YES thank you. You have answered my question. That is exact
Hi Dean,
YES thank you. You have answered my question. That is exactly what I was wanting to know.
I am taking inventory on what software and hardware I use now with the 32 bit. I was lucky when XP Pro came out, I was able to use all of my favorites. But I think my luck is running out.
So far for the following hardware and software, I cannot find information on whether they will work. They are discontinued or too old of models.
HP all in one Printer, the PSC 2410
Brother Laser Printer, HL 5150HD
A simple cheap photo editing program by Ulead called iPHOTO Plus
Printmaster Platinum 16
Microsoft Office 2007 not sure???
Do you per chance happen to have any suggestions on replacements?
I agree, that Studio 17 IS a nice machine. And on sale for $699 and free upgrade to Windows 7.
Thank you Dean and PC BUILD for always being here. All of you have really helped me over the years.
tannis z TN
--- On Mon, 10/26/09, Dean Kukral <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> From: Dean Kukral <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Dell Studio 17
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Monday, October 26, 2009, 7:37 PM
> There is a little confusion here that
> I think that I can clear up. A 64 bit system - "a 64
> bit architecture" - refers to the word
> length internal to the cpu. It generally represents
> the number of memory locations that can be addressed in one
> word, two to the
> sixty-fourth power. I believe that all home computer
> cpu's have had a 64 bit architecture for a good number
> of years.
>
> Now, what you are talking about below is the operating
> system, not the hardware, of the computer. For some
> years now, XP, Vista,
> and, now, Windows 7 have come in two versions: sixty-four
> bit and thirty-two bit. This has to do with how
> programs are written and
> compiled to run on the computer. If you have a
> 32-bit version of Windows, the cpu still does its work
> internally in 64 bits, but
> the 32-bit operating system translates between the cpu and
> the program. It is probably much more complicated than
> this, but I think
> that this conveys the gist of it.
>
> The 64-bit versions of Windows are able to address more
> than 4GB of memory, the limitation of the 32-bit versions,
> and, in general,
> run better than the 32-bit versions of Windows. But,
> the 64-bit versions have been slow to catch on because
> people who write the
> software to sell want the largest possible market for their
> programs, which is the more traditional 32-bit system.
> And, it is extra
> work (and a learning curve that they may not want to climb)
> to write software that will work with either operating
> system.
>
> For example, I purchased a new HP laptop several years ago
> that had Windows Vista 64-bit version on it. One of
> the reasons for the
> laptop was to take it outside to run my telescope using
> "Starry Night" software. However, the Starry Night
> would not run on the
> 64-bit version. I had to wait a half of a year and
> purchase an upgrade ($150) of Starry Night that would
> work with the 64-bit
> operating system. Had I known this, I might have not
> purchased the 64-bit operating system computer! So,
> you can see why it is
> slow to catch on.
>
> You do not need 3GB of memory to run Windows 7. Your
> computer will run better, however, if you have at
> least 2GB of memory.
>
> I hope that this clears things up a bit, and we are here to
> help if needed.
>
> Dean Kukral
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: tannis zamora
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 12:02 PM
> Subject: [PCBUILD] Dell Studio 17
>
>
> Good morning,
>
> I have been looking at a Dell Studio 17 laptop. When
> I was checking out the specs I see 64 bit.
>
> I am not really that informed on 64 bit. It is my
> understanding that all computers are 32 bit unless duo core
> processor and later
> then 2006. But the programs I have now
> will not run on 64 bit and I am not sure I want 64 bit.
>
> Are all computers 64 bit now?
>
> And memory, do I need minimum of 3 gig memory to run
> Windows 7 plus having Microsoft Office and other programs?
>
> I am so confused. Could someone break it down for
> me?
>
> tannis z TN
>
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