 64bit support is pretty much there and it’s time to make the transition.

]]> By: Jerry http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2009/09/15/64-bit-systems-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-6874 Jerry Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:44:01 +0000 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/?p=11872#comment-6874 I agree with Billy! If Adobe doesn’t/can’t do it is time for competition to come up with one and put Adobe out of business.

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