64-bit Ready

[titus12]

Are most of the latest hardware 64-bit ready? I am thinking of buying Vista
64-bit. Or should I stay with 32-bit?

Thank you;
David

 

[DL]

The question is, will all my hardware support 64 bit?

 

[John]

Are most of the latest hardware 64-bit ready? I am thinking of buying
Vista 64-bit. Or should I stay with 32-bit?

Thank you;
David

Unless you tell us exactly what hardware you have there
is no way to answer that question. Vista 32 will run on
64 bit hardware but Vista 64 will not run on 32 bit
hardware. You may encounter problems finding
drivers for Vista 64 because Vista 64 requires that
all drivers be signed.

 

[Paul]

The question is, will all my hardware support 64 bit?

Examples of daily life for Vista 64 bit users. You should
really research each piece of hardware you plan to use.
For example, printing and scanning coverage can be weak.

http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board/message?board.id=Vista&message.id=23810
http://www.vistax64.com/drivers/9351-unsigned-drivers.html

There are reviews around as well, that will hit the high points.

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_ff_x64.asp

Paul

 

[Robert Moir]

Unless you tell us exactly what hardware you have there
is no way to answer that question. Vista 32 will run on
64 bit hardware but Vista 64 will not run on 32 bit
hardware. You may encounter problems finding
drivers for Vista 64
Yes

because Vista 64 requires that
all drivers be signed.

No. Blaming the lack of 64 bit drivers on the signing requirement is crazy
talk.