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 Posted: Fri, 14th Mar 2008 15:42 Post subject: Question about Vista 64 |
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I'm thinking about installing vista 64 on my pc.
Does anyone know if I'll have many compatibility problems?
I'm gonna use it mainly as a gaming pc.
I have a Quad core 6600, 4gb ram, geforce 8800gt.
thanks
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TiHKAL
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| Posted: Fri, 14th Mar 2008 16:14 Post subject: |
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Cisco VPN Client no workie. If it is mainly gaming, you should be good.
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$en$i
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| Posted: Fri, 14th Mar 2008 17:26 Post subject: |
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4gb is enough for me right? I don't think Ill be needing more ram anytime soon.
Is 64 faster than the 32 ?
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| Posted: Fri, 14th Mar 2008 17:58 Post subject: |
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| khass wrote: | 4gb is enough for me right? I don't think Ill be needing more ram anytime soon.
Is 64 faster than the 32 ? |
very, Im one of the vista dislikers but I will not let the speed of the 64bit ultimate version go unsaid |
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| Posted: Fri, 14th Mar 2008 18:02 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Fri, 14th Mar 2008 18:23 Post subject: |
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ok.
Gonna give it a try.
thanks for the replies
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| Posted: Fri, 14th Mar 2008 18:40 Post subject: |
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Couple of things to note about a freshly installed Vista. With a clean install, it thrashes due to superfetch's learning algorithm, the indexing service, the scheduled defragger and windows defender amongst other things.
If you can't install a slipstreamed SP1 Vista, then grab a copy of the 64-bit upgrade SP1 executable, make it the first thing you install on your shiny new clean OS.
I'd recommend you disable Windows defender, disable the crappy defragger (use 64-bit O&O or equivalent), enable Vista's built in firewall (set it to block everthing in/out without a rule and start creating rules manually).
Microsoft recommends a couple of hours for the learning profile to complete, but I'd say it takes a couple of days for your HDD to become nice and quiet again.
As memory is so cheap and with Vista noticably loving RAM, especially 64-bit, you should go for 8GB. Also with Windows 7 on the horizon, it wouldn't hurt 
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| Posted: Fri, 14th Mar 2008 19:58 Post subject: |
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true.
I've already gotten Sp1 for vista 64, vista without it ( for 32 or 64) sucks big time.
That's why my hdd is keeps on working all the time. I didn't know about this learning profile..
Can this bit defender slow my network at home? Wifi there has been pretty slow these days.
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| Posted: Wed, 19th Mar 2008 13:40 Post subject: |
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Just intalled vista this weekend.
It works great. Way faster than the 32 one.
And the 32bit programs haven't been crashing due to vista64.
Thanks all for the help
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| Posted: Sun, 30th Mar 2008 16:23 Post subject: |
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i have same setup but a diff graphix card, yours is ideal for the 64 bit setuop because you have a DX10 card and vista is a DX10 program. cista requires 1gb ram usage at all times FYI, you would run great with the 64 bit, you should have a windows score of a 5.5 somewhere in that range. DO IT
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Silvayn
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| Posted: Sun, 30th Mar 2008 17:43 Post subject: |
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Which Vista x64 rls do you recommend?
Microsoft.Windows.Vista.x64.SP1.OEM.DVD-BIE
... anyone tried this one? Activation still working?
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| Posted: Tue, 1st Apr 2008 14:20 Post subject: |
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| Silvayn wrote: | Which Vista x64 rls do you recommend?
Microsoft.Windows.Vista.x64.SP1.OEM.DVD-BIE
... anyone tried this one? Activation still working? |
As far as I remember I've used this one. It doesn't require activation and it comes with sp1 installed.
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| Posted: Wed, 9th Apr 2008 19:07 Post subject: |
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| Silvayn wrote: | Which Vista x64 rls do you recommend?
Microsoft.Windows.Vista.x64.SP1.OEM.DVD-BIE
... anyone tried this one? Activation still working? |
Yes I use it and it works great.
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