Comments on: Should I install 32-bit or 64-bit Windows Vista or Windows 7? http://www.vistaclues.com/should-i-install-32-bit-or-64-bit-windows-vista/ Windows Vista and Windows 7 Help Sun, 03 Apr 2011 23:48:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Pete http://www.vistaclues.com/should-i-install-32-bit-or-64-bit-windows-vista/#comment-87800 Pete Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:48:24 +0000 http://www.vistaclues.com/should-i-install-32-bit-or-64-bit-windows-vista/#comment-87800 Well, you know, I've had about enough of Vista and its Kernel Mode Code Signing. The only real advantage goes to MSFT so that they can get money for each file that's signed, which they are making mandatory. So while you and I can all WAIT all the accumulated extra time needed to read each signature for every file in it's particular correlated installation locale (different on every computer), taking a phenomenal amount longer to load BOTH the OS and all programs on it. Know that it's MSFT being the cause of the hangup because them being paid for driver file signing at ~$10,000 per file just wasn't enough for them. Now they want to be funded for any file you might want to run on their operating systems. The last person to ever be paranoid is telling you that the reason MSFT never gives up their code in their OS's has just been explained. They want more money, and they can enforce it while you use their system. Next thing you know they will impose excise in use fees on users . They will say that they incorporated it into the raised price of the software, for now that is. Corporates all eventually dissolve when people get sick of getting gouged deeper and deeper by them. Apple are no saints either. Don't think they don't have a master plan. Look at i-tunes. You know, they could have made i-pods record too but why would they if they can bill your account for every song? It's a capitolistic society were in folks. The reason we get charged for minutes on mobil phones is because they can, not because they have to or it costs them any more. Same thing goes in the computer world. Remember NetZero "Free Forever"? Well, forever was not a very long time was it! Look at ebay. What the hell is a final value fee? It boils down to ..since you made more money than anticipated, we want more money from you. Unix/Linix/ Sun is about the only people out there with ethics. All these other greedy bastards will soon enough be just like what AOL became: All Official Losers. Sorry for the rant of truth, but thanks for reading it and being aware of it. Well, you know, I’ve had about enough of Vista and its Kernel Mode Code Signing. The only real advantage goes to MSFT so that they can get money for each file that’s signed, which they are making mandatory. So while you and I can all WAIT all the accumulated extra time needed to read each signature for every file in it’s particular correlated installation locale (different on every computer), taking a phenomenal amount longer to load BOTH the OS and all programs on it. Know that it’s MSFT being the cause of the hangup because them being paid for driver file signing at ~$10,000 per file just wasn’t enough for them. Now they want to be funded for any file you might want to run on their operating systems. The last person to ever be paranoid is telling you that the reason MSFT never gives up their code in their OS’s has just been explained. They want more money, and they can enforce it while you use their system.
Next thing you know they will impose excise in use fees on users . They will say that they incorporated it into the raised price of the software, for now that is. Corporates all eventually dissolve when people get sick of getting gouged deeper and deeper by them. Apple are no saints either. Don’t think they don’t have a master plan. Look at i-tunes. You know, they could have made i-pods record too but why would they if they can bill your account for every song? It’s a capitolistic society were in folks. The reason we get charged for minutes on mobil phones is because they can, not because they have to or it costs them any more. Same thing goes in the computer world. Remember NetZero “Free Forever”? Well, forever was not a very long time was it! Look at ebay. What the hell is a final value fee? It boils down to ..since you made more money than anticipated, we want more money from you. Unix/Linix/ Sun is about the only people out there with ethics. All these other greedy bastards will soon enough be just like what AOL became: All Official Losers. Sorry for the rant of truth, but thanks for reading it and being aware of it.

]]> By: sayna http://www.vistaclues.com/should-i-install-32-bit-or-64-bit-windows-vista/#comment-82361 sayna Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:26:01 +0000 http://www.vistaclues.com/should-i-install-32-bit-or-64-bit-windows-vista/#comment-82361 i have windows vista service pack 2 with 32 bit operating system. I installed CATIA v5 but i encounterred a problem. a meassage was shown. it says " installing a 32 bit media on vista is forbidden" what should I do now? thanks i have windows vista service pack 2 with 32 bit operating system. I installed CATIA v5 but i encounterred a problem. a meassage was shown. it says ” installing a 32 bit media on vista is forbidden” what should I do now? thanks

]]> By: PEGGY http://www.vistaclues.com/should-i-install-32-bit-or-64-bit-windows-vista/#comment-75731 PEGGY Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:46:05 +0000 http://www.vistaclues.com/should-i-install-32-bit-or-64-bit-windows-vista/#comment-75731 i'M TRYING TO GET iNTERNET EXPLORER32 BIT DOWNLOADED OVER 64 BIT, i CAN'T INTALL FLASH PLAYER i’M TRYING TO GET iNTERNET EXPLORER32 BIT DOWNLOADED OVER 64 BIT, i CAN’T INTALL FLASH PLAYER

]]> By: R W Landtroop http://www.vistaclues.com/should-i-install-32-bit-or-64-bit-windows-vista/#comment-73763 R W Landtroop Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:23:59 +0000 http://www.vistaclues.com/should-i-install-32-bit-or-64-bit-windows-vista/#comment-73763 I lost aero form my vista home premium during a bad electrical storm. I need to reload it. Wher is a microsofts aero that cme with my O/S available? I lost aero form my vista home premium during a bad electrical storm. I need to reload it.

Wher is a microsofts aero that cme with my O/S available?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.vistaclues.com/should-i-install-32-bit-or-64-bit-windows-vista/#comment-68005 Anonymous Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:19:24 +0000 http://www.vistaclues.com/should-i-install-32-bit-or-64-bit-windows-vista/#comment-68005 Using 64 bit windows doesn't make the bus wider. Using 64 bit windows doesn’t make the bus wider.

]]> By: Silver http://www.vistaclues.com/should-i-install-32-bit-or-64-bit-windows-vista/#comment-31763 Silver Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:03:08 +0000 http://www.vistaclues.com/should-i-install-32-bit-or-64-bit-windows-vista/#comment-31763 well i installed vista yesterday, 64 bit, had all the drivers i needed, -everything- works 100% perfectly. i've also got XP 32 bit dual booted just in case.. (best of both worlds, 32bit and 64 bit, xp and vista!) as far as i can see, everything from my built in webcam, to power controls to all my high end graphics setup and gaming on Crysis and UT3 runs without incident. bare in mind that the article does describe things "for the first few months of Vistas life" it was relevant then, but nowadays with recent hardware alot of issues have been solved and SP1, it's 50/50 really. still, if you're unsure about which you want.. 64 bit only has advantages in programs run specifically for 64 bit O.S (as stated in the article). you can always just take the safe option and get 32 bit, and you're unlikely to ever notice a difference :) well i installed vista yesterday, 64 bit, had all the drivers i needed, -everything- works 100% perfectly. i’ve also got XP 32 bit dual booted just in case.. (best of both worlds, 32bit and 64 bit, xp and vista!)

as far as i can see, everything from my built in webcam, to power controls to all my high end graphics setup and gaming on Crysis and UT3 runs without incident. bare in mind that the article does describe things “for the first few months of Vistas life”

it was relevant then, but nowadays with recent hardware alot of issues have been solved and SP1, it’s 50/50 really.

still, if you’re unsure about which you want.. 64 bit only has advantages in programs run specifically for 64 bit O.S (as stated in the article). you can always just take the safe option and get 32 bit, and you’re unlikely to ever notice a difference :)

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.vistaclues.com/should-i-install-32-bit-or-64-bit-windows-vista/#comment-28445 Anonymous Fri, 02 May 2008 13:47:13 +0000 http://www.vistaclues.com/should-i-install-32-bit-or-64-bit-windows-vista/#comment-28445 Yeah I found this out myself. Think it's time to buy a mac that is already 64bit with none of the above problems. Yeah I found this out myself. Think it’s time to buy a mac that is already 64bit with none of the above problems.

]]> By: Ben http://www.vistaclues.com/should-i-install-32-bit-or-64-bit-windows-vista/#comment-26636 Ben Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:16:13 +0000 http://www.vistaclues.com/should-i-install-32-bit-or-64-bit-windows-vista/#comment-26636 I know the comment is posted a little late, now being more than a year after the article was written, but to correct an error, since this article comes up high in some Google searches: 64-bit windows never caused a problem running any websites. It was not an issue in XP 64-bit, it is not an issue in Vista 64-bit. Since early beta releases, long before the system was released publicly, Vista came with two versions of Internet Explorer: 32-bit and 64-bit. The 64-bit software has some issues with ActiveX controls and websites, especially Adobe Flash, but this is not an OS shortcoming. Simply use the 32-bit software and wait for the ActiveX developers to catch up to 64-bit coding. I know the comment is posted a little late, now being more than a year after the article was written, but to correct an error, since this article comes up high in some Google searches:

64-bit windows never caused a problem running any websites. It was not an issue in XP 64-bit, it is not an issue in Vista 64-bit. Since early beta releases, long before the system was released publicly, Vista came with two versions of Internet Explorer: 32-bit and 64-bit. The 64-bit software has some issues with ActiveX controls and websites, especially Adobe Flash, but this is not an OS shortcoming. Simply use the 32-bit software and wait for the ActiveX developers to catch up to 64-bit coding.

]]> By: Joe Hancuff http://www.vistaclues.com/should-i-install-32-bit-or-64-bit-windows-vista/#comment-409 Joe Hancuff Mon, 19 Mar 2007 18:05:49 +0000 http://www.vistaclues.com/should-i-install-32-bit-or-64-bit-windows-vista/#comment-409 Greetings Tony! Thank you for quoting me on your site. I just wanted to come back and let you and all your readers know that I have added more to my blog regarding my Vista experience. It may help folks make more objective decision regarding which platform to go to. You can find my article here: http://www.dev-toast.com/2007/03/19/giving-credit-where-credit-is-due/ Greetings Tony!

Thank you for quoting me on your site. I just wanted to come back and let you and all your readers know that I have added more to my blog regarding my Vista experience. It may help folks make more objective decision regarding which platform to go to.

You can find my article here:

http://www.dev-toast.com/2007/03/19/giving-credit-where-credit-is-due/

]]> By: dis-illusioned http://www.vistaclues.com/should-i-install-32-bit-or-64-bit-windows-vista/#comment-341 dis-illusioned Wed, 07 Mar 2007 03:02:55 +0000 http://www.vistaclues.com/should-i-install-32-bit-or-64-bit-windows-vista/#comment-341 Thank you! Finally i found someone that knows the memory issue, does his research, and can explain the issue! it took me over an hour of searching (maybe i'm just not that good at surfing) but finally found the answer to my question, how much memory can my new pc run? basically the answer is, your total ram less the video card and other perherials that need memory - and don't bother with 64 bit (i'm not that geeky) thank you!!!! Thank you! Finally i found someone that knows the memory issue, does his research, and can explain the issue! it took me over an hour of searching (maybe i’m just not that good at surfing) but finally found the answer to my question, how much memory can my new pc run? basically the answer is, your total ram less the video card and other perherials that need memory – and don’t bother with 64 bit (i’m not that geeky)

thank you!!!!

]]> By: asshole http://www.vistaclues.com/should-i-install-32-bit-or-64-bit-windows-vista/#comment-252 asshole Tue, 13 Feb 2007 16:23:36 +0000 http://www.vistaclues.com/should-i-install-32-bit-or-64-bit-windows-vista/#comment-252 Thats because marketing don't post LIMITS. Thats because marketing don’t post LIMITS.

]]> By: Independent Conservative http://www.vistaclues.com/should-i-install-32-bit-or-64-bit-windows-vista/#comment-178 Independent Conservative Thu, 01 Feb 2007 18:28:19 +0000 http://www.vistaclues.com/should-i-install-32-bit-or-64-bit-windows-vista/#comment-178 <strong>What is the Maximum Amount of RAM/Memory for Microsoft’s Windows Vista? It Depends. And What About Program Compatibility? It Depends Too!...</strong> I’ve been preparing for Microsoft’s new Vista operating system and while it was very easy to find the minimum requirements for the new OS, finding the maximum limits has been like searching for a needle in a digital haystack. In particula... What is the Maximum Amount of RAM/Memory for Microsoft’s Windows Vista? It Depends. And What About Program Compatibility? It Depends Too!…

I’ve been preparing for Microsoft’s new Vista operating system and while it was very easy to find the minimum requirements for the new OS, finding the maximum limits has been like searching for a needle in a digital haystack. In particula…

]]> By: Tony http://www.vistaclues.com/should-i-install-32-bit-or-64-bit-windows-vista/#comment-145 Tony Thu, 25 Jan 2007 20:39:18 +0000 http://www.vistaclues.com/should-i-install-32-bit-or-64-bit-windows-vista/#comment-145 Thanks for the comment. I double-checked the paper you linked to, and with regards to the BcdEdit command it says: "A boot configuration setting is available for *prerelease* builds ..." Otherwise you do have the option to attach a kernel debugger or use F8 at startup to select “Disable Driver Signature Enforcement”--but you have to do this every time you boot. So, these options are really only practical for developers. Thanks for the comment. I double-checked the paper you linked to, and with regards to the BcdEdit command it says:

“A boot configuration setting is available for *prerelease* builds …”

Otherwise you do have the option to attach a kernel debugger or use F8 at startup to select “Disable Driver Signature Enforcement”–but you have to do this every time you boot. So, these options are really only practical for developers.

]]> By: Gabriel De Repentigny http://www.vistaclues.com/should-i-install-32-bit-or-64-bit-windows-vista/#comment-144 Gabriel De Repentigny Thu, 25 Jan 2007 19:35:59 +0000 http://www.vistaclues.com/should-i-install-32-bit-or-64-bit-windows-vista/#comment-144 "Updated drivers (VERY important during the first few months of Vista’s life) will take longer to find because 64-bit Vista requires all drivers to be signed, and the signing process takes time. You can’t turn this off." Yes, you can. Run cmd.exe as admin and enter the following command: Bcdedit.exe –set nointegritychecks ON That's all. For more info see: http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/c/5/9c5b2167-8017-4bae-9fde-d599bac8184a/x64KMSigning.doc “Updated drivers (VERY important during the first few months of Vista’s life) will take longer to find because 64-bit Vista requires all drivers to be signed, and the signing process takes time. You can’t turn this off.”

Yes, you can. Run cmd.exe as admin and enter the following command:

Bcdedit.exe –set nointegritychecks ON

That’s all. For more info see: http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/c/5/9c5b2167-8017-4bae-9fde-d599bac8184a/x64KMSigning.doc

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