which os

[erables40]

Hi I have a laptop with an athlon 64 3500+ with 512 mb ram.
I am planning to replace my desktop with an amd 4200+ am2 X2 and 1G
ram.
My question is, my laptop came with windows home 32bit, should i just
keep this version? or is it worth spending the money for xp64(which
after reading some posts is worthless) or investing in Vista 64 bit and
adding more ram?
if I keep the 32 bit version was buying a laptop with the athlon 64 a
waste of money?

For my desktop should i just keep the windows i have 32 bit or is it a
waste of money investing in a 64 bit dual core chip, and staying with
winxp32?
Tia

 

[Detlev Dreyer]

My question is, my laptop came with windows home 32bit, should i just
keep this version? or is it worth spending the money for xp64(which
after reading some posts is worthless) or investing in Vista 64 bit and
adding more ram?

The answer depends on what you're planning to do. If you intend to run
64-bit applications, go with the 64-bit OS. Otherwise, you may want to
stick with the 32-bit OS. Note that the 64-bit OS may or may not lack
of the necessary 64-bit drivers for your laptop.

if I keep the 32 bit version was buying a laptop with the athlon 64 a
waste of money?

That depends on your needs. If you stick with the 32-bit OS, the waste
of money is exactly the difference between what you've paid for your
64-bit hardware compared to the price for an adequate 32-bit laptop.

For my desktop should i just keep the windows i have 32 bit or is it a
waste of money investing in a 64 bit dual core chip, and staying with
winxp32?

See above.