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This information has been relayed to me by an authoritative source on the Windows 8 RTM. Here is the final RTM ("release-to-manufacturer") information: 7/31/2012 RTM Gold Release- English Category: Build 9200 Build: 9200 Arch: x86 & x64 Languages: EN-US Editions: Windows 8...

I have an Asus X64 desktop machine. Last year I formatted the [1 terabyte] hard drive for a clean install of X64 Windows 7 Ultimate. I tried numerous times to install the X64 Windows 7 Ultimate, but it was a no-go. I ended up installing the X86 Windows 7 Ultimate on my X64 machine instead...

FYI: This is due to folks asking about changing things in a duel-boot scenario. An OS was installed then, another, hence the dual-boot... we'll call them 1 & 2. NOW, they want OS2 to exist and boot w/out OS1 The following is a way to do it: I had a dual-boot, Windows 7 x86 & x64. x86 was the...

Winamp global multimedia doesn't work using Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit, and yes I can install X86-32 bit apps

Hi there! I would like to know if on a x64 Operating System I'll get more performance from the x86 softwares than the x64 versions... I have Windows x64 and 4 GB of ram...and if i'll use a software such as Autodesk Maya....i'll get more performance on Maya x86 than Maya x64? Does Maya x86 use...

Windows 7 Ultimate - x86 (32-bit) I have been experiencing the BSOD for the last few weeks now. I'm not sure if what's the problem, can't tell if what's the cause since this happens when I am browsing the net, playing a game or anything. It will just suddenly turn blue and my computer will...

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Using the User State Migration Tool (USMT) 4.0 to migrate from an x86 platform to an x64 platform, COM+ component settings will be corrupt. Note The issue does not happen when migrating from x86 to x86 or x64 to x64 platforms. Opening COMEXP.MSC or... More...

In MDT workbench when you try to edit the unattend answer file by clicking the "Edit Unattend.xml" button under "OS Info" tab in the properties of a task sequence for a x86 captured image it fails with the below catalog error.... Link Removed

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Consider the following scenario: A computer running 32 Bit (x86) Platform of Windows 7. Install Windows 7 with SP1 or install Windows 7 RTM Upgraded to SP1. Click the Start button, type "regedit" in the search box to open the Registry Editor. Expand the... More...

It seems like Windows 7 from Microsoft just hit the market and already we are talking about Windows 8. Generally when Microsoft launches a new OS you can count on it being tied firmly to Intel processors and other x86 offerings on the market. With Windows 8, Microsoft is breaking away from its...

How do I choose the location I want to install a program to in Windows 7. The software I am trying to install does not give me an option, it just installs to programs. The problems is that an associated program which also does no give me an option, defaults to X86 and therefore does not do the...

A group of pranksters disguised themselves as construction workers on Saturday in order to post a Windows logo onto the facade of a future Apple Store in Hamburg, Germany. The .WAV Collective posted a video of the prank taking place, as noted by MacNN. In the video, a fake construction crew...

Microsoft Demos Windows 8, New Interface By Thom Holwerda on 2011-06-02 00:39:27 It's 2am here (edit: I'm done writing, it's 2:38am now), and I really ought to be sleeping right about now, but for some stupid arbitrary reason, the D9 conference is held at honestly irresponsible hours for...

After months of rumors, leaks, and speculation, Windows 8 is finally official on ARM and x86 platforms. Terrific. Now Qualcomm has jumped on Microsoft's coattails with details about the silicon the company will offer to support Microsoft's next generation OS. First on the list is Qualcomm's...

While trying to install the latest (11.5) CCC driver update from AMD, the install failed for the MS Visual C++2010 Redis. When I asked them for advice, they sent a whole list of things I would have to do, and most are too daunting for me to attempt, such as "updating BIOS (Heck, the MSI website...

Hi guys, wondered if you could help me with a little problem I'm having. I need to install Internet Explorer 8 on Windows 7 (64-bit, SP1). An easy task, you might think. Firstly, there's no download link for Windows 7 on the Microsoft Download page as apparently all Windows 7 installations...

Microsoft has always been known to have numerous variations of its Windows Operating Systems, but now it has thrown a new twist on things with Windows 8 . For years Microsoft's OS has been running on x86-based hardware but now the company is starting to take ARM processors more seriously as it...

Yesterday, Intel senior vice president Renee James spilled some details about Microsoft's next version of Windows, claiming that the ARM version won't run legacy Windows apps (which were designed only to run on Intel's x86 family of processors). Source: Yahoo! News