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Which version of Vista for Bootcamp? (32 or 64bit?)
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Where does it say that?
This was the only thing I could find (under "What you'll need"), but it doesn't mention bit support either way.
EDIT: I just found it. On the download page they elaborate a bit more:
...They really need to put that on the first page.
In the PDF they even go a step further and say something to the effect of "do not use a 64-bit version".
32Bits are more stable as for Drivers and most Hardware support it. You won't have a problem with drivers with the 32Bits version. 64Bits are for computer with a 64Bits Processor, it will render 3D and play game faster that support multi-core 64Bits format. 64Bits are also backward compatibility, you can play 32Bits game on a 64Bits OS, where you cannot play a 64Bits game on a 32Bits OS. 64Bits are the fatal failures of Operating System, there is very little Hardware that won't support 64Bits, not just Hardware, but some software doesn't support it, iTunes as an example won't support 64Bits, as well as Bootcamp only support 32Bits as well.
Go for 64Bits only if you are sure all your hardwares support it, the gain boost in games and 3d render will be dramatically different.
Most of the heavy lifting for 3D rendering is offloaded to the graphics processor, so the floating point advantage that 64 bit has may not have much of an impact. Games that do a lot of physics calculations may see some gain.
For non-floating point operations, the 64 bit and 32 bit versions have essentially the same performance.
There is numerous test that show 64 bit version of Vista render 3D a lot faster then 32 bit. If a program is using 64 bit, you will see the different. You don't see much different with Adobe Photoshop CS3 because there is still no 64 bit version. Even Adobe Photoshop CS3 is a 32 bit program, there been report that Adobe Photoshop CS3 run faster on 64 bit version of OS. In conclusion, if program and games are 64 bit, you will notice the speed gain.
Vista 64-bit also supports some enhanced security stuff....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Securi...ew_to_Windows_Vista#x86-64_-specific_features
I've got a Macbook Pro and I'm going to dual boot it with Vista Ultimate (I got it at the Microsoft store so it was cheap!). Has anyone tried 64-bit? Sure, I will be missing some Apple drivers, but as long as most stuff works then I won't worry. Has anyone tried it?
I'm going to give Bitlocker a try either way!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Securi...ew_to_Windows_Vista#x86-64_-specific_features
I've got a Macbook Pro and I'm going to dual boot it with Vista Ultimate (I got it at the Microsoft store so it was cheap!). Has anyone tried 64-bit? Sure, I will be missing some Apple drivers, but as long as most stuff works then I won't worry. Has anyone tried it?
I'm going to give Bitlocker a try either way!
What's the point? You're not going to notice any difference between the versions, apart from having potential trouble with drivers.
Vista = enough trouble
Vista 64bit = more trouble than it's worth