cyberfox2004 Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 According to Microsoft internal documentation, most product editions of Windows Vista (codenamed Longhorn), the next major Windows version, will be available in both 32-bit and 64-bit (x64) versions, or will support both architectures via a single install. As I noted in "Windows Vista Product Editions Revealed" (URL below), Microsoft is dividing the Windows Vista product line into seven discrete editions (nine if you include European Union-based N editions)--Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Home N, Professional, Professional N, Small Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate Editions--and will differentiate them with various features (see "Windows Vista End User Features Revealed," URL below). Part of that differentiation involves the number and type of processors and the amount of RAM the products will support. As you might expect, Starter Edition is the most constrained. This Vista version will support 1 32-bit microprocessor and up to 256 MB of RAM. Also the screen resolution will be limited to 1024 x 768 (up from 800 x 600 in XP Starter Edition). The other editions--Home Basic, Home Premium, Home N, Professional, Professional N, Small Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate Editions--will ship in both 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) versions (or will support both architectures). All of the home-oriented editions will support 1 processor, while the business-oriented editions (and Ultimate Edition) will support 2. Home Basic and Home N Editions will be limited to 8 GB of RAM, while Home Premium Edition will support up to 16 GB of RAM, on both 32-bit and 64-bit PCs. All of the other products will support the maximum physical memory size on 32-bit systems, and up to 128 GB of RAM on x64 systems (though Microsoft is looking at upping that amount in the future since that figure is soft-limited). http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/Articl...47669.html?Ad=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Blue01 Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 And I thought Home vs. Pro was confusing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaraBoft Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 :unsure: Pfff..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akaladis Veteran Posted September 12, 2005 Veteran Share Posted September 12, 2005 will support up to 16 GB of RAM, on both 32-bit and 64-bit PCs. How can it support 16GB of RAM on 32bit?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daviesbad04 Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 my head! :omg: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolslacker Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 I think more choices is a good thing. I can point out couple of people I know who doesn't need thing but basic os. For them to pay for pro or ultimate is not worth the money. I always wanted media center functionality, but I didn't want to get rid of XP Pro. I can do that Vista Ultimate edition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vykranth Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 How can it support 16GB of RAM on 32bit?? 586513742[/snapback] Not possible .... The article is wrong for that part. The sentence is confusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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