will 64 bit work my machine

Hi,
I am currently running teh 32-bit version, and its running fine. But if I installed the 64-bit version will it be faster or more efficient in any way?
Though I still want to run a lot of my apps but they arent all that old.
cheers,

This is a beta. The idea is to try stuff and report on what works and what doesn't. If you have a 64bit machine then by all means try out x64.
"Marc Nutty" wrote in message

Hi,
I am currently running teh 32-bit version, and its running fine. But if I installed the 64-bit version will it be faster or more efficient in any way?
Though I still want to run a lot of my apps but they arent all that old.
cheers,

Thats the point, how do I know if I have a 64-bit processor?
"Colin Barnhorst" wrote in message

This is a beta. The idea is to try stuff and report on what works and what doesn't. If you have a 64bit machine then by all means try out x64.
"Marc Nutty" wrote in message Hi,
I am currently running teh 32-bit version, and its running fine. But if I installed the 64-bit version will it be faster or more efficient in any way?
Though I still want to run a lot of my apps but they arent all that old.
cheers,

Can you give us your machine specifications? The processor and motherboard models will tell if you can load the -bit version. Keep in mind too that one of the biggest problems encountered with running the 64-bit version is a lack of proper drivers for many peripherals. Even if you can run it, you may find that some of your hardware won't work with it.
-- Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
"Marc Nutty" wrote in message

Hi,
I am currently running teh 32-bit version, and its running fine. But if I installed the 64-bit version will it be faster or more efficient in any way?
Though I still want to run a lot of my apps but they arent all that old.
cheers,

If you don't know then it's unlikely you have one. It's not something you get by accident.
Marc Nutty wrote:

Thats the point, how do I know if I have a 64-bit processor?
"Colin Barnhorst" wrote in message This is a beta. The idea is to try stuff and report on what works and what doesn't. If you have a 64bit machine then by all means try out x64.
"Marc Nutty" wrote in message Hi,
I am currently running teh 32-bit version, and its running fine. But if I installed the 64-bit version will it be faster or more efficient in any way?
Though I still want to run a lot of my apps but they arent all that old.
cheers,

If you don't know then it's unlikely you have one. It's not something you get by accident.

That may be the case with OSes, but not necessarily CPUs. If you've bought a brand new machine within the last 6 months odds are pretty good that it's 64-bit capable (especially on the AMD side).
The original poster might know he's paid for an "Athlon X2 of some sort" (which are all capable), and it's entirely possible the salesguy from your average mom-and-pop shop wouldn't even think of mentioning it.
But I would agree with your statement though if the original poster had asked whether he's got 64-bit OS...

also, if you look at the welcome to vista window, if you havent disabled it already, it will show the cpu type at the time. Atleast on mine it shows amd athalon 64 3200+ running at 2016mhz..
"Marc Nutty" wrote:

Thats the point, how do I know if I have a 64-bit processor?
"Colin Barnhorst" wrote in message This is a beta. The idea is to try stuff and report on what works and what doesn't. If you have a 64bit machine then by all means try out x64.
"Marc Nutty" wrote in message Hi,
I am currently running teh 32-bit version, and its running fine. But if I installed the 64-bit version will it be faster or more efficient in any way?
Though I still want to run a lot of my apps but they arent all that old.
cheers,

it is hard to help when we dont know about your computer