64bit question

Hi,
Will the 64bit edition of Vista (or XP for that matter) be able to run 32 apps. IOWs, can 64bit run all legacy 32bit apps or is that up to developers to do that.
Thanks from one who is unsure how this really works :-).

It will be able to run nearly all programs, however, there are still some that will not run in the x64 environment. What program(s) are you wondering about as we may know if they do/do not work already. ---------- Mark Dietz PROnetworks <http://www.pro-networks.org>
Billy wrote:

Hi,
Will the 64bit edition of Vista (or XP for that matter) be able to run 32 apps. IOWs, can 64bit run all legacy 32bit apps or is that up to developers to do that.
Thanks from one who is unsure how this really works :-).

Yes it should be able to run most. I am running Oblivion 32 bit on x64. MSFT actually installs both 64bit and 32 bit versions of IE by default..I guess some sites/add ons will not work with the 64 bit version yet.
"Billy" wrote in message

Hi,
Will the 64bit edition of Vista (or XP for that matter) be able to run 32 apps. IOWs, can 64bit run all legacy 32bit apps or is that up to developers to do that.
Thanks from one who is unsure how this really works :-).

Correct. The lack of 64-ActiveX controls on almost all sites is why the 32-bit version of IE is included.
"Zack Uribe" wrote in message

Yes it should be able to run most. I am running Oblivion 32 bit on x64. MSFT actually installs both 64bit and 32 bit versions of IE by default..I guess some sites/add ons will not work with the 64 bit version yet.
"Billy" wrote in message Hi,
Will the 64bit edition of Vista (or XP for that matter) be able to run 32 apps. IOWs, can 64bit run all legacy 32bit apps or is that up to developers to do that.
Thanks from one who is unsure how this really works :-).

Windows Update (the website) doesn't work with the 64-bit browser, neither does flash ---------- Mark Dietz PROnetworks <http://www.pro-networks.org>
Zack Uribe wrote:

Yes it should be able to run most. I am running Oblivion 32 bit on x64. MSFT actually installs both 64bit and 32 bit versions of IE by default..I guess some sites/add ons will not work with the 64 bit version yet.
"Billy" wrote in message Hi,
Will the 64bit edition of Vista (or XP for that matter) be able to run 32 apps. IOWs, can 64bit run all legacy 32bit apps or is that up to developers to do that.
Thanks from one who is unsure how this really works :-).

There is a hitch with some 32-bit software. Some devs still use 16-bit installers so you have some apps that would run if you could only install them. Apps that use 32-bit drivers are another problem. On the whole, most apps, including games, are fine.
"Billy" wrote in message

Hi,
Will the 64bit edition of Vista (or XP for that matter) be able to run 32 apps. IOWs, can 64bit run all legacy 32bit apps or is that up to developers to do that.
Thanks from one who is unsure how this really works :-).

"Billy" wrote in message
Thanks to all who replied (that was fast too). To Mark's question regarding any specific programs, etc, there are none really, as I was just wanting to get a general idea regarding the differences. Next year I will be getting a high-end PC (gamer here), and was thinking along the lines of the 64bit system with 6gigs of RAM. I know enough that 32bit systems can only address up to 4gigs of RAM (among other things).

Another of the ironies is that MS had to do an IE6 agent string before folks in beta 1 could use IE7 to access MS chats and live meetings.
"Mark Dietz" wrote in message

Windows Update (the website) doesn't work with the 64-bit browser, neither does flash ---------- Mark Dietz PROnetworks <http://www.pro-networks.org
Zack Uribe wrote: Yes it should be able to run most. I am running Oblivion 32 bit on x64. MSFT actually installs both 64bit and 32 bit versions of IE by default..I guess some sites/add ons will not work with the 64 bit version yet.
"Billy" wrote in message Hi,
Will the 64bit edition of Vista (or XP for that matter) be able to run 32 apps. IOWs, can 64bit run all legacy 32bit apps or is that up to developers to do that.
Thanks from one who is unsure how this really works :-).

XP x86 cannot see 6GB without some additional switches in the boot.ini, but will still run on such a box without them. There is no inherent reason that Vista x86 wouldn't work fine whether it addressed all the ram available or not. I see a nice dual-boot Vista machine in your future.
"Billy" wrote in message

"Billy" wrote in message
Thanks to all who replied (that was fast too). To Mark's question regarding any specific programs, etc, there are none really, as I was just wanting to get a general idea regarding the differences. Next year I will be getting a high-end PC (gamer here), and was thinking along the lines of the 64bit system with 6gigs of RAM. I know enough that 32bit systems can only address up to 4gigs of RAM (among other things).

Windows Update is now built into the Windows Vista operating system instead of accessing it through a web browser.
"Mark Dietz" wrote in message

Windows Update (the website) doesn't work with the 64-bit browser, neither does flash ---------- Mark Dietz PROnetworks <http://www.pro-networks.org
Zack Uribe wrote: Yes it should be able to run most. I am running Oblivion 32 bit on x64. MSFT actually installs both 64bit and 32 bit versions of IE by default..I guess some sites/add ons will not work with the 64 bit version yet.
"Billy" wrote in message Hi,
Will the 64bit edition of Vista (or XP for that matter) be able to run 32 apps. IOWs, can 64bit run all legacy 32bit apps or is that up to developers to do that.
Thanks from one who is unsure how this really works :-).