Thursday, March 31. 2005
Windows XP 64-Bit Anyone?
Well, since I now have a 64-bit CPU, it makes perfect sense to install a 64-bit Operating System on it, doesn't it? 
After (finally) getting Windows XP 64-bit (beta) version installed, complete with 64-bit driver versions for my graphics card and CPU, I discovered that:
a.) There seemed to be some issues with the OS recognizing my some of the items on my IDE bus
b.) Most existing applications (at least that I use) are still 32-bit.
c.) Microsoft (in their infinite wisdom ) doesn't seem to support 32-bit apps in their 64-bit OS (even though other OS's {i.e. Solaris} do so easily) !
So, in short, Mozilla Firefox would not run under the new Windows XP 64-bit OS, which was enough for me to replace it with the 32-bit version.
Here is a good article that details some performance benchmarks that were run comparing Windows XP 32-bit vs Windows XP 64-bit.
FYI: The Arstechnica web site also has a good article, which serves as a good introduction to 64-bit computing.
After (finally) getting Windows XP 64-bit (beta) version installed, complete with 64-bit driver versions for my graphics card and CPU, I discovered that: ) doesn't seem to support 32-bit apps in their 64-bit OS (even though other OS's {i.e. Solaris} do so easily) !Here is a good article that details some performance benchmarks that were run comparing Windows XP 32-bit vs Windows XP 64-bit.
FYI: The Arstechnica web site also has a good article, which serves as a good introduction to 64-bit computing.
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