Drew Wutka
DWUTKA at Marlow.com
Wed May 11 10:43:50 CDT 2011
Actually, I meant to put that exact link in my post, forgot too. What's key is the first part of the first paragraph: "Processors that are 64-bit are becoming the standard for systems that range from servers to desktop computers. The 64-bit systems can use more virtual and physical memory than 32-bit systems. This lets users work with much larger data sets than they could previously, and to analyze and solve large computational problems. Microsoft Office 2010 introduces native 64-bit versions of Microsoft Office products to take advantage of this larger capacity." That first sentence is an understatement. It's been the standard for years already. I have 2010 x64 installed on my home desktop (the one I described the build and upgrade process on OT). It runs great, but other than Outlook, I haven't used it much, because that machine is more of a server then a desktop to me. I just now, a few minutes ago, popped into my home machine to take a little deeper look at what Access 2010 was like....and it's still using the Access 2007 db format, so there are no db features taking advantage of 64 bit advantages. So Access 2010 is the 21st century equivalent of Access 95. Drew -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 10:34 AM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] Access 32 vs 64-bit From: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee681792.aspx ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The recommendations for which edition of Office 2010 to install are as follows: ----> If users in your organization depend on existing extensions to Office, such as ActiveX controls, third-party add-ins, in-house solutions built on previous versions of Office, or 32-bit versions of programs that interface directly with Office, we recommend that you install 32-bit Office 2010 (the default installation) on computers that are running both 32-bit and 64-bit supported Windows operating systems. ----> If some users in your organization are Excel expert users who work with Excel spreadsheets that are larger than 2 gigabytes (GB), they can install the 64-bit edition of Office 2010. In addition, if you have in-house solution developers, we recommend that those developers have access to the 64-bit edition of Office 2010 so that they can test and update your in-house solutions on the 64-bit edition of Office 2010. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- GK On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 10:25 AM, Drew Wutka <DWUTKA at marlow.com> wrote: > Not to pull away from Darrell's question, but what do you mean that they > are doing everything they can to encourage people not to use it? > > That Office 2010 has 3 versions (the 32, 64 and 32/64) is an indication > that Microsoft is preparing for a Full, 64 bit ONLY version Office. > > To look at the push towards 64 bit computing, don't look at Office, look > at Windows. Most home users are getting Windows 7 64 bit without even > knowing it. It's the business world that is slowly making the > intentional conversion. > > This is more complex than the 16 to 32 bit conversion. The computer > market was nowhere near as large or as saturated as it is now. 64 bit > processors have been out since the 90's, but in the last 5 or 6 years, > all PC based systems have been coming out with 64 bit processors, that > are just allowing 32 bit OSes. I am willing to bet that the next > release, or the one after, will be available ONLY as 64 bit. > > Think of Office 2010 x64 as the Access 95 of Offices. It's follow-up > was Access 97, which just simply rocked! > > Drew > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow > Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 9:35 AM > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Access 32 vs 64-bit > > Hi Darrell, > I'd be interested in the reason they use 64 bit Office. Microsoft does > everything they can to encourage people not to use it. > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Darrell Burns > Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 8:03 AM > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' > Subject: [AccessD] Access 32 vs 64-bit > > Hello. I developed a 32-bit Access 2007 app with VBA code that uses DAO > exclusively for data access and has no add-ins. My client has Windows 7 > 64-bit PCs running Office 2010 64-bit. I delivered the app as a 2007 > runtime > package and it didn't work at their place. > The app runs fine on my WinServer2008 machine with Office 2010 32-bit, > but I > haven't tested it under Office 2010 64-bit. > Since my other clients are still operating in the 32-bit world, I can't > abandon the 32-bit version. > Is there a way to satisfy both worlds with just one version? > > Thanx, > DB > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > The information contained in this transmission is intended only for the person or entity > to which it is addressed and may contain II-VI Proprietary and/or II-VI Business > Sensitive material. 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