Posted on 04/07/2009 6:01:31 AM PDT by big'ol_freeper
There are very few apps that use 64 bit processing. Other than the ability to address more than 3GB of RAM, there aren’t many reasons to go to 64 bit version. I know as soon as I write this some poster will come out of the woodwork and claim the seperate address space etc. but really unless you’re running a CAD system etc., you’re not really going to see much if any improvement in performance.
Thanks.
That's my situation. When my old laptop died last summer, I had to buy a Mac & Parallels to keep XP so I can continue to use my VPN software.
The laptop I'm typing this on came with Vista, which I occasionally use. More often, as now, I run Fedora with an XP virtual machine (Sun VirtualBox). There's a shrinking number of things that I need Windows for... most prominently running games to amuse visiting progeny.
So you're ok with being hung with an old rope?
When the release candidate comes out next month make a small partition where you can install it in a dual-boot experiment.
As far as mixing 64-bit and 32-bit operating systems....good luck with that.
I tried to install the 32-bit version of Windows 7 on a separate drive on my old Gateway XP box and the installation failed. Maybe if I played more with it I could get it to work, but then again that computer dates from early 2002 and I might be pressing my luck.
What’s funnier than the “downgrade” option at all, is their assumption that you wouldn’t even want Vista, and jump right over it to XP. This is also good news for those of us who already own XP, as it probably means end-of-life support will be extended.
I think it will be quite a while before support shuts down for XP. NT 4.0 was eventually discontinued due to security holes that could not be patched without rewriting the kernal. This is as it was communicated to me when I went to a security conference held by MS. If they came up with such a claim for XP, I would be skepitical. I would see it more as a reason to “force” upgrading.
2014 presently, but since this move officially sanctions new installs, maybe a little more.
I apologize in my reply earlier if it was taken to mean MS Office or other 32 bit app wouldn’t work... They should run as 32 bit apps, but they are not coded for 64 bit processing. Anyone considering runing the 64 bit windows, should research any compatibility issues any of the apps they plan to also install. Don’t forget hardware as well, if you have some older components, the drivers may not work at all. If you’re a serious gamer 64 bit is definitely worth a look. Just my opinion, I could be wrong :)
LOL! I have yet to experience a stress-free install/configure.
Including this one.
But you can be proud that free Linux has made supercomputers easy for many others now, right?
They have several entries in the Top 500. After taking the two-day class MS put on for their HPC 08 product, I have to say that it's a decent product.
For a product that's as new as it is, it's fairly functional. There are a few functions it doesn't have, but since it's built on top of Server 2008, it's pretty stable.
It's biggest hurdle it must overcome is the application base. Cluster apps tend to run in Linux/Unix. There aren't a lot of Windows-based parallel processing apps out there. They are really pushing for the smaller sized, department-level clusters. That market is growing the fastest at this point.
You missed the sarcasm. Since free Linux made supercomputers for the Chicoms possible, Microsoft is now making it point and click easy. This technology should have never been openly released in the first place, and should be export controlled now.
Nope. But I know how you use it.
Since free Linux made supercomputers for the Chicoms possible, Microsoft is now making it point and click easy.
Not quite. There's still a lot of knowledge required, and configuration. As I mentioned above, there are still a few features it's missing.
This technology should have never been openly released in the first place, and should be export controlled now.
Why? That's just locking the barn after the cows have escaped. Of course, if MS wanted that to happen, they could just refuse to sell outside of the US.
Think that'll happen?
Neither do I.
No it's not. The Chicomms have nukes too, but we don't allow our companies to build nuclear bombs for them, do we? Should we? We are handing them the computers they need to help build them, something you seem perfectly content with, apparently in the name of "why not" which should be obvious.
Quite possibly.
(NB: I know I’m months late, I’m only popping in briefly)
I do think part of it though is that some applications didn’t run well on Vista and they wanted to increase volume of Windows 7—something that seems fairly logical.
Tried the beta—not bad, but still prefer Solaris 10 myself. Heck, if I could get Photoshop and iTunes 9 (for an iPod Touch) to run, I’d be running it solely...
LOL...you got me..I saw you posted to me and thought “I don’t remember posting on that thread” only to find that it was a thread I posted months ago. My excuse for not remembering is that I’ve slept since then.
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