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Finding a Driver
Published 1 January 8 1:53 PM | Charlie Russel
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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Fixing Dual Boot Problems with XP x64 and Vista x64
Published 28 September 6 5:20 PM | Charlie Russel
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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ATI Fresh Install Problems
Published 20 August 6 7:10 AM | Charlie Russel
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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Page File Size in x64
Published 20 July 6 6:27 PM | Charlie Russel
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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x64 Vista Beta 2 and SBS
Published 8 June 6 6:16 AM | Charlie Russel
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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Removing x64 Edition
Published 3 June 6 6:51 PM | Charlie Russel
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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Upgrading x64 Edition from the Trial to the Full Version
Published 29 May 6 6:11 AM | Charlie Russel
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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