[nfbcs] XP to 32-bit Windows 7

[Brian Buhrow]

	hello Stee.  Yes, what you say makes sense and I completely understand
it.  My thought in riting the e-mail was to suggest that if she had a
choice in the matter, she should probably ask to be updated to the 64-bit
version of the company's software load rather than the 32-bit version on
the theory that she'd have to go there anyway at some point and it would
save her a step in the not-too-distant future.  If that's not an option,
then she should definitely stick with what's supported by the company.
Since she owns a copy of the terminal software personally, she may be able
to test it on a perssonal 64-bit  machine before the IT guys come again
with a64-bit model machine for her desk.

-thanks
-Brian

On Sep 9,  1:59pm, "Steve Jacobson" wrote:
} Subject: Re: [nfbcs] XP to 32-bit Windows 7
} Brian,
} 
} I suspect that her position is the same as mine, that the upgrade is governed by my employer.  We went from XP to 
} Windows 32-bit here, I suspect because they couldn't be certain if everything we use, directly and/or indirectly, 
} would work under 64-bit.  Although I would agree with your advice on going to 64-bit directly in general, I've 
} seen more instances of software or drivers  not working under 64-bit than the other case, that being working under 
} 64-bit but not 32-bit.  I went directly to 64-bit at home and mostly did not have a problem except for a scanner 
} driver that didn't work under 64-bit that I understand would have worked under 32-bit.  If she goes with what 
} other employees are getting, though, she can get help from her employer's tech support people.  What would make 
} sense in general may not make as much sense when you don't have complete control over your environment and someone 
} else is responsible for maintaining the machine.  For example, my computer does not go to Windows update.  It gets 
} patches sent to it by my employer.  It is questionable whether I sould get all the necessary patches if I had a 
} 64-bit computer.  Does this make any sense?
} 
} Best regards,
} 
} Steve Jacobson
} 
} On Tue, 9 Sep 2014 09:24:21 -0700, Brian Buhrow via nfbcs wrote:
} 
} >	Hello.  Yes, you are right that it wil most likely work without a
} >problem -- though I'd suggest testing it if possible before making the
} >switch.
} >	the larger question, I think, is when do you plan to switch to 64-bit?
} >Software is getting pretty larege now days and being restricted to 4GB of
} >memory is fast becoming a real problem.  (Yes, I know there are hacks to
} >allow 32-bit machines to access more than 4GB of memory, but they are work
} >arounds for a fundamental problem that never really goes away until you
} >switch to 64-bit operation.)  If you can make the leap from  XP to Window 7
} >64-bit in one jump and still get work done, I'd suggest doing that since
} >I'm pretty sure you're going to have to go to 64-bit anyway and you may as
} >well spend as little time jumping from platform to platform as possible.
} >(Just my two cents.)
} 
} >-Brian
} 
} >On Sep 9,  9:05am, Tracy Carcione via nfbcs wrote:
} >} Subject: [nfbcs] XP to 32-bit Windows 7
} >} My office is getting ready to swap out my XP machine for a new machine
} >} running 32-bit Windows 7.  Am I right in thinking that the terminal
} >} emulation software that runs on my XP machine ought to run as well with
} >} the new machine, since they're both 32-bit?
} >} Has anyone run an Alva ABT340 on 32-bit Windows 7?  The Alva guys told me
} >} it was hit-and-miss, but sometimes works.
} >} Thanks.
} >} 
} >} 
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