I may go back to XP Pro

I may uninstall Vista Ultimate 64 and install XP Pro. I have had too many headaches with Vista and I think after another year I may give it another try. Maybe by then certain bugs and driver issues may be resolved.

With XP I can use some older programs I like and keep my 19 inch CRT monitor (no Vista Driver for the monitor).

Hi greg81,

Have you tryed using Vista 32bit, Im using it instead of 64bit because of the driver problems too...

Steven

Well, I bought Vista 64 bit because I wanted to have a 64 bit OS. If I revert to a 32 bit OS I might as well go with XP Pro because I am 100% certain all my programs & hardware will work. I don't need anymore surprises at this point. Also, I bought the oem Vista 64 bit so if I wanted to run 32 bit Vista I would have to buy a new Vista OS. And if I still have problems then I have to buy yet another piece of software - XP Pro.

Whats the difference between 32 & 64? Is it the speed? ( is this a dumb question haha)

Nataliew, Vista 64 can handle more memory -- up to 8 Gb, I believe -- but there seem to be more hardware problems. The 32 version is like XP; it cannot handle more than 4 Gb of memory.

My XP system died so I bought a Vista Home Premium middle-grade system; haven't had any problems with it although there are a few quirks. If you are happy with your XP system, though, and don't have to change, you may be just as well waiting a bit. On the other hand, if you have a friend who has a Vista system, try it -- you may just like it!

Vista x64 Ultimate can do 128GB of RAM. XP x64 can do 16GB. I have 16GB in Vista x64 SP2. It handles RAM more efficiently than XP x64 SP2. My memory bandwidth scores have gone up. It did create a 16GB paging file. Vista x64 Ultimate wanted 56GB to install in: 40GB + RAM size = 56GB.

Find a Vista Monitor INF that is similar to your monitor specs and use it. You just need the resolution and refresh rate. Do they have another monitor with same resolution specs that supports Vista. Try that driver.

The differences between 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems is how large a number the cpu can handle. ie a 32-bit processor can understand a binary integer up to 32 digits in length, which, if I remember right translates into like 2 billion or 2 trillion or somethin, you can run it through your vista-powered ti-83, it's just 2^32. A 64-bit processor can handle quite a bit more, since adding 1 digit doubles it, how much does adding 32 digits help? (2^64... is a really big number). The problem comes when programs are written for systems that understand 32 bits. The programmers of the time took it for granted that the processor would understand no more than a 32-bit number, so they would say something like 'gimme the biggest number you got, put this big number in it. that's alot huh?' of course the operating systems and computers of old would say 'derrr... yea' but now it's more of 'that's it? take this! *crash*' So essentially, the program has to be written (and compiled) to assume that there could be more than 32 bits. Not many programs understand this yet, and even less take advantage of it. if you want to see what 64-bit can do, find somebody with autodesk. Now pick up your jaw.