T520 32-bit vs 64-bit

[raczkaat]

I have no idea the difference in that in Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer. Can someone tell me how to use this?

[ausmike]

hi rac*;
not sure if u asking for how to use MS Office & IE OR are you looking for MS OFFICE , IE works in x64-bit.
MS O will run very nicely on x64bit; IE -x64bit works ok however there is no FLASH PLAYER yet for x64bit - but you can surf at most websites with IEx64 - just wont be able to install FLASH in true 64bit. The flash (withx64 IE) only runs in 32 bit....

so if you lookig for true x64 bit OS + Browser etc , i would suggest getting Linux. Look for posts pn this forum , there are lots and lots of pple running diff distro/version of Linux on thinkpads very successfully. T510 should be very very fast on Linux.....
hope this helps

Cheers

[dr_st]

If you want to use Windows, I would suggest using 64bit Windows, but 32bit Office/Explorer. The 64bit versions are still not widespread and have some compatibility issues.

[waterloo]

64 bit is what I use... Some issues with java and other software but easily fixed (for example the program is designed to look for program files but not program files (x86)). I prefer 64bit because there's no 4GB limitation of memory and programs like Adobe actually run faster on the 64 bit for me. Also Virtualbox seems to perform better.