Quote Originally Posted by kexodusc
Clever...

Yeah, 64-bit incompatibility is a minor pain now...but to be honest I wouldn't buy a 32-bit computer anymore if you plan on using it for the next few years. A lot of future programs are going to be 64-bit only.

I lived through the Windows 98 debacle where everyone was told 16 bit would be around for years still because every computer in existance was still 16 bit. Learned my lesson.

What in 32-bit is incompatible right now with the 64 bit stuff? It had better be pretty bad to warrant staying 32 bit IMO.

FA- the install job/disc scam that BB charges $130 for isn't rocket science at all. Actually if you can download your favorite music player you can remove that crap..and I know you can burn a disc so you should be able to make your own backup/recovery DVD.

I would bet you could buy that thing and for the cost of a few emails and bit of your time you could remove the programs and do all that yourself.
You would be far, far better off spending that $130 on upgrades for a better machine.
So would I be able to run all my current software on the 64-bit system? Maybe I should do a run-down of what I have that's important to me and confirm with the manufacturers that it will still work. I was also looking at this computer, which could double as a blu-ray player (and the casing was a pretty colour) but the sales guy steered me away from the 4gig, 64-bit systems.

I was wondering about that BB system set-up. It would be nice to get all the crap cleaned off though. I'm always a little afraid that I'm going to delete something important.