should download 64 bit edition

I just wanted to know if the 64 bit edition would support all my older files, applications and programs. Is there a noticable diference in speed and performance between the two additions? I have a AMD 64 Mobile Athlon. Thanks a lot,
Ryan

There is no guarantee all your applications will work under either, its trial and error right now since its beta. If your applications 32 bit or 64-bit native, they should work just fine. If some of those applications are 32-bit utilize 16 bit installers or uninstallers, they will not work. You hardware devices also need to be fully 64-bit native to work with Vista x64 and possibly be Signed and Verified drivers.
Some persons have reported seeing significant performance improvements in Vista x64 over Vista x86 on 64-bit hardware. But we must also take into account that Vista in general is still not optimized for performance just yet, its still a work a in progress. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Neversummer75" wrote in message

I just wanted to know if the 64 bit edition would support all my older files, applications and programs. Is there a noticable diference in speed and performance between the two additions? I have a AMD 64 Mobile Athlon. Thanks a lot,
Ryan

I just wanted to know if the 64 bit edition would support all my older files, applications and programs. Is there a noticable diference in speed and performance between the two additions? I have a AMD 64 Mobile Athlon. Thanks a lot,
Ryan

Answered in previous post. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Neversummer75" wrote in message

I just wanted to know if the 64 bit edition would support all my older files, applications and programs. Is there a noticable diference in speed and performance between the two additions? I have a AMD 64 Mobile Athlon. Thanks a lot,
Ryan