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March 12, 2009 at 03:31 AM
jstewartjr

Was buying computer with 64 bit Vista a huge mistake?

by jstewartjr . Updated 16 years, 1 month ago

I recently purchased a Dell desktop Studio, 23″ monitor, CPU i7 920, 6GB Ram, Vista Home Premium 64 bit. The offer was so good I could not pass it up even though I know very little about 64 bit systems. Now none of my four printers will work (KonicaMinolta 1350 Laser, HP-7410, HP-3310, HP-950) because there are no Vista Drivers available and I wonder what will happen when I try to install the programs I am currently using on my XP Pro 32 bit system. Will the 64 bit Vista emulate 32 bit automatically and run my 32 bit programs OK or is there something specific I have to do? Advice please!

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