Replies to post #19553 on Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[Mysef]

sgolds,

Agreed, a waste of time. If you noticed, Elmer switched from apps needing 64 bit drivers to the O/S needing 64 bit drivers during the thread.

FUD from an Intel contractor.

Mysef

[Elmer Phud]

Sgolds -

I will not respond further to this thread because it is simply an attempt at spreading nonsense.

In other words, now that you've gotten your cheap shot in the subject is closed.

I simply asked for clarification on the point that 64-bit OSs require 64-bit drivers. The fact is I didn't know applications can not call drivers in Windows. I'm not a software guy. I got that clarification and I dropped the subject. You on the other hand couldn't resist taking a cheap shot.

[HailMary]

I will not respond further to this thread because it is simply an attempt at spreading nonsense.

I had previously believed the o/s could interface with legacy 32 bit drivers, and I was wrong. I'm pretty sure I wasn't the only one confused on this issue, or maybe I was?

Like many have pointed out it is not a huge deal, unless you have some old devices that don't yet have 64 bit drivers. I would think this may be an issue for gamers who have a plethora of USB game controllers that each have custom drivers in windows. I'm a hobbyist musician myself, and I have a multiport MIDI interface that is a USB device. It has a special windows driver. Is it going to work in Windows 64? I'm not really sure.

Some of my USB devices, like my logitech mouse, use a standard windows driver, so I know those are safe, but others seem to use their own.

HailMary