Is windows Viata x64 version stable these days with drivers etc ?

[jamieuk23]

When x64 version first came out I read there were a lot of driver problems. Is windows x64 version a lot more stable now with drivers etc ??

Not sure to use the 32 bit version or the x64 as would no doubt like to upgrade my ram in the future to 4gb or more , but if the x64 is a load of pants I will stick with 2gb and 32bit version.

:)

[Soulburner]

Yes.

Use it every day.

[lokitexas]

Installed Vista 64 and have not looked back. Started with it...made it look like XP. After a while started enjoying all the cool things Vista does...now its total vista interface.

0 driver issues. Even with beta's.

[stocius]

Yes, it is.

[gr8golf]

Hell - I have it running on a MacBook Pro with4GB of RAM and every single bit of hardware is supported by Apple drivers / boot camp.

[p2501]

Running Vista64 here for maybe a year now with zero problems concerning drivers/stability. I ditched XP and upgraded from w2k. Go for it! :up:

[Anemic]

Works great! Used it since they relesed it.

[Andrew LB]

64-Bit Vista > 32-Bit Vista

[C'DaleRider]

When x64 version first came out I read there were a lot of driver problems. Is windows x64 version a lot more stable now with drivers etc ??

Not sure to use the 32 bit version or the x64 as would no doubt like to upgrade my ram in the future to 4gb or more , but if the x64 is a load of pants I will stick with 2gb and 32bit version.

:)

Started using Vista x64 from the first week it was released to stores....and I never had a single "unstable" or "bad driver" problem at all. I still am amazed at all the FUD floating around about how "terrible" and "unstable", etc., Vista is.....because Vista X64 is quite a fine OS. Yeah, I know its hardware requirements are high, but such is life.......

Move over to it.....you won't regret it once, at least after you turn off the UAC, that is...

[ingeborgdot]

I have had far less issues with vista 64 than I ever had when I first stared with xp. I have a dual boot and never use xp. If you know what you are doing vista is by far the best os yet. I don't care what others say, if you give vista what it wants it will repay you with a much better os.

[~aoe~]

I'm another happy Vista x64 user :).

I did have to hunt around for a couple of drivers some months ago, and Apple has only recently released a 64-bit compatible version of iTunes, but have just done a reinstall and all the drivers and software I needed were available and work perfectly :up:.

[malkiewicz]

64bits the $hATTT :up::up::up::up:

[Anemone]

Use it and love it. Definitely turn off UAC if you have decent AV software.

[Bobsama]

I'm a Vista64 lover and now nearly 6-month user. Great OS--better than WinXP. I'm not going to lie--I've had a few problems--but all official drivers work just fine. Vista64 requires MS-certified drivers, so unsigned drivers don't work--oh well. I've had some compatibility problems too, but with software. Namely Nero and C&C Generals. Other than that, rock-solid OS. The only other place I'll ask for WinXP is on UMPCs--95% of desktops should run Vista nice and smooth.

[Kingcarcas]

Thinking about jumping on board, except the C drive says exactly 15GB :shrug: I wonder if i'll be able to install it without reformatting. *crosses fingers*

[blunden]

Started using Vista x64 from the first week it was released to stores....and I never had a single "unstable" or "bad driver" problem at all. I still am amazed at all the FUD floating around about how "terrible" and "unstable", etc., Vista is.....because Vista X64 is quite a fine OS. Yeah, I know its hardware requirements are high, but such is life.......

Move over to it.....you won't regret it once, at least after you turn off the UAC, that is... I agree. What saddens me the most is most people saying it's terrible don't seem to have even tried it. :( UAC is pretty irritating though if you are someone who knows what you're doing. :) Luckily it's very easy to turn off. Had to tweak much more than that in XP to get it to do what I wanted. :)

I have had far less issues with vista 64 than I ever had when I first stared with xp. I have a dual boot and never use xp. If you know what you are doing vista is by far the best os yet. I don't care what others say, if you give vista what it wants it will repay you with a much better os. Agreed. Faster and more stable while actually using my hardware for something useful now.

[ingeborgdot]

I love it also, but what pisses me off the most is that some of the people that are bashing it are the so called experts that are supposed to be so damn smart.

[ingeborgdot]

Thinking about jumping on board, except the C drive says exactly 15GB :shrug: I wonder if i'll be able to install it without reformatting. *crosses fingers*

What kind of a machine do you have? There are some things you should know about vista first.

[icon57]

been using vista 64 since aug 07, no probs :up:

[BigDov]

I have to say that I agree with everyone else here- been using it for almost a year now, no problems at all.

[alexanderhuzar]

Been using x64 since November 2006 (RTM). Switched to full-blown release version (Dell OEM) sometime in February 2007.

I have not had any problems ever. Vista installer recognized my RAID 0 array and did not require a floppy like for Windows XP. You can search for stuff from anywhere, and especially usefull is the start menu search field. The sidebar is really usefull as well. I find that It's easier to do things in Vista than it is in XP.

People who have less than 2 GB of RAM are almost guaranteed to complain. I think the sweet spot for Vista is 4-8 GB RAM (the speed of the RAM does not really matter unless you're trying to squeeze every last bit of performance). Also make sure your hard drive can do AT LEAST 60 MB/sec sustained read, a Core2Duo at 1.8 GHz or greater is also recommended. Don't forget to DEFRAGMENT. Vista automatically schedules defragmentation via built-in defrag, but consider getting something better like Raxco PerfectDisk 2008.

Things in Vista will probably run slower than in XP (especially games) because of all the things Vista has to do now that XP never did, so get the x64 version and look for x64 software to get a boost in speed.

If you still don't like Vista, then too bad for you because it's here, and it's here to stay whether you like it or not. As an indicator, Microsoft claims it's already sold more copies than XP ever did.