<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Ray,<div><br></div><div>Basically, 32 bit operating is more or less what XP is. One characteristic is that there is a limit of 4G for RAM that can be recognized by the XP.</div><div><br></div><div>64 bit version allows the operating system to see and use RAM larger than 4G which means a lot for video and speed (there is a definite speed uptick with 64bit even with 4G of RAM.</div><div><br></div><div>Windows 7 unlike its predecessor, Vista, can be upgraded from Home, to Professional and beyond by adding or upgrading what you need instead of doing a complete reinstall but, if I recall correctly, you cannot go from 32bit to 64bit without a new install. You need Professional and above to work in an Active Directory environment (usually at an office) or add what is needed.</div><div><br></div><div>One other factor is to get most impact out of 64bit Windows 7, the applications (Office, etc.) should also be 64bit. It is not necessary but it makes a difference. 64bit W7 has a 32bit emulator (I am not sure if the Home 64bit has this, but the Professional and above does).</div><div><br></div><div>Microsoft will state on their site that all you need is 1G of RAM for XP, Vista, or W7. I could use a barnyard epitaph here, but if you want a functioning computer it should have 4g, you can get by with 2G. But there is a performance difference between 2 and 4. Anything less than 2G is a waste of computer and your time.</div><div><br></div><div>I have Windows 7 running under VMWare on a MacBook Pro with 4G. I allocate 2G to Windows 7 (Prof, 32Bit). It is ok for those tasks I need it for, i.e. verifying created web pages using IE. Before I retired, I ran Windows XP and 7 on an iMac under VMWare in an active directory shop.</div><div><br></div><div><div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div style="font-size: 12px; ">William Schoenenberger</div><div style="font-size: 12px; ">Des Moines, IA</div><div style="font-size: 12px; "><a href="mailto:wschoenenberger@gmail.com">wschoenenberger@gmail.com</a></div><div style="font-size: 12px; ">Skype: schoenenwill</div></div><div><br></div></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
</div>
<br><div><div>On Mar 13, 2011, at 12:00 PM, <a href="mailto:dmmug-request@dmmug.org">dmmug-request@dmmug.org</a> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">Send DMMUG mailing list submissions to<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="mailto:dmmug@dmmug.org">dmmug@dmmug.org</a><br><br>To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/dmmug<br>or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>dmmug-request@dmmug.org<br><br>You can reach the person managing the list at<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>dmmug-owner@dmmug.org<br><br>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br>than "Re: Contents of DMMUG digest..."<br>Today's Topics:<br><br> 1. windows 7 (Ray Bowler)<br> 2. Re: windows 7 (kristau)<br> 3. Re: windows 7 (Bill Davis)<br><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Ray Bowler <rbowler@mchsi.com><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">March 12, 2011 2:34:11 PM CST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">DMMug Dmmug <dmmug@dmmug.org><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>[DM-MUG] windows 7</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Des Moines Mac Users Group <dmmug@dmmug.org><br></span></div><br><br><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi, <div><br></div><div>I am looking at available Windows 7 software and I find a puzzler--<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; "><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Home-Premium-System-Builder/dp/B002NGJO4M/ref=pd_cp_sw_3" id="pd_cp_sw_3_B002NGJO4M" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(204, 102, 0); text-decoration: underline; ">Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit System Builder 1pk</a> and another 32 Bit System Builder. What are these? </span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br></span></font><div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div>Ray Bowler</div><div><a href="mailto:rbowler@mchsi.com">rbowler@mchsi.com</a></div><div><br></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
</div>
<br></div></div><br><br><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">kristau <kristau@gmail.com><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">March 12, 2011 2:55:30 PM CST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Des Moines Mac Users Group <dmmug@dmmug.org><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>Re: [DM-MUG] windows 7</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Des Moines Mac Users Group <dmmug@dmmug.org><br></span></div><br><br>I believe this is for "System Builders" or folks who plan on<br>installing an OEM copy on blank, bare hardware. It usually comes with<br>a license sticker that must be affixed to the computer and effectively<br>ties that license to that hardware. This means you cannot re-use that<br>copy of the software if you want to migrate to a new computer down the<br>road.<br><br>On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 2:34 PM, Ray Bowler <rbowler@mchsi.com> wrote:<br><blockquote type="cite">Hi,<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">I am looking at available Windows 7 software and I find a puzzler--Windows 7<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Home Premium 64 Bit System Builder 1pk and another 32 Bit System Builder.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">What are these?<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Ray Bowler<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">rbowler@mchsi.com<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">_______________________________________________<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">DMMUG mailing list<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Use this Address to send mail to the list:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">DMMUG@dmmug.org<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Use this page to modify subscription options:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/dmmug<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><br><br><br>-- <br>Tired programmer<br>Coding late into the night<br>The core dump follows<br><br><br><br><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Bill Davis <bill.davis@gmail.com><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">March 12, 2011 2:56:43 PM CST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Des Moines Mac Users Group <dmmug@dmmug.org><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>Re: [DM-MUG] windows 7</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Des Moines Mac Users Group <dmmug@dmmug.org><br></span></div><br><br><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>They are the reason people buy Macs. ;-)</div><div><br></div><div>(Sorry, couldn't resist...)</div><div><br>___________________________<div>Bill Davis</div><div>5214 Meredith Dr.</div><div>Des Moines, IA 50310-2956 USA</div><div><a href="mailto:bill.davis@gmail.com">bill.davis@gmail.com</a></div><div>+1 (515) 999-0622</div><div>Sent from my Apple iPhone.</div><div><br></div></div><div><br>On Mar 12, 2011, at 2:34 PM, Ray Bowler <<a href="mailto:rbowler@mchsi.com">rbowler@mchsi.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>Hi, <div><br></div><div>I am looking at available Windows 7 software and I find a puzzler--<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; "><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Home-Premium-System-Builder/dp/B002NGJO4M/ref=pd_cp_sw_3" id="pd_cp_sw_3_B002NGJO4M" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(204, 102, 0); text-decoration: underline; ">Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit System Builder 1pk</a> and another 32 Bit System Builder. What are these? </span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br></span></font><div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div>Ray Bowler</div><div><a href="mailto:rbowler@mchsi.com"></a><a href="mailto:rbowler@mchsi.com">rbowler@mchsi.com</a></div><div><br></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
</div>
<br></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>DMMUG mailing list</span><br><span>Use this Address to send mail to the list:</span><br><span><a href="mailto:DMMUG@dmmug.org">DMMUG@dmmug.org</a></span><br><span>Use this page to modify subscription options:</span><br><span><a href="http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/dmmug">http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/dmmug</a></span></div></blockquote></div><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>DMMUG mailing list<br>Use this Address to send mail to the list:<br>DMMUG@dmmug.org<br>Use this page to modify subscription options:<br>http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/dmmug</blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>