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Tue, Jan 1 2008 13:53

Finding a Driver

There was a really useful post on the 64bit newsgroup today from Carlos about how to find a driver for a generic device. I'm going to paraphrase it here, but the basic process is to get the hardware ID from the device and use that to find the real...
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Thu, Sep 28 2006 17:20

Fixing Dual Boot Problems with XP x64 and Vista x64

I've been running both XP x64 and Vista x64 in a dual boot scenario on my Ferrari 4005 laptop. It runs well, and I love it. BUT, every time I re-install a new Vista build, I run into problems. Should I do an upgrade (usually not a good idea) or a fresh...
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Sat, Sep 2 2006 15:55

Vista RC1 x64 Edition

The RC1 version of Vista is out for Technical Beta testers, and should be out for MSDN/TechNet shortly. The rest of the community can expect to see it shortly after the MSDN folks get their hands on it. I downloaded it yesterday, and burned it to DVD...
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Sun, Aug 20 2006 7:10

ATI Fresh Install Problems

We’ve seen this reported several times in the public newsgroup , but now that it’s finally happened to me, I guess I’d better write it up. The symptoms are this: ATI Graphics card Fresh install. Installation appears to be fine, hard drive visible, etc...
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Thu, Jul 20 2006 18:27

Page File Size in x64

My thanks to Darrell Gorter once again. He posted a link today to a really useful KB article on the Microsoft site: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;889654 . Now it's true, the article doesn't give you a single "twice RAM" or other...
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Tue, Jul 4 2006 16:41

DailyTech - AMD Dual-Core Optimization Utility Available

DailyTech - AMD Dual-Core Optimization Utility Available . This should help some of you who’ve reported problems with VMs and dual-core Athlons, for one. Charlie.
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Thu, Jun 8 2006 6:16

x64 Vista Beta 2 and SBS

You can’t join an x64 Vista computer to your SBS Premium network using connectcomputer, and you can’t even do it manually if you’re running the default ISA configuration. The solution is: Open the ISA Management GUI Scroll down to Configuration...
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Sat, Jun 3 2006 18:51

Removing x64 Edition

Two common questions I get in email these days around Windows XP Professional x64 Edition are how to upgrade the eval version to the released version, or the reverse — how to remove it. As I’ve said before, XP x64 isn’t for everyone...
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Mon, May 29 2006 6:11

Upgrading x64 Edition from the Trial to the Full Version

Microsoft makes a trial version of Windows XP Professional x64 Edition available free for the download, and many of you have taken advantage of the offer to test out x64 Edition. A great way to make sure it's really appropriate for you and that you are...
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