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littledipper
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September 19th, 2002 05:00
What is 64 bit??
sometimes when i use the windows update i see a place to click on 'windows xp 64 bit'........can someone tell me what this is, please?
dell demension 4100
windows xp home (upgrade from 98SE)
thanks in advance,
littledipper
dell demension 4100
windows xp home (upgrade from 98SE)
thanks in advance,
littledipper
littledipper
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Posted September 19th, 2002 19:00
Thanks Steve,
your reply was appreciated and now I understand.
litledipper
Steve Anderson
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Posted September 19th, 2002 05:00
Micro$oft had the foresight to build XP so that it would run on the NEXT generation of PCs. Right now your system is a 32 bit system but the high speed research systems are 64 bit systems and that is the way that things are heading. Intel has the Itamium processor out now for business/research use and it is just a matter of time before the release of a PC model. The big downfall--software for the 32 bit processor will have to be rewritten to work on the 64 bit.
For a look at the future see THIS from MS.
Steve