Comments on: Is 64bit Vista Ready for Prime Time? http://www.geardiary.com/2008/08/20/is-64bit-vista-ready-for-prime-time/ Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Christopher Sperahttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/08/20/is-64bit-vista-ready-for-prime-time/#comment-39251 Christopher Spera Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:28:57 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/08/13/is-64bit-vista-ready-for-prime-time/#comment-39251 not a problem, raymondu999. I appreicate all of the information. Thanks for posting the links! I may try it, I may not... depends on how things go. I wasn't even going to update to BC 2.1 32bit, as it was giving me grief during one of my rebuilds as well. Anyway, I tried upgrading to it yesterday, and both Software Update (in Vista) and the direct download gave me errors when trying to run the update. I'm not certain why, but I am going to try it from the office today. It may have been the docking station video driver I was using (review pending here on Gear Diary). not a problem, raymondu999. I appreicate all of the information. Thanks for posting the links!

I may try it, I may not… depends on how things go. I wasn’t even going to update to BC 2.1 32bit, as it was giving me grief during one of my rebuilds as well. Anyway, I tried upgrading to it yesterday, and both Software Update (in Vista) and the direct download gave me errors when trying to run the update. I’m not certain why, but I am going to try it from the office today. It may have been the docking station video driver I was using (review pending here on Gear Diary).

]]> By: raymondu999http://www.geardiary.com/2008/08/20/is-64bit-vista-ready-for-prime-time/#comment-39212 raymondu999 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:41:57 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/08/13/is-64bit-vista-ready-for-prime-time/#comment-39212 Sorry for 3 comments in a row... I'm not trying to spam you guys intentionally. I found this page, Chris. Might be of use to you if you still want to try installing 64-bit Vista. http://andersonshatch.wordpress.com/2008/04/13/macbook-pro-and-vista-64-bit/ Sorry for 3 comments in a row… I’m not trying to spam you guys intentionally. I found this page, Chris. Might be of use to you if you still want to try installing 64-bit Vista.

http://andersonshatch.wordpress.com/2008/04/13/macbook-pro-and-vista-64-bit/

]]> By: raymondu999http://www.geardiary.com/2008/08/20/is-64bit-vista-ready-for-prime-time/#comment-39211 raymondu999 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:30:20 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/08/13/is-64bit-vista-ready-for-prime-time/#comment-39211 Doesn't the initial Boot Camp drivers install BC 2.0? Or does it not do that in Vista x64? Doesn’t the initial Boot Camp drivers install BC 2.0? Or does it not do that in Vista x64?

]]> By: raymondu999http://www.geardiary.com/2008/08/20/is-64bit-vista-ready-for-prime-time/#comment-39210 raymondu999 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:26:51 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/08/13/is-64bit-vista-ready-for-prime-time/#comment-39210 Actually, I think your version of MacBook Pro, the 2.16GHz C2D, can only use up to 3.3 due to the hardware limitations. Although Leopard can SEE 4GB, and it can USE 4GB, your MBP can't use 4GB... You can check in the Activity Monitor... Only Santa Rosa MBPs and above can take 4GB. So although the software can do it, the hardware of yours can't. Actually, I think your version of MacBook Pro, the 2.16GHz C2D, can only use up to 3.3 due to the hardware limitations. Although Leopard can SEE 4GB, and it can USE 4GB, your MBP can’t use 4GB… You can check in the Activity Monitor… Only Santa Rosa MBPs and above can take 4GB. So although the software can do it, the hardware of yours can’t.

]]> By: breleyhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/08/20/is-64bit-vista-ready-for-prime-time/#comment-39161 breley Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:58:56 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/08/13/is-64bit-vista-ready-for-prime-time/#comment-39161 I had run 64-bit Vista for some time on my custom-built box and it was pretty easy to set up and quite solid, with the exception of my wireless-N pci card...there were only 32-bit drivers available, which did work but wasn't quite a seamless as I hoped. Zonealarm Pro wasn't compatible, and ZA is pretty popular, and from viewing the information on their site it didn't sound like a 64-bit version was in the cards yet. However, that there are very few, if any, compatible plugins for the 64-bit IE7, and last I checked, the version of Flash 9 available wasn't compatible. There is a 32-bit version installed in Vista64, but I feel like I'm cheating, though it makes me wonder, what then would be the incentive for developers to support 64-bit extensions and such for IE-64 if users can use the other compatible version? I had run 64-bit Vista for some time on my custom-built box and it was pretty easy to set up and quite solid, with the exception of my wireless-N pci card…there were only 32-bit drivers available, which did work but wasn’t quite a seamless as I hoped.

Zonealarm Pro wasn’t compatible, and ZA is pretty popular, and from viewing the information on their site it didn’t sound like a 64-bit version was in the cards yet.

However, that there are very few, if any, compatible plugins for the 64-bit IE7, and last I checked, the version of Flash 9 available wasn’t compatible. There is a 32-bit version installed in Vista64, but I feel like I’m cheating, though it makes me wonder, what then would be the incentive for developers to support 64-bit extensions and such for IE-64 if users can use the other compatible version?

]]> By: chrissperahttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/08/20/is-64bit-vista-ready-for-prime-time/#comment-58454 chrisspera Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:31:13 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/08/13/is-64bit-vista-ready-for-prime-time/#comment-58454 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Is 64bit Vista Ready for Prime Time? http://ping.fm/4H2kT There’s been a big push by Microsoft to get everyone to cross over to the 64b ...</span></span> Is 64bit Vista Ready for Prime Time? http://ping.fm/4H2kT There’s been a big push by Microsoft to get everyone to cross over to the 64b …

]]> By: nbasthttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/08/20/is-64bit-vista-ready-for-prime-time/#comment-39142 nbast Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:16:06 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/08/13/is-64bit-vista-ready-for-prime-time/#comment-39142 I upgraded the HD in my 17" MacBook Pro to 320gig last week with no problems. I bought the drive and a little external firewire case from NewEgg www.newegg.com. I put the old drive in the external case. After installing OS X on the new drive, it asks if you want to import settings and data from another computer via firewire. Just plug in the other drive and it will import EVERYTHING. There's no additional setup to do, just an additional 200 gigs of free space... (I use Parallels, and have never installed bootcamp, so I'm not sure if the migration utility will move bootcamp settings and data) I upgraded the HD in my 17″ MacBook Pro to 320gig last week with no problems. I bought the drive and a little external firewire case from NewEgg http://www.newegg.com. I put the old drive in the external case. After installing OS X on the new drive, it asks if you want to import settings and data from another computer via firewire. Just plug in the other drive and it will import EVERYTHING. There’s no additional setup to do, just an additional 200 gigs of free space…

(I use Parallels, and have never installed bootcamp, so I’m not sure if the migration utility will move bootcamp settings and data)

]]>