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hey ppl
i have an original Vista ultimate x64 version
d u think i can run it pretty easily with the config that i have on my laptop x61... i mean performance and all those issues!!!
its config is in my signature

pretty dumb question eh!!???

sportfreak wrote:d u think i can run it pretty easily with the config that i have on my laptop x61...

I'm running Vista Ultimate x64 on a X61 7676 configuration with a 7100 CPU, 4GB of memory plus a 120GB 7200 rpm drive, and it runs very nicely.

Your 2GB memory config should be fine as well.

Cheers,

Bill B.

A couple of months ago, I was going to use 64-bit (on a T61p) and I decided that so many things didn't work that it was not usable. For example, the vista windows update wouldn't install updates or would crash entirely if I had 4GB of memory. If you just want to try 64-bit, wait. If you REALLY need the 64-bit stuff for something like video editing, good luck. Many of the utilities I use every day, just didn't work at all. By the way, my experience was after SP1 was installed.

well i just wanted to install x64 version for the sake of havin an vista ulti experience and no other stuff...i just finished installing and updating the machine..its pretty fast as of now, in both shuttin down and reloadin...

i read few months ago that vista can be made much faster by disabling few services...one thing i can remember in particular was prefetch or something..can anyone pour in their views about this and those services???

I have Vista Business 64-bit running on my T61p with 3Gb of memory and I have no problem with crashing. I do agree that software compatibility is an issue, and I did have to replace lots. Still, 64-bit is the future, so in the end, I was happy to bite the bullet and get it done. Most of what I have should easily run on a Windows 7 64-bit system.

So as long as you go in with your eyes wide open, 64-bit is an interesting challenge. ... JDH

hey
installed the vista ultimate x64 version
at first when i was installing the drivers and updates, the system kinda in a very minimal way, lagged a bit!!!!
other than that it was pretty fine!!!!
i installed the bitdefender 64 bit version..the entire system scan did take around 1 hour...after that the system is ZIPPY!!!

but hey, i did make a few tweaks..actually followed this kinda good guide and did a few stuff from it!!!

http://www.techsupportalert.com/make-vi ... faster.htm

and i even noticed that my startup and shutdown times have really improved as i kee using the Os...

and also i read that having ofce 2003 lite version is muuuuuch beter thn the ofce 2007....atlst i have noticed the difrnce!!!!

now i have a vista ulti 64 version running almost similar to when i had the xp installed!!!!!!!!

hey..
i hve ben using the ultimate x64 version for quite sometime now and i must say the experience has been pretty nice..the system is not slow at all even though i have 2GB of ram...

i have two questions regarding few stuff..i could not figure these out...

1. well my x61 has a built in microfone [obviously], and i could not use it with yahoo messenger nor skype..but i can record my voice with the sound recorder..
i have checked control panel > sound > recording[tab]. Over there the microfone icon was ticked and working. i tried enabling and disabling the device. Even then i could not figure out what the problem is.

2. i have tried using the bluetooth to sync with my jabra bluetooth headset so that i can use that one atleast for chat..i have successfully connected it..but i coudl not use it with yahoo..i did goto the preferences in yahoo messenger and in the settings i could not see the bluetooth headset..i have done this in the past when i was using XP, but i cannot do it now in vista..

can anyone throw light on these 2 issues please!??

hey everybody

any help on the microfone issue

any help is greatly appreciated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Do you have the SoundMAX audio drivers installed?

are u referring to the 7ka213ww.exe driver that is available on the lenovo website!!!!! bcoz that is the driver that i am getting when i click on the audio drivers for vistax64..

please let me know which driver are you referring to!!!!

Yes that's the SoundMAX driver!

hey..

well apparently i had the default sound drivers which just enabled the speakers and stuff...
but when i updated the drivers, it went online and installed the SOUNDMAX drivers itself..

Yes that's the SoundMAX driver!

Thank you