Re: 64-bit
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- Subject: [mg76552] Re: 64-bit
- From: "Brian Gladman" <brg at nowhere.org>
- Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 05:51:48 -0400 (EDT)
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"Al" <aajacksoniv at gmail.com> wrote in message news:f313di$o76$1 at smc.vnet.net... > On May 20, 1:16 am, "Brian Gladman" <b... at nowhere.org> wrote: >> "Al" <aajackso... at gmail.com> wrote in message >> >> news:f2k0co$e4u$1 at smc.vnet.net... >> >> > Anyone loaded Mathematica onto the 64 bit version of Vista? >> > I am having trouble finding a major vendor who will sell me a machine >> > with 64 bit Vista as the OS. >> >> I am running Mathematica v6 on the x64 version of Windows Vista Ultimate >> without any problems. The machine is an AMD Athlon 64 X2. >> >> I also find that most 64-bit machines are still being sold with a 32-bit >> OS. >> But a couple of major suppliers do offer the 64-bit OS as an option. >> >> Brian Gladman > > Did you build this machine? I am finding that getting an off the shelf > machine with Vista 64 is no so easy, tho I have not pressed it. I > don't want to try installing it since I have heard about problems with > 64-bit drivers and would rather have an experienced person do it. I had it built for me built for me with Windows XP x64. But I then reformatted the disc and installed Vista Ultimate x64 myself. I have a lot of peripherals on this machine and, like you, I worried about driver problems. But it went very well with only two minor (for me) driver issues - Vista won't recognise the on board game port or the midi port. But it was tested with a 64-bit OS before using Vista x64 so its not a good test of a 32 to 64-bit upgrade. As I have mentioned elsewhere, Dell will install Vista x64 Ultimate on its business notebooks (here in the UK at least). Brian Gladman