June 2005 - Posts

New x64 Box

Published 29 June 5 11:56 PM | Charlie Russel

So, I’m building a new test machine tonight, since my old one has been having problems. Could have been related to the pre-production nature of some of its components, so I decided to just go get a new one. So, recycle the DVD, floppy, a GB of RAM...

Dual Processors? Dual Cores?

Published 27 June 5 3:59 PM | Charlie Russel

Question in the newsgroup this morning: “Can the x64 version of windows support 4 processors? (I'm assuming the dual core AMDs are treated as 2 physical processors.)” First, Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions can support a lot more than 4 processors...

New Wacom Beta x64 Drivers available.

Published 22 June 5 8:24 AM | Charlie Russel

For those of you wanting to use your Wacom tablets, if you have one of the USB Intuos or Cintiq tablets, there’s finally a driver available. It’s listed as a beta driver, so use at your own risk. But a good sign at least. (note: it looks like...

Explorer Extensions - SendTo:

Published 19 June 5 9:9 AM | Charlie Russel

OK, here’s another little workaround for the 32–bit Explorer extensions problem. This one is version independent, and works with all sorts of things that don’t normally add themselves as extensions — add your favourite little utilities...

32-bit Explorer Extensions

Published 19 June 5 8:56 AM | Charlie Russel

We all have our favourite Windows Explorer extensions — you know, those little things that add themselves to the right mouse button click. My two favourite are WinZip and GVim, my editor of choice. I really miss having those two available directly...

Printers and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition.

Published 18 June 5 10:45 PM | Charlie Russel

There have been a lot of questions on the Newsgroup about what printers are supported in x64. And while there is no comprehensive list all in one place, HP deserves kudos for transparency across their entire printer line. Check HP Printer Support for...

The .NET Show: Win64

Published 17 June 5 10:12 AM | Charlie Russel

Microsoft recently announced the availability of 64-bit Windows, with dramatic improvement in performance and reliability. In this episode we talk with Larry Sullivan, Volker Will, and Kevin Frei to learn more about the move to 64-bit, and what it might...

Security Bulletins

Published 14 June 5 8:29 PM | Charlie Russel

Bulletin Summary: Critical Bulletins : Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (883939) Vulnerability in HTML Help Could Allow Remote Code Execution (896358) Vulnerability in Server Message Block Could Allow Remote Code Execution(896422) Important...

Virtual Server 2005 and x64

Published 14 June 5 4:14 AM | Charlie Russel

I saw a newsgroup post this morning on this and wanted to re-iterate the point here. Starting with the release of Service Pack 1 for Virtual Server 2005, you will be able to host 32bit guest operating environments on x64 hosts. What this means is that...

AMD readies 64-bit Sempron chips

Published 11 June 5 1:27 PM | Charlie Russel

According to The Inquirer , AMD is close to releasing new Sempron microprocessors with iAMD 64 bit support. That could be mid July Christian

SATA Drives and F6

Published 11 June 5 8:55 AM | Charlie Russel

Many of the 64–bit machines being built and sold today come with Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) drives, which is a good thing – SATA is a better technology than standard IDE(Integrated Drive Electronics) or ATA (Advanced Technology...

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition trial software

Published 10 June 5 12:35 PM | Charlie Russel

Download the trial The Windows XP Professional x64 Edition trial software download is available at no charge. After you have completed the download registration process, you will receive an e-mail message with a link to the download page. The download...

BIOS Support for Dual Core Processors Starting to Show

Published 10 June 5 7:50 AM | Charlie Russel

As part of my daily routine, since the announcement of the new AMD Athlon 64 x2 dual core processors, I took a swing by the ASUS site this morning to see if they were going to support dual core processors on my A8V Deluxe motherboard. No public announcement...

Welcome to the unofficial x64 FAQ

Published 9 June 5 4:11 AM | Charlie Russel

This blog will serve as an unofficial FAQ for the x64 line of operating systems recently released from Microsoft. This site will be maintained by active members of the x64 community, as well as some Microsoft employees, with a passion for the technologies...