windows 64 or 32 bit ?

**grtmoby** · 16-10-10, 11:43

yes it possible Soth

but unless it is a must, a clean install is better

**silverfox0786** · 18-10-10, 15:04

@sloth to screen capture the easy way is to open the window you want and get the screen up then top right of keyboard is 'PrtSc' thats Print Screen press it once then open up MS Paint and paste it on there is your screen now then just save as JPG

i use 64 on PC and 32 on Laptop there are your ups and downs to both but in your case sloth pop in 64 bit

one last thing i have 2 legitimate copies of windows 7 ultimate 1 on lap one on pc but i want to take it off my lap and sell lap it is a sepertate purchased operating system would that be alowed to be posted on the sales page as its not intended to be pre installed ???

**Sicilian** · 18-10-10, 15:59

Originally Posted by silverfox0786

@sloth to screen capture the easy way is to open the window you want and get the screen up then top right of keyboard is 'PrtSc' thats Print Screen press it once then open up MS Paint and paste it on there is your screen now then just save as JPG

i use 64 on PC and 32 on Laptop there are your ups and downs to both but in your case sloth pop in 64 bit

one last thing i have 2 legitimate copies of windows 7 ultimate 1 on lap one on pc but i want to take it off my lap and sell lap it is a sepertate purchased operating system would that be alowed to be posted on the sales page as its not intended to be pre installed ???

Only if its a genuine retail licence with discs.

**steve1978** · 18-10-10, 16:10

What you can do is install a time demo version. I have a few copy's of 180 day versions. install, update then flog as a time demo. anyone with half a brain knows that a time demo can be permenantly disabled. even the built in time demo has a facility to reset itself 4 times that gives you 2 years of free computing

personally i wipe my pc about once every 6 months anyway. to many porn sites!!

**SLOTH** · 20-10-10, 12:09

Hello again
Just an update here !! LOL
well i went mental and upgraded everything ! i now have AMD phenom II x4 970 processor running at 3.5ghz

4 gig ddr3 ,1 gig graphics card gddr5 and gen version win64

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trouble is there are some conflicts which i,m working thru ! so if i dont get on as often thats why

..all this so i can play CiV 5 at a reasonble speed LOL ..
laters
SLOTH

**grtmoby** · 20-10-10, 12:19

i love civ
my copy shall arrive soon

how is it sloth

**SLOTH** · 20-10-10, 12:23

Mate ...its awesome ...even on my old slow PC !! LOL .... still a few bugs ...but theres talk of a big patch in the near future if it hasnt occured already ! .

**grtmoby** · 20-10-10, 12:28

keep an eye on this

Code:

http://www.civilization5.com/#/downloads/

**SLOTH** · 20-10-10, 12:36

Will do mate

**silverfox0786** · 24-11-10, 23:23

Originally Posted by SLOTH

Nah thats just it ...it doesnt say that ...it says 4 gig ! how can i get a screen shot of the page and i,ll post it ? ...

that is true i have 64 bit win 7 and dual boot it with xp as a backup for xp only application and the system shows mw to have all 4 gigs and i am fully aware of the 3 gig limitation

**Rimmel** · 04-10-11, 19:50

Some software will actually run slower on win7 64bit than 32bit. The software actually needs to be written to take advantage of the 64bit architecture (you'd be surprised how little still is only 32bit). When you run a 32bit program on a 64bit system, the OS has to adapt the program so it works properly- the process is called thunking.

I have had a couple of so called 64bit laptops that were full of problems - these systems were formatted and reinstalled with 32bit and have run flawlessly ever since. Basically 32bit has a lot more support and the drivers are mature. 32bit out of the box is definitely "snappier"

Generally though if you can run 64bit then you should (unless running legacy software that will not run under 64bit) as things are only going to move forward.

Tip of the day: If you cannot find a win7 driver then try to install a Vista driver manually - most of the time they work very well.

**jcm193** · 04-10-11, 20:05

You can also allow 32 bit windows so you can use more of the ram so you get best of both worlds if you know how

**silverfox0786** · 04-10-11, 20:17

jcm rule 7 of the forum rules also applies to disscussion so please watch where this is going

Code:

7. No links to copyright material including hacks and cracks

**jcm193** · 04-10-11, 20:19

Oh sorry mate i didnt realise edited the post to remove the term

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