Microsoft Windows Dynamic Cache Service on 32-Bit?

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Steve Mavronis

I just got a Microsoft weekly newsletter in my email today.

One of the new system tools it describes is the Microsoft Windows Dynamic
Cache Service. Here is the Microsoft page about it:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...0A-5EFE-43C8-B9C3-5D0ECB2F39AF&displaylang=en

It talks a lot about 64-bit operating system cache. I'm running Windows
Vista Ultimate edition 32-Bit SP1. Will this improve my memory performance
somewhat?

I just installed 4gb of high performance low latency CAS 4 rated DDR2 memory
so I'm interested in getting every little ounce of performance out of my
system.

The supported operating systems are: Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 editions;
Windows Server 2003 x64 editions; Windows Server 2008 Datacenter; Windows
Server 2008 Enterprise; Windows Server 2008 Standard; Windows Vista 64-bit
Editions Service Pack 1; Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit edition; Windows
Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition; Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition;
Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server
2008, Windows Vista.

Thanks,

Steve Mavronis
Maryland, USA
 
Hi, Steve.

I don't understand why you are asking about a 64-bit application if you are
running 32-bit Vista.

While 64-bit computer hardware will run a 32-bit operating system (that is
the way most computers are being sold these days, it seems), a 32-bit OS
will not run 64-bit applications, even on 64-bit hardware. Note that all
the supported OSes listed are 64-bit systems. And, even on 64-bit hardware,
32-bit Vista can't use more than 4 GB RAM; in fact, because of addressing
issues, it can't use all of the 4 GB - no more than about 3.1 GB of the 4 GB
available on most systems.

I know nothing about this 64-bit software, but to use it, you would need to
install Vista x64. And an upgrade from 32-bit to 64-bit can't work because
of hardware differences, you would need to do a "clean install" of Vista
x64.

RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
(e-mail address removed)
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail 2009 in Win7 Ultimate x64 7000)
 
Hi, again, Steve.

I took another look at that Downloads page. I see why you (and maybe other
readers) are confused. It appears that the final line under "System
Requirements", the line that mentions Vista and a couple of servers, was
supposed to have been deleted. I've sent an email to a contact at Microsoft
to see if that Downloads page can be corrected to remove the suggestion that
this 64-bit app might run on a 32-bit OS.

Thanks for bringing this apparent error to light.

RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
(e-mail address removed)
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail 2009 in Win7 Ultimate x64 7000)
 
Thanks, yes that did confuse me as to what to think! Thank you for
clarifying.

Steve
 
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