Vista Tutorial - Whats the diff 32-64 Vista ?

08-06-2007

I just bought a new computer and it is 64 bit OS. I always had 32 bit and I
have
no idea what the difference is. All I could find is the it is faster (?)
Anyone know the difference, or know of a site a newbie could understand ?
Thanks

**Brink** · 08-06-2007

Quote: Originally Posted by Wayne

I just bought a new computer and it is 64 bit OS. I always had 32 bit and I
have
no idea what the difference is. All I could find is the it is faster (?)
Anyone know the difference, or know of a site a newbie could understand ?
Thanks

Hi Wayne,

You can look here at the 32 bit vs 64 bit FAQs at Microsoft. It should help some.

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...701033.mspx#EO

Shawn

08-06-2007

On Mon, 6 Aug 2007 20:16:15 -0400, "Wayne" <fsu@tampa.com> wrote:

> I just bought a new computer and it is 64 bit OS. I always had 32 bit and I
> have
> no idea what the difference is. All I could find is the it is faster (?)

A 64-bit operating system processes data in 64-bit chunks rather than
32-bit chunks. In theory it's faster, but in practice, it seldom is,
unless you are running 64-bit applications. Since there are very few
such applications yet, for most people the difference is somewhere
between tiny and non-existent.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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08-07-2007

64-bit is not faster than 32-bit.

the difference is that 64-bit can access and use 4 gigs of ram and more.

--
http://xenomorph.net/

"Wayne" <fsu@tampa.com> wrote in message
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>I just bought a new computer and it is 64 bit OS. I always had 32 bit and I
>have
> no idea what the difference is. All I could find is the it is faster (?)
> Anyone know the difference, or know of a site a newbie could understand ?
> Thanks

08-06-2007	#1 (permalink)
Wayne Guest n/a posts	Whats the diff 32-64 Vista ? I just bought a new computer and it is 64 bit OS. I always had 32 bit and I have no idea what the difference is. All I could find is the it is faster (?) Anyone know the difference, or know of a site a newbie could understand ? Thanks
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08-06-2007	#2 (permalink)
Brink Administrator Join Date: Apr 2007 Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,822 posts	Re: Whats the diff 32-64 Vista ? Quote: Originally Posted by Wayne I just bought a new computer and it is 64 bit OS. I always had 32 bit and I have no idea what the difference is. All I could find is the it is faster (?) Anyone know the difference, or know of a site a newbie could understand ? Thanks Hi Wayne, You can look here at the 32 bit vs 64 bit FAQs at Microsoft. It should help some. http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...701033.mspx#EO Shawn
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08-06-2007	#3 (permalink)
Ken Blake, MVP Guest n/a posts	Re: Whats the diff 32-64 Vista ? On Mon, 6 Aug 2007 20:16:15 -0400, "Wayne" <fsu@tampa.com> wrote: > I just bought a new computer and it is 64 bit OS. I always had 32 bit and I > have > no idea what the difference is. All I could find is the it is faster (?) A 64-bit operating system processes data in 64-bit chunks rather than 32-bit chunks. In theory it's faster, but in practice, it seldom is, unless you are running 64-bit applications. Since there are very few such applications yet, for most people the difference is somewhere between tiny and non-existent. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup
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08-07-2007	#4 (permalink)
Xenomorph Guest n/a posts	Re: Whats the diff 32-64 Vista ? 64-bit is not faster than 32-bit. the difference is that 64-bit can access and use 4 gigs of ram and more. -- http://xenomorph.net/ "Wayne" <fsu@tampa.com> wrote in message news:e97pVhI2HHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >I just bought a new computer and it is 64 bit OS. I always had 32 bit and I >have > no idea what the difference is. All I could find is the it is faster (?) > Anyone know the difference, or know of a site a newbie could understand ? > Thanks
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