[DUG] to Vista 64bit or not?

[David Brennan]

Don't forget the new install vs old install difference though.

 

After one to two years of serious use I find Windows becomes 25-50% slower
than when it was first installed. So part of the difference will be your
faster new computer and some could be 64bit vs 32bit but a significant chunk
of the difference is probably new install vs old install.

 

David.

 

 

From: delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz] On
Behalf Of Jeremy Coulter
Sent: Saturday, 8 August 2009 8:27 p.m.
To: 'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List'
Subject: Re: [DUG] to Vista 64bit or not?

 

Thought I would give some feedback on my decision.

I decided to try Vista 64bit out since if it all goes wrong I still have
time to install XP or whatever.

Well I have to say, I am res. impressed so far.

The worst bit was installing all my components again...agh.....but with my
new machine...holy crap it was quick to do.

I am using my old machine via RDP at the moment incease things go
pear-shaped, but  compiled the same app on both machines....and the
difference was ASTOUNDING !!  so I am a happy camper at the moment !

 

Jeremy

 

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From: delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz] On
Behalf Of Jolyon Smith
Sent: 7 August 2009 14:51
To: 'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List'
Subject: Re: [DUG] to Vista 64bit or not?

Hmmm, I think it's going a bit far to say that it "cripples" a system.  It
doesn't kill the machine, just the current session.  Reboot and normal
service is resumed.

 

If it irreversibly damaged the HDD that would be a different matter, but I
don't think that's the issue.

 

And aiui it's not a universal problem.  I've had cause to chkdsk a secondary
HDD as well as external HDDs and not had any issues at all.  iirc it's only
a problem with a certain chipset (or chipsets).

 

 

But I am reminded of an issue I had with the initial release of XP and USB
support which would completely hang the system after a few seconds USB use
in some mobo chipsets . in that case MS pointed the finger at VIA and VIA
pointed the finger right back at MS, since - quite reasonably - they pointed
out that the Windows 2000 USB drivers had no issue with their chipset so the
problem must lie in the XP drivers.

 

But whoever was right, neither of them ever fixed it afaik, leaving affected
users (which included me!) to either jury rig the Windows 2000 USB drivers
into XP (messy, but doable), disable their mobo USB ports and use a PCI USB
card instead (my own solution) or get a new mobo with an unaffected chipset.

 

 

From: delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz] On
Behalf Of John Bird
Sent: Friday, 7 August 2009 13:32
To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
Subject: Re: [DUG] to Vista 64bit or not?

 

running a CHKDSK /R on secondary HD's will eventually cripple or blue screen
any Windows 7 or Windows server 2008 due to a massive memory leak.

 

https://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/080509-windows-7-bug.html?hpg1=bn

 

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