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| Thread ID: 117405 | 2011-04-17 03:44:00 | Toshiba Laptop & 64bit | PinoyKiw (9675) | Press F1 |
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| 1195108 | 2011-04-17 03:44:00 | I beleive that shortly I will be handed a new Toshiba laptop, could be the L670 ? Is supposed to support both 32 and 64bit Win7 Professional with roll back to WindowsXP Professional. Am just wondering what happens if I pick the 64bit option and then install programs. Do those programs have to be 64bit compatible.....or during installation, does the system detect whether the program you are installing is 64bit compatible or not and installs it accordingly. A google search suggested that installing programs on a 64bit system, in this instance, it was a Vista setup, that programs install into either Program Files or Program Files x86 and open and run accordingly. Some of the programs to be installed would include MS Office, Nikon ViewNX2, Adobe Lightroom, probably Photoshop, Thunderbird, Firefox, etc. Unlikely to be used for gaming, very much a business and work laptop. I have time on my hands at the moment so if all else it was to fail on the 64bit side, I would simply wipe it and reinstall using Win7/32 and start again. More curious right now what the outcome might be which could decide whether to even try the 64bit option. Not too sure whether it is going to be supplied with the standard 4gb of ram or if it has already been upped to 8gb. How much ram does Win7/32bit see anyway ? Thanks |
PinoyKiw (9675) | ||
| 1195109 | 2011-04-17 03:57:00 | Drivers have to 64 bit . Most programs will install whether theyre 32 or 64 bit (unless they install 32 bit drivers, then you wont be able to use it / or install it) . So whatever devices you've got, make sure there's 64 bit drivers for it The ram limit for 32 bit applies to all versions of 32 bit from XP to Win7 . 3 . 25 - 3 . 5 GB . If this laptop has 8 GB onboard, there's no point in installing 32 bit . Since, you wont be able to use all of it . I think programs have to be 64 bit (if they add anything to the context menu as well) . Codecs, if you install any, also have to be 64 bit |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1195110 | 2011-04-17 04:48:00 | Thanks Speedy. As I have time to waste over the next couple of weeks, might go straight to the 64bit option and install the software and test and see what happens, if it all turns to custard, will just wipe and go with the 32bit or even roll back to WinXP which is what I am more familair with. |
PinoyKiw (9675) | ||
| 1195111 | 2011-04-17 04:50:00 | No probs | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1195112 | 2011-04-17 07:31:00 | Even with Win 7 to utilize the 4Gb ram not to mention 8Gb you will have to install 64bit. With the i5 processor & 8Gb ram it will make Photoshop & Lightroom a breeze to use. If I were you I wouln't even consider XP now, for goodness sake it's a 12yr old operating system now. Why install it on new architecture that was designed to run an up to date OS - unless you WANT TO work in the past of course! | fnphoto (2434) | ||
| 1195113 | 2011-04-17 08:21:00 | If I were you I wouln't even consider XP now, for goodness sake it's a 12yr old operating system now . Why install it on new architecture that was designed to run an up to date OS - unless you WANT TO work in the past of course! Because I am very familair with WinXP . Because all our laptops and 99% of our desktops are still running WinXP . Though there is one still running WinME and still going very well . . . . . . . . . . Because WinXP works very well for us for the work we carry out . In saying the above, I am going to have a look at Win7 after having my first play with Win7 yesterday when I stripped my neices new laptop of all its crap . WindowsXP remains a option though if all else fails . End of the day though, it is a company laptop and I need to be able to move around it and trouble shoot it on the run, often in remote area's with no support and if WinXP makes my life easier in doing that, then so be it . |
PinoyKiw (9675) | ||
| 1195114 | 2011-04-17 09:27:00 | Because I am very familair with WinXP. I'm familiar with Windows 98 as well, but that OS died in our house long ago :rolleyes: Go 64-bit unless you have a compelling reason to stick with 32-bit IMO - drivers aren't much of a problem these days, and with Windows 7 Professional, there's always Windows XP Mode to fall back on. |
pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 1195115 | 2011-04-21 07:42:00 | Update to this............... Came with 8gb of ram so I went straight to the win7 Professional/64bit option. Everything installed ok. Thunderbird gave me some minor issue's but since resolved, Outlook played up :badpc: and got replaced with Sunbird, gave my daughter $50 to manually type in every entry from my back up on the old laptop. Lightroom and NikonViewNX2 fly through the tasks. Considering this is our first work laptop using Win7 and my first real go at working with Win7, am finding my way around it. The first lot updates near enough crippled the laptop, would take forever to open a application and constant not responding messages but the next lot of updates appears to have cured that and once again zipping along. Overall, it has been a interesting couple of days. |
PinoyKiw (9675) | ||
| 1195116 | 2011-04-21 08:41:00 | Considering this is our first work laptop using Win7 and my first real go at working with Win7, am finding my way around it. Start Search is your friend ;) :D |
pcuser42 (130) | ||
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