Commodore Max Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 Hello everyone, I'm about to download Longhorn Beta 1 (legally of course) and I want to know one thing: Why is the 64-bit ISO smaller than the 32-bit ? Since I have an Athlon64 FX-55, I want to get the 64-bit version. Are there less features in the 64-bit version ? Thanks in advance ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d3nuo Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 Hello everyone,I'm about to download Longhorn Beta 1 (legally of course) and I want to know one thing: Why is the 64-bit ISO smaller than the 32-bit ? Since I have an Athlon64 FX-55, I want to get the 64-bit version. Are there less features in the 64-bit version ? Thanks in advance ! 586321973[/snapback] I honestly cant say for certain, but one thing i noticed when i installed 64bit after installing the 32bit version was that the 32bit version had a supplemental driver package thing which took up some definite space (not sure on exactly, over 200MB).. I dont think there is any divergence between the two as far as features go.. Edit: looking at the DVD's, there is a lot more drivers on the 32bit like i suspected.. which explains the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acezo Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 Less amount of drivers would be my guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidnightDevil Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 Less amount of drivers would be my guess 586321996[/snapback] My thoughts exacly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiiragi Tsukasa Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 It's less drivers since the number of 32-bit CPU's is significanlty larger than the number of 64-bit CPUs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commodore Max Posted August 4, 2005 Author Share Posted August 4, 2005 Thanks guys ! That answers my question, so no worries then. Back to downloading ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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