true,
but in reality windows 32 bit cant even address 4gn of ram because the
ram from the graphics card also has to be mapped into that address
space, so if you have a graphics card with 512MB of ram on it you
automatically only have 3.5GB of usable program ram. Then there is
another problem that means that any one program can not address more
than 2GB of ram unless very carefully written... the limitations go on
and on despite every 32 bit processor intel made including the venerable
386 could address way more than 4 gb... the only limitaiton was 4gb per
process NOT 4 gb in total. but Msoft screwed it up totally
Sorry my 2gb worth
James
On 31/05/2010 15:12, Paul Braun wrote:
> On 31/05/2010 13:47, Terry and Tracey wrote:
>
>>> G'day everyone,
>>>
>>> Its been a while between posts. So here is a new one.
>>>
>>> After seven years we are replacing our computer. Yes, that's right, seven
>>> years +.
>>>
>>> Anyway, the new computer will be running Windows 7 64 bit. I have a Konica
>>> Minolta slide scanner Elite 5400.
>>>
>>> Here are my questions. Does anyone know if the old software (and more likely
>>> drivers) will run in the 64 bit environment?
>>>
>>>
>>
> Actually, is there a compelling reason why you want 64-bit? Unless you
> plan on using more than 4GB of ram, or you have one particular piece of
> software that is only available in 64-bit flavor, there is no real
> reason that I can tell to not get 32-bit. The incompatibility problems
> outweigh any perceived advantages. For the most part, it's all
> marketing -- "64 is more than 32, so it must be better".
>
>
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