Vista - 32 or 64 bit Vista?

Because you need all 64-bit drivers and such I'd suggest just
sticking with 32 bits. The "x64" or "x86" or whatever are needed to
address more than 4 gigabytes .. and they are fairly compatable with
the older
32 bit stuff (re-compile required)
I did note HUNDREDS of new IRQs under Vista,
and once IA64 comes out then it is important to switch
(IA 64 defines HUNDREDS of new registers that the various
CPU-units
can DIRECTLY OPERATE ON it is an exciting spec at least if you
are into
programming systems and low-level utilities)

Also limitations on FAT or NTFS file sizes are not changed just
how much
RAM is directly addressable.

That raises a good question: why will Windows put video, audio, and
networking
all on one IRQ? everything should have its own IRQ its better and
faster this
way.

"Dustin Harper" wrote:

>
> What processor do you have? If you have a Athlon 64 or an Intel 64 bit CPU,
> you'd get better performance with the 64-Bit version. The weak side to that,
> is even less driver support than what is available right now, which is
> limited quite a bit. It is improving every day, though.
>
> Otherwise, use the 32 bit. You can use the 32 bit version on the 64 bit
> CPU's as well.
>
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