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Moving a 32-bit driver to 64-bit Windows and the port around this "is the easy part, but the work comes in the testing," Marr added. "My understanding is that the driver port is pretty painless. I would also say that by the end of summer, you can safely port your drivers over.
"The architecture that you need to support your application should be in the product, and if it is not, let me know and I will chase this down," he said.
The upcoming 64-bit extension release will have English and Japanese versions off the bat, followed by German, Spanish and Swedish versions, with the server expected to follow the same path. "We expect this release to be more broadly adopted than we were first hoping," Marr said.
"CPU and memory limits are the compelling factors of this operating system, which is now capable of supporting up to 16 terabytes, but as memory grows we will be able to test greater amounts of memory and then build this into the product."
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"We see this as the default platform on PCs in the next few years. Most of our applications are supported by 32-bit under 64-bit Windows. Some of our applications, like Office and others on the server, dont necessarily have to be 64-bit applications, as they can be run and supported in compatible mode," he said.
The naming of the product and its pricing are still being determined, Marr said, adding that theyd likely be close to the Windows 32-bit equivalent. While 64-bit would be a component of Longhorn, how it will be delivered has yet to be decided, he said.
Marr said the new security features of the upcoming Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) will be included in the upcoming Windows 64-bit product. "Because we are shipping on the Server 2003 code base, we get all the reliability benefits of that for the client, and all the features and benefits of the XP SP2 will also all be incorporated into the next release," he said.
"Some of these are already in there, others are being moved across, and some will find their way in after XP SP2 has been released this summer," he said.
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Microsoft says Palladium, its next-generation secure computing base, is still kicking and will debut in Longhorn. Click here to read more.
"We see this as the default platform on PCs in the next few years. Most of our applications are supported by 32-bit under 64-bit Windows. Some of our applications, like Office and others on the server, dont necessarily have to be 64-bit applications, as they can be run and supported in compatible mode," he said.
The naming of the product and its pricing are still being determined, Marr said, adding that theyd likely be close to the Windows 32-bit equivalent. While 64-bit would be a component of Longhorn, how it will be delivered has yet to be decided, he said.
Marr said the new security features of the upcoming Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) will be included in the upcoming Windows 64-bit product. "Because we are shipping on the Server 2003 code base, we get all the reliability benefits of that for the client, and all the features and benefits of the XP SP2 will also all be incorporated into the next release," he said.
"Some of these are already in there, others are being moved across, and some will find their way in after XP SP2 has been released this summer," he said.
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