http://davidlari.com/2009/11/windows-7-64-bit/ New and improved, more bloggier blog. Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:14:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://davidlari.com/2009/11/windows-7-64-bit/comment-page-1/#comment-66 David Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:42:52 +0000 http://davidlari.com/?p=416#comment-66 Another update: An old Microtek scanner that I have wouldn't work and there's no chance the drivers will be updated to x64 (though they did update them to work with Vista x86). Windows XP mode to the rescue! I downloaded and installed this option and can now run the scanner in the virtual XP mode. So far, I'm still liking Windows 7 and have not booted back into my old XP x86 install in awhile now. Another update: An old Microtek scanner that I have wouldn’t work and there’s no chance the drivers will be updated to x64 (though they did update them to work with Vista x86). Windows XP mode to the rescue! I downloaded and installed this option and can now run the scanner in the virtual XP mode. So far, I’m still liking Windows 7 and have not booted back into my old XP x86 install in awhile now.

]]> http://davidlari.com/2009/11/windows-7-64-bit/comment-page-1/#comment-65 David Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:12:00 +0000 http://davidlari.com/?p=416#comment-65 Just an update. After replacing my TV tuner with a card that was purported to work with Windows 7 (x64) and then switching over to a Logitech webcam, I've got everything working that I've tested so far. Still have an old scanner (questionable) and an old laser printer (shouldn't be a problem) to configure but everything else is fine now. The extra RAM is wonderful and I'm slowly getting used to the GUI. "Pin to taskbar" is a great feature and really helps with space utilization compared to older Windows versions. Just an update. After replacing my TV tuner with a card that was purported to work with Windows 7 (x64) and then switching over to a Logitech webcam, I’ve got everything working that I’ve tested so far. Still have an old scanner (questionable) and an old laser printer (shouldn’t be a problem) to configure but everything else is fine now. The extra RAM is wonderful and I’m slowly getting used to the GUI. “Pin to taskbar” is a great feature and really helps with space utilization compared to older Windows versions.

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