Vista Ultimate 64x

sandyduff · 06-01-08, 05:40 AM

hey folks, im planning on upgrading to 64x ultimate from 32x, i primarily game... anyone had any major driver issues with 64x? cheers in advance!!

Ashura · 06-01-08, 05:59 AM

Nope, I had Vista 64 on 680i with an 8800GTX for a good couple of months and ran into no driver issues.

johnz · 06-01-08, 08:15 AM

My scanner didn't have 64bit drivers, but other than that I've had no issues. If you like to play Doom though, that won't work any more ;^) 16bit apps no longer work in Vista64.

sandyduff · 06-01-08, 09:48 AM

i couldnt get doom to work on my 32bit vista... so not a huge loss!! well i just bought it so cheers for the reply guys!!

FuerteStuart · 06-01-08, 10:59 AM

just a quick warning..
i run 64 bit XP, and its great for gaming, not many issues with drivers either.
But custom mods for games, or map packs rarely work. As the mods often referance system folders or files that are in different places.
Not sure if its the same with Vista, but XP64 has 2 program files folders, one has (x86) at the end of the file name. to get some maps to work for GRAW2 & Company Of Heroes, i had to copy most of the content from the "program files (x86)" folder into the "program files" folder.

Also, MSN messenger (&live) are not supported on XP64, although i think they might be ok in Vista.

Most of the 64bit probs i have had, have been easily fixed with a google or two

Captain Newbie · 06-01-08, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by sandyduff

hey folks, im planning on upgrading to 64x ultimate from 32x, i primarily game... anyone had any major driver issues with 64x? cheers in advance!!

There's nothing Ultimate about Ultimate except the price you pay for it.

Vista Business (which is the same as Premium I believe) is almost as feature-complete as Ultimate; I'm not missing/wanting any of the Ultimate features...

sandyduff · 06-01-08, 12:29 PM

well i already have vista ultimate 32x so i just want to go to 64x to utilise all of my ram... im glad there are some solutions to problems, thanks again folks!!

silencer51 · 06-01-08, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by FuerteStuart

just a quick warning..
i run 64 bit XP, and its great for gaming, not many issues with drivers either.
But custom mods for games, or map packs rarely work. As the mods often referance system folders or files that are in different places.
Not sure if its the same with Vista, but XP64 has 2 program files folders, one has (x86) at the end of the file name. to get some maps to work for GRAW2 & Company Of Heroes, i had to copy most of the content from the "program files (x86)" folder into the "program files" folder.

Also, MSN messenger (&live) are not supported on XP64, although i think they might be ok in Vista.

Most of the 64bit probs i have had, have been easily fixed with a google or two

In Vista x64 there are 2 'Program Files' folders, too, one for 32bit and one for 64bit programs.

As for Windows Live messenger not working in XP 64bit, that is not true. The online installer for some reason does not allow installation under XP 64bit, but you can install Live messenger by googling and downloading the 20mb .msi file

vixro · 06-01-08, 12:58 PM

The registry is a lot more complete in vista than xp64bit. While I had nothing but problems in xp64, Vista 64bit seems to work great since launch.

Ebola · 06-01-08, 01:08 PM

Ultimate contains bitlocker protection and extra media capability

sandyduff · 06-01-08, 01:35 PM

seems like iv made a good choice... i bought it for a mere £78 off ebay, and considering its £211 out of the shops, i thot it was a great deal!! yes computer stuff is a lot more expensive over here in scotland... im not jealous of u yanks in anyway...

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sandyduff Great Scot! Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Inverkeithing, SCOTLAND!!!	Vista Ultimate 64x hey folks, im planning on upgrading to 64x ultimate from 32x, i primarily game... anyone had any major driver issues with 64x? cheers in advance!! __________________ i7 920 D0 @ 4GHz XSPC Delta V3 Gigabyte x58-UD4 6GB Corsair DDR3 1600MHz 8-8-7-20 Gainward GTX 580 1KW Enermax Galaxy 500GB Samsung Spinpoint F1 and 750GB WD Cavier Green Samdung SA700D 1920x1080 @ 120Hz My steam name is "Sandy Ravage" feel free to add me "we should team up... dandy duff `n double bluff?" Bobbybubblehead
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06-01-08, 05:59 AM	#2
Ashura Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NYC	Nope, I had Vista 64 on 680i with an 8800GTX for a good couple of months and ran into no driver issues. __________________ Main i7-2600K + Noctua NH-D14, ASUS P8P67 EVO, 12GB DDR3, Samsung 830 256GB, ATI 7950, SeaSonic X750, Antec Fusion Remote Max - W8 Pro 64-bit File Server Phenom II X4 965, ASUS M4A785-M, 4GB DDR2, Intel PRO/1000, Nexus VALUE 430, Norco RPC-450B - unRAID Pro 8TB: Samsung 2x2TB, 4x.1.5TB, X25-M G2 120GB [cache] Dell U2713HM Heatware
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06-01-08, 08:15 AM	#3
johnz Member Join Date: May 2004	My scanner didn't have 64bit drivers, but other than that I've had no issues. If you like to play Doom though, that won't work any more ;^) 16bit apps no longer work in Vista64.
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06-01-08, 09:48 AM	Thread Starter #4
sandyduff Great Scot! Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Inverkeithing, SCOTLAND!!!	i couldnt get doom to work on my 32bit vista... so not a huge loss!! well i just bought it so cheers for the reply guys!! __________________ i7 920 D0 @ 4GHz XSPC Delta V3 Gigabyte x58-UD4 6GB Corsair DDR3 1600MHz 8-8-7-20 Gainward GTX 580 1KW Enermax Galaxy 500GB Samsung Spinpoint F1 and 750GB WD Cavier Green Samdung SA700D 1920x1080 @ 120Hz My steam name is "Sandy Ravage" feel free to add me "we should team up... dandy duff `n double bluff?" Bobbybubblehead
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06-01-08, 10:59 AM	#5
FuerteStuart Registered Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canary Islands	just a quick warning.. i run 64 bit XP, and its great for gaming, not many issues with drivers either. But custom mods for games, or map packs rarely work. As the mods often referance system folders or files that are in different places. Not sure if its the same with Vista, but XP64 has 2 program files folders, one has (x86) at the end of the file name. to get some maps to work for GRAW2 & Company Of Heroes, i had to copy most of the content from the "program files (x86)" folder into the "program files" folder. Also, MSN messenger (&live) are not supported on XP64, although i think they might be ok in Vista. Most of the 64bit probs i have had, have been easily fixed with a google or two __________________ Yes, I am still using XP. Yes, I know how 'good' vista looks. But if your sports car crashed that often, or didnt startup at all, or the rear view mirrors kept dissapearing then you wouldnt care how good it looks either. Athlon 64 X2 4200+ (Brisbane)Rev BH-G2 ALive NF5SLI-1394 Freezer 64 Pro 2x2048 Kingston PC2-6400 8500gt with 2 dell 18" TFT's
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06-01-08, 12:29 PM	Thread Starter #7
sandyduff Great Scot! Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Inverkeithing, SCOTLAND!!!	well i already have vista ultimate 32x so i just want to go to 64x to utilise all of my ram... im glad there are some solutions to problems, thanks again folks!! __________________ i7 920 D0 @ 4GHz XSPC Delta V3 Gigabyte x58-UD4 6GB Corsair DDR3 1600MHz 8-8-7-20 Gainward GTX 580 1KW Enermax Galaxy 500GB Samsung Spinpoint F1 and 750GB WD Cavier Green Samdung SA700D 1920x1080 @ 120Hz My steam name is "Sandy Ravage" feel free to add me "we should team up... dandy duff `n double bluff?" Bobbybubblehead
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vixro Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Denver	The registry is a lot more complete in vista than xp64bit. While I had nothing but problems in xp64, Vista 64bit seems to work great since launch. __________________ Intel i7-2600K @ 45x100 (4.5ghz) 1.36v G.Skill Ripjaw Z 4x4GB 2134mhz @ DDR3-1068 9-11-10-27-2T - 1.65v ASRock Z68 Extreme4 1.70 Gigabyte GTX 680 2GB @ 1250mhz / 7030mhz Auzen X-Fi Prelude 7.1 on Cardas recabled HD580 Little Dot MKIII Headphone Amplifier (Cardas mini-RCA IC) Silverstone DA750 750w PSU heatware
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06-01-08, 01:35 PM	Thread Starter #11
sandyduff Great Scot! Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Inverkeithing, SCOTLAND!!!	seems like iv made a good choice... i bought it for a mere £78 off ebay, and considering its £211 out of the shops, i thot it was a great deal!! yes computer stuff is a lot more expensive over here in scotland... im not jealous of u yanks in anyway... __________________ i7 920 D0 @ 4GHz XSPC Delta V3 Gigabyte x58-UD4 6GB Corsair DDR3 1600MHz 8-8-7-20 Gainward GTX 580 1KW Enermax Galaxy 500GB Samsung Spinpoint F1 and 750GB WD Cavier Green Samdung SA700D 1920x1080 @ 120Hz My steam name is "Sandy Ravage" feel free to add me "we should team up... dandy duff `n double bluff?" Bobbybubblehead
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