Upgrading from XP sp3 to Windows 7 32 or 64 bit

WaveLab
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In preparation for Cubase 6 i am upgrading from XP sp3 to Windows 7.
my only question is should I go 32 bit or 64 bit.
my specs are as follows:
Q6600 quadcore…intel dg33xb mobo…3g ram…WD sata drives…MR816x…CC121
UAD-1 pci…axiom 49…BFD2…ViOne

thoughts,…ideas?

thanks

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If you are going to buy W7, you might as well go x64. I’d upgrade my memory if I were you though. That’s really the biggest advantage, and you are going to take a hit on the OS usage of your 3GB. W7 uses significantly more than XP.

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I would go for Win7x64 bit even if you plan to stay with Cubase 6 32 bit and take that opportunity to add more memory to your system.
The only restriction to a 64 bit OS installation is that you’ll mandatory need 64 bit device drivers for all hardware devices you have. Older hardware devices may not have 64 bit drivers available.

Cheers,
Bernard

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If your devices have 64 bit Windows 7 drivers, definitely go 64 bit. There’s really no reason NOT to.

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I just made that same upgrade. I went win 7 64x. I used windows 7 advisor to check my hardware for 64 compatibility. I then downloaded the appropriate drivers.

I chose to do a dual install. I have Win xp 32 on and win 7 64x on two different harddrives.

I found the upgrade to be painless. Took me about 10 man hours of install to get the rig up and running.


I had the intention of flipping back and forth (xp32 and win 7) but haven’t. I’ve booted into xp only once since this install 2 weeks ago.

Of course, all of this was done in anticipation of cubase 6 which should be arriving in a few days.

go 64bit with windows. as for cubase 5.52, I use 64 bit flawlessly.

I haven’t had to use the bridge software (my main pieces are virus ti 64 bit 4.1.5, geist 64 bit, dcam works fine, stylus rmx is fine, kontakt player 4 runs fine, and dimension pro is fine)

The only plug that I havent installed is the reaktor player (which does not run well in 64 bit daw).

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Hey folks,

I’m looking to upgrade from Vista-U64 to Win7. I’m definitely doing 64bit since I’m already using a 64bit OS, but I’m wondering which one people have gone for? I have a dell laptop that came with home premium 64 and it runs fine. I think I remember reading that the Business class is more streamlined than full on Win7-Pro.

Just curious what others have done. Also where did you buy it? Probably gonna go for an OEM on ebay, but again, curious what others did.

My plan is do a clean install. Reformat the system drive and everything.

Thanks!

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I went with win 7 64x home edition. Got it from newegg.



I understood that there is a 16gb ram limit on this version but my motherboard ex58 ud3r also has a 16gb limit.




Ill be on windows 8 and the latest motherboard/CPU when I’m running out of 12gb ram.

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Newegg has an OEM of W7Pro64 for $139. I think that’s where I’m headed. The home versions don’t have XP mode I think which may come in handy.