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i recently installed system utilities and on aperformance tab it told me my
proccessor is a 64 bit but i am only using 32 bit version of windows.it says by changing it my pc will be more reliable and security is better can anyone tell me if this is the case and how too upgrade, thanxs in advance ...johnny |
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64 bit
There is nothing wrong with 32 bit OS.
A change to a 64 bit OS system requires a complete new Purchase of OS... It also requires a brand new install from scratch...and then 64bit drivers for all of your hardware devices..mobo drivers..etc. This "new" install would require you to reinstall everything/program that you have now installed. A lot of us have systems that are capable of a 64bit OS and we continue to use a 32bit OS because the tech/driver/hardware side of the computer world has not quite caught up yet.There is a lot of hardware out there that has NO 64bit support...as well as software. pk -- DISCLAIMER: If you find a posting or message from me offensive, inappropriate, or disruptive, please ignore it. If you don't know how to ignore a posting, complain to me and I will be only too happy to demonstrate... ;-) "johnnyn_uk" wrote in message ... i recently installed system utilities and on aperformance tab it told me my proccessor is a 64 bit but i am only using 32 bit version of windows.it says by changing it my pc will be more reliable and security is better can anyone tell me if this is the case and how too upgrade, thanxs in advance ...johnny |
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You cannot upgrade to 64 bit in the normal manner. You have to purchase the
64 bit version of your OS and format and clean install. -- ---- Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 "johnnyn_uk" wrote in message ... i recently installed system utilities and on aperformance tab it told me my proccessor is a 64 bit but i am only using 32 bit version of windows.it says by changing it my pc will be more reliable and security is better can anyone tell me if this is the case and how too upgrade, thanxs in advance ...johnny |
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On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:06:00 -0700, johnnyn_uk
wrote: i recently installed system utilities and on aperformance tab it told me my proccessor is a 64 bit but i am only using 32 bit version of windows.it says by changing it my pc will be more reliable and security is better can anyone tell me if this is the case No, it's not. and how too upgrade, thanxs in advance ...johnny You can't upgrade. You would need to buy a complete new copy of 64-bit Windows XP, and install it cleanly. The advantage of 64-bit Windows is in performance, not in reliability or security. But almost all of that advantage comes about only if you also run 64-bit applications. So you would have to not only buy a new copy of Windows, but also new application software (*if* 64-bit versions of what you use even exists yet). Moreover, you would need 64-bit drivers for all your devices (printer, scanner, etc.). If they don't exist (and for many devices, they don't), you would also have to buy new hardware. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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