Jon Tydda
jon at tydda.plus.com
Tue Jun 16 15:56:07 CDT 2009
No, XP 32 bit will use the processor (I've got one in my desktop), but you'll need 64 bit to use all that RAM. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Tesiny, Ed Sent: 16 June 2009 21:46 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: [dba-Tech] 64 vs. 32 Bit We're doing some heavy processing and were offered a Lenovo w/ Core 2 Quad processor, 8 Gb Ram, 1 Tb hard drive. 2 questions Do you need to have Win XP Pro 64x Edition to make use of the processor? Could you ghost a hard drive from a 32 bit system to a 64 bit one? 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