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texasboy:
 ;D  Just a little bit of info for those that may be running this system, Seems to be a shortage of  of programmes/drivers which really work with vista 64 Ultimate. Simple programmes such as Crucial  memory scan/Registry Booster 2/nividia graphics are not yet compatable with this PC. They are working on it to update. Nividia scan keeps showing which drivers are installed,and recommend update to newer driver,which when you install it shows this as already installed. Some old programmes I dont even go near becaue the are not ready for me yet.
Anyone have any thoughts?
cheers

Quantum:
I'm not sure if there's anything special about ultimate, but driver support for 64-bit windows is much better than it was only a year ago. Expect it to keep improving, 64 bit is becoming very popular.

This is the price of improved technology, I only wish Microsoft was to take a bigger jump and use a minimised kernel or something similar.

texasboy:
Very true Quantum, the updates are getting better each month, Everything is getting faster and better graphics as updates come along. Plus I have upgraded to 20MB broadband with new modem box for £1 more than I`m paying now(extra TV channels and unlimited landline calls.). Even with the ethernet cable hooked up to wireless router (for family laptops) I can download at 2.5MBs,but I find that some of the regular companies dedicated to XP and Vista 32  cannot handle this speed  and usually 800-1300kbs is what I get. Still when you look at the big picture,we have come a long way since phone dial up and even phone broadband.
cheers
Might mention that Z-Alarm firewall didnt work and now using Vista Firewall Control

Quantum:
Just so you know, 20 MB is not 20 MB broadband, it's 20 Mb, there difference being that there 8 b in a B (8 bits in a bytes).

So on a 20 Mb broadband connection your maximum possible speed is 2.5 MB/s, so you're very very lucky if you're actually achieving that speed. I don't know which service your with, but if it's on ADSL2+ there are a number of factors which can slow it down, distance from the local exchange and the type of weather are 2 big ones. But even if you were sitting next door to your exchange and it was a clear day, I still wouldn't expect 2.5 MB/s out of the connection just connected to a single source (downloading over http or ftp). Your more likely to max out on a private torrent site, or if you run multiple downloads at once.

texasboy:
Just a slip on the keys. Yes 20Mb, No need to worry about exchanges ,it is all fibre optic cable straight to the house. Virginmedia with the UK`s fastest broadband. Unlimited downloads.
If I get a quiet moment ,will hook cable directly to PC and unplug wireless router and see what sort of figures I get.
cheers

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