Thanks CMAN, thanks a lot. Yes I installed smplayer and the additional codecs, it comes right up with no problems: .x264.mkv files. I still have to replace my audio card, from a pci to a pci-express...it looks like on that I need to spend 149.00, that gets me up to 92khz, maybe I will go up to 169.00 or 179.00 and pop it up to 192khz (the native bluray sampling rate), I got to look at my budget....but hey, thanks for the advice, looks great, feels like it is running smoother than on vista 32 bit. I may pass this on to the forum on microsoft....kmplayer just didn't do it...regards, michael
Can you install any 32 bit apps on it? (Windows and/or DOS even)
I can't comment on Windows 7, but I am running 64-bit Vista and you can install most 32-bit apps. The main difference is that the 64-bit specific apps will have better performance because of the architecture, but the older apps run perfectly fine. I've even installed a few games like Grand Theft Auto Vice City, Diablo II, Unreal Tournament, etc. that all run fine. The only app I haven't been able to install was Adobe Photoshop, which is a pain because it's pretty expensive and I don't want to have to go out and buy a newer version. I imagine Windows 7 works similarly, so there will be apps that can't be installed.
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Can you install any 32 bit apps on it? (Windows and/or DOS even)
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cman
see if the smplayer will work on w7
it plays .mkv files
http://smplayer.sourceforge.net/
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Thanks CMAN, thanks a lot. Yes I installed smplayer and the additional codecs, it comes right up with no problems: .x264.mkv files. I still have to replace my audio card, from a pci to a pci-express...it looks like on that I need to spend 149.00, that gets me up to 92khz, maybe I will go up to 169.00 or 179.00 and pop it up to 192khz (the native bluray sampling rate), I got to look at my budget....but hey, thanks for the advice, looks great, feels like it is running smoother than on vista 32 bit. I may pass this on to the forum on microsoft....kmplayer just didn't do it...regards, michael
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I can't comment on Windows 7, but I am running 64-bit Vista and you can install most 32-bit apps. The main difference is that the 64-bit specific apps will have better performance because of the architecture, but the older apps run perfectly fine. I've even installed a few games like Grand Theft Auto Vice City, Diablo II, Unreal Tournament, etc. that all run fine. The only app I haven't been able to install was Adobe Photoshop, which is a pain because it's pretty expensive and I don't want to have to go out and buy a newer version. I imagine Windows 7 works similarly, so there will be apps that can't be installed.
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