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Norvin Gordon said:
OK, my age is showing, how do I know if my system is 32 or 64 bit?
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Find "My Computer", right-click it and select Properties. If it's a
64-bit system it will say so on that page. If you can't find any
mention, then it's a 32-bit system.
 
Tim said:
Find "My Computer", right-click it and select Properties. If it's a
64-bit system it will say so on that page. If you can't find any
mention, then it's a 32-bit system.
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Thanks, have to buy a new printer and some will only work with 64 bit.
 
Thanks, have to buy a new printer and some will only work with 64 bit.
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Are you sure about that? I've never heard of a printer that will only
work with 64-bit Windows.

You may find some printers that only have drivers for *32-bit*
Windows, but not the other way around.
 
Here's another closely related - GOTS.
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Another one I had never seen before! I just looked it up; I assume you
mean Government off-the-shelf (I guessed what OTS stood for, but drew
a blank on the G <g>).
 
From: "JJ said:
Any example?


Bussiness or politic discussions?
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Business, government and defense industry discussions on hardware and software
acquisitions.
 
Are you sure about that? I've never heard of a printer that will only
work with 64-bit Windows.

You may find some printers that only have drivers for *32-bit*
Windows, but not the other way around.
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I ended up buying a HP 5520 (home use only) and one of the system
minimum requirements was "Windows XP SP3 (32 bit)" so I assumed that
I needed to be a 32 bit system. Right or wrong???
 
I ended up buying a HP 5520 (home use only) and one of the system
minimum requirements was "Windows XP SP3 (32 bit)" so I assumed that
I needed to be a 32 bit system. Right or wrong???
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What you said earlier was "have to buy a new printer and some will
only work with 64 bit." Now you are saying the opposite. Which do you
think is correct? What version of Windows are you running?

The minimum system requirements, as stated on the HP web site, are :
•Windows 8, Windows 7: 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor, 2
GB available hard disk space, CD-ROM/DVD drive or Internet connection,
USB port, Internet Explorer; Windows Vista: 800 MHz 32-bit (x86) or
64-bit (x64) processor, 2 GB available hard disk space, CD-ROM/DVD
drive or Internet connection, USB port, Internet Explorer; Windows XP
Service Pack 3 or higher (32-bit only): any Intel® Pentium® II,
Celeron® or compatible processor, 233 MHz or higher, 750 MB available
hard disk space, CD-ROM/DVD drive or Internet connection, USB port,
Internet Explorer 6 or higher. Windows 8: hp.com/go/Windows8." It
would appear that both 32-bit and 64-bit are supported for Windows
Vista, 7, and 8, but for Windows XP, only a 32-bit driver exists and
there is no 64-bit driver.

As I said above, "You may find some printers that only have drivers
for *32-bit* Windows, but not the other way around."
 
Norvin said:
I ended up buying a HP 5520 (home use only) and one of the system
minimum requirements was "Windows XP SP3 (32 bit)" so I assumed that
I needed to be a 32 bit system. Right or wrong???
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From the driver download page.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...dlc=en&lc=en&os=4132&product=5157536&sw_lang=

"HP Photosmart 5520 e-All-in-One Printer"

Release details
Released:
2012-10-22
File name:
PS5520_1315.exe [1/1, 62.42M]
Version:
28.8
Compatibility:
Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows Vista Business (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Basic (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Basic (64-bit)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-bit)
Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise (64-bit)
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit)
Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit)
Microsoft Windows Vista (64-bit)
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise (64-bit)
Microsoft Windows 8 (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows 8 (64-bit)
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic (64-bit)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (64-bit)
Microsoft Windows Vista Business (64-bit)
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate (64-bit)
Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise (64-bit)
Microsoft Windows 8 Pro (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows 8 Pro (64-bit)
Microsoft Windows XP

Now, how is that for complete coverage ?
32 or 64, they have you covered.
No Win 3.1 driver though :-)

*******

Before buying any printer, find some reviews.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16828415427

Only got 3 of 5 stars, from 8 reviewers total.

"Slightly loud"

"Paper feed is not reliable"

No real comments on ink sucking habits, which is one thing
I check for in the reviews. Some printers, if left powered,
they "clean the heads" every day. Until the reservoir
is dry... If you do a lot of printing, and burn up a couple
hundred dollars worth of ink a month, you'll hardly notice.
But you'll notice you don't have enough money left to
make the car payments :-)

The Amazon rating is 2.5 stars, for 97 reviews. The
words "paper jam" are here also.

http://www.amazon.com/HP-Photosmart...id=1373987771&sr=8-1&keywords=Photosmart+5520

Paul
 
article said:
No Win 3.1 driver though :-)
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Completely OT, but seeing this reminded me that Linus Torvalds has
decided to codename the Linux 3.11 Kernel as "Linux for Workgroups",
borrowing the moniker that Microsoft gave to Windows 3.11 back in 1993.

I am amused :) (though it does open the door to snarky comments such as
"That means Linux is *still* 20 years behind Windows!")
 
Norvin said:
I ended up buying a HP 5520 (home use only) and one of the system
minimum requirements was "Windows XP SP3 (32 bit)" so I assumed that
I needed to be a 32 bit system. Right or wrong???
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Wrong. Key word: "minimum"

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Completely OT, but seeing this reminded me that Linus Torvalds has
decided to codename the Linux 3.11 Kernel as "Linux for Workgroups",
borrowing the moniker that Microsoft gave to Windows 3.11 back in 1993.
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A bit of (ancient) trivia, but Windows 3.11 was *not* Windows for
Workgroups.

Yes, there was a Windows for Workgroups 3.11, but there was also a
Windows 3.11.
 
On Tue, 16 Jul 2013 11:13:19 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP"
A bit of (ancient) trivia, but Windows 3.11 was *not* Windows for
Workgroups.

Yes, there was a Windows for Workgroups 3.11, but there was also a
Windows 3.11.
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And this I actually knew, but had forgotten. Thanks for the memories!
 
On Tue, 16 Jul 2013 11:13:19 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP"


And this I actually knew, but had forgotten. Thanks for the memories!
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You're welcome, and glad you knew it. Only few people do.
 
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