Hi

Here is an interesting article about Vista's licensed enforced memory limits. It is possible to address more than 4gig of memory with the 32bit version of Vista using PAE. The article talks about a patch to remove this restriction.

http://www.remkoweijnen.nl/blog/2009/06/23/patch-vistas-kernel-to-address-more-than-4-gb-of-memory/

Simon

>I am interested to hear opinions about going with 64 bit Win 7 OS in general. Not just as it relates to VFP, but as an overall workstation. I'm sure we all use lots of software on our machines these days besides just VFP, so I want to look beyond just that detail. I am attracted to a 64 bit OS (I guess I am. Shouldn't it be better? It sure sounds cool, but I have no clue).
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>I do not want to go down some path where I spend more time maintaining the machine (drivers, and work-arounds to make my apps work) than it's worth, just to say I am using a 64 bit OS.
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>I have a nice modern Dell XPS 690 with a Dual Core 3.0 Ghz and 4GB of ram, and I would plan to do a complete new install on an empty hard drive. It's hard to complain about the performance of XP SP3 as it is right now, so I'm not sure I'm ready for the 64-bit plunge if it gets too involved. On the other hand, I don't want to get left behind in the world of my knowledge and experience in this area if it is going to be something that becomes more mainstream.