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Thanks, that makes me feel much better!
"Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" <mike.hall.mail@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> Ed
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> 64bit is obviously the future, and the hardware manufacturers are eager to
> get us all to upgrade to the next level.. that is how they make their
> money, after all.. however, I am not convinced that 'now' is a good time
> to upgrade.. support for 64bit will get better, but is still very much in
> its infancy..
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> For more on Longhorn..
http://www.winsupersite.com/faq/longhorn.asp
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> Longhorn will install on older computers.. it may not have the complete
> feature set of the latest and greatest hardware, but it will still
> essentially be Longhorn.. during install, Longhorn will decide what
> features the detected hardware can support, and will install accordingly..
> I would imagine that any hardware upgrades made to a system will enable
> more features to be added..
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> As yet, it is difficult to say what features may or may not be available..
> we will have to wait and see..
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> In the meantime, 32bit is alive and well, and will continue in this way
> for some time to come..
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> Mike Hall
> MVP - Windows Shell/User
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> "Ed Randall" <ed@puis.net> wrote in message
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>> Thanks Mike. Will Longhorn slow down the performance of 32 bit processors
>> or
>> will I not even notice the change? I'm asking because I went into Fry's
>> yesterday and the salesman said that 64 bit software would be coming out
>> as
>> soon as Longhorn was released. His implication was that anyone without a
>> 64
>> bit processor would somehow suffer. Was he just selling?
>> "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" <mike.hall.mail@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>> news:OYg$lhNZFHA.3132@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>> Ed
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>>> No, you won't have to do that..
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>>> --
>>> Mike Hall
>>> MVP - Windows Shell/User
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http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
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>>> "Ed Randall" <ed@puis.net> wrote in message
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>>> > When it's released what will it do to the old 32 bit CPU's? Will it
>> cause
>>> > a
>>> > slowdown in performance? Will I need to upgrade to a 64 bit CPU?
>>> > Thanks.
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