Don
XP64 was great.
ermmm....NSIS
XP64 was great.
The reason my microsoft have even bothered with 32Bit at all in the last few years has utterly stunned me.
Stuff 32Bit, its no good to anyone but the cheapest scrooges out there who wont upgrade to a 64Bit PC and if they wont upgrade their PC to something thats been around, and is the standard, for years now, then why support them?
Enterprise. It's the sole reason.
Probably millions if pcs on very old hardware, that would cost a fortune for companies to replace. Should have phased it out for the home version and left it as an option in the pro version and enterprise licenses.
There are still 32bit CPUs still around. Plus upgrade scenarios. There is still a place for 32 bit Windows, it's really not as straightforward as "ditch the old stuff".
I went 64Bit when XP64 first came out.
I loved it and the only issue I had was my Printer ( Epson C42 ) and Modem ( BTVoyager USB Job ) but simply upgrading sorted them out... Never bothered with 32 Bit since.
So yeah, XP64 was great and very underrated by those who more often than not, didnt actually use it. For me, it was flawess and the last BSOD I ever saw... Until Vista.
But then there's usually other compatibility issues with machines that are that old anyway.
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Nothing works with everything so unless MS also carry on supporting legacy devices better with their drivers, there's no point whatsoever in sticking to 32 bit.
Also, what 32 bit CPUs are still sold? Even low-end Intels are 64 bit, including Atoms.
They are now, they weren't a few years ago. Plenty of x86 netbooks out there.
Still, its an arguement thats got valid points on both sides.
For me, as you say... They weren't a few years ago, but there are now.
Well, in that case, people with systems that are a few years old, are often not capable of running newer O/S to its full potential, and therefore, since the vast majority of users will be using a new PC with no doubt a 64Bit CPU, again, I fail to see why there is a 32Bit option at all.
The rig is oldish and is currently running Win7.
Check CPU compatibility and x64 driver availability before you do anything else.