Yeah, the upgrade should help with any general software issues. Not with drivers though, as that's a bit more to do with hardware, and the difference between 32 and 64 bit platforms is quite on another level than the difference between Windows XP and 7.
It's why I wouldn't look at a 64 bit system if it should turn out that I will, in fact, need to get mum a new computer - our printer's a few years old and will need to work through her computer (I've got no place where to put it), and I really doubt it would work with a 64 bit system.
All part and parcel of our disposable lifestyle we Americans coveted for so long.
Indeed. :-/ And what with the computer industry being what it is, the rest of the world doesn't exactly have any choice but to be just as disposable with this particular issue.
(It's also why I'm not really considering seeing if mum's can get fixed - if I can't figure it out on my own, it would be (a) far too much hassle to get it to the repair place, as it's in the other end of town, and dragging a computer by bus, there and back again, is rather hard if one isn't a strong man, and (b) it's a good three years old if not more and would really need a bit more power anyway, which, once again, would mean replacing pretty much everything inside. Hence, easier to get a new computer. :-S)
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Date: 2009-12-29 06:50 pm (UTC)It's why I wouldn't look at a 64 bit system if it should turn out that I will, in fact, need to get mum a new computer - our printer's a few years old and will need to work through her computer (I've got no place where to put it), and I really doubt it would work with a 64 bit system.
All part and parcel of our disposable lifestyle we Americans coveted for so long.
Indeed. :-/ And what with the computer industry being what it is, the rest of the world doesn't exactly have any choice but to be just as disposable with this particular issue.
(It's also why I'm not really considering seeing if mum's can get fixed - if I can't figure it out on my own, it would be (a) far too much hassle to get it to the repair place, as it's in the other end of town, and dragging a computer by bus, there and back again, is rather hard if one isn't a strong man, and (b) it's a good three years old if not more and would really need a bit more power anyway, which, once again, would mean replacing pretty much everything inside. Hence, easier to get a new computer. :-S)