On 08/24/2010 07:32 AM, Lou Syracuse wrote: > Ok, after a break to get the family relocated back to LA I am back on the > notebook hunt. > > The Windows 7 Professional systems I see online come with the 32-bit > version. I guess the question is: is there a real advantage to using 32bit > or 64bit? I was thinking that since the processor is 64bit it would make > sense to use the 64bit OS. I played with XP64 a bit and thought it ran > better than the 32 bit on an AMD-4200x2 based system. > > Does VFP have any issues running in W7/64bit? I could always run it in a > VM (one of the advantages of Professional version, although I do have VMware > but would probably need to update to the latest version) > > I can order a notebook directly from HP with either version. Right now I'm > leaning towards an HP with an i5 processor 500GB HD, 4GB RAM - after > discount comes out to around $1150, or I can get the same system 'off the > shelf' with Windows 7/32bit for about $100 less. > > Any thoughts? Complaints? Snide remarks? > > Thanks in advance, > Lou > > I was reading this while I was logging into a customer network. On the right side of the screen it said that the network does not support login using 64 bit XP, Vista or W7. What timing! ;^)
I use Ubuntu now 100% of the time so I can't use that either. I fire up my XP machine when I need to log into customer networks or Windows only commercial sites. -- Jeff --------------- Jeff Johnson [email protected] (623) 582-0323 www.san-dc.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
