Gary Kjos
garykjos at gmail.com
Tue Jul 7 10:14:50 CDT 2009
The 64 Bit PROCESSOR has 64 bit registors and such within the processor chip itselt that expands the physical addresses that can be referenced. So it can essentially work with bigger numbers inside the processor itself. It's communcation with other devices and things such as your network isn't going to matter. The hard drives are the same between a 32 bit and 64 bit processor and Operating systems. The network adapters are the same too. The 64 bit versions of windows have had less drivers available for some devices. I think 32 bit code runs OK on 64 bit processors and 64 bit operating systems but it's the 16 bit stuff that doesn't run at all. And there is still some amount of 16 bit code within some of the 32 bit applications, such as the install processes, that often proves to be trouble. At least that is my understanding. So I think you are right in that he is jsut feeling that it will be a different variation and so will translate into more work for him. Don't tell him I said that though <grin> GK On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 9:50 AM, Tydda Jon - Slough<jon.tydda at lonza.com> wrote: > Totally right Ed, we've got 32bit and 64bit servers and running side by side with no problems. Admittedly, we don't have any 64bit desktops, but I can't see how they'd be different on the network... > > > Jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Tesiny, Ed > Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 3:47 PM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: [dba-Tech] 64 vs. 32 bit Redux > > Sorry to bring this up again but the IT person that told me 64 bit would NOT be a problem running on our 32 bit network, now changes his tune. I think the issue might be that when we get new PCs, OASAS determines the configuration and then HP, Dell or whoever Ghosts the drives before they are shipped. So this would be another PC he would have to support and he whining about it. Then I was thinking that I'm running MS Office 2000 on my 64 bit Vista laptop that connects without a hitch to my 32 bit wireless router. Is this just smoke and mirros so he doesn't have more work to do? > MTIA > Ed > > Edward P. Tesiny > Assistant Director for Evaluation > New York State OASAS > 1450 Western Avenue > Albany, NY 12203 > Phone: (518) 485-7189 > Fax: (518) 485-5769 > EdTesiny at oasas.state.ny.us > > > IMPORTANT: This E-mail may contain confidential material for the sole use of the intended recipient. The use, distribution, transmittal or re-transmittal by an unintended recipient of any communication is prohibited without our express approval in writing or by e-mail. Any use, distribution, transmittal or re-transmittal by persons who are not intended recipients of this e-mail may be a violation of law and is > strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient please > contact the sender and delete all copies. E-mail transmission cannot be > guaranteed to be secure or error-free. The sender therefore does not > accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this > transmission. All e-mails sent to or from NYS OASAS are to be used for > our business purposes only. E-mails sent from or to NYS OASAS are subject to review by the Agency. > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > This communication and its attachments, if any, may contain confidential and privileged information the use of which by other persons or entities than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you receive this transmission in error, please contact the sender immediately and delete the material from your system. > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- Gary Kjos garykjos at gmail.com