1337Delta764 From United States of America, joined Oct 2005, 5781 posts, RR: 2 Posted (1 year 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 844 times:
I did a thread asking if anyone was using the 64-bit version of Internet Explorer recently. Now, I will do one for Microsoft Office 2010 - is anyone using the 64-bit version yet? The Office 2010 retail versions include both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions, but installs the 32-bit version by default.
When Office 2010 was first released, it was stated that the 64-bit version wasn't ready for primetime. However, now with all the updates for Office 2010, I decided to make a move to the 64-bit version, and I haven't had any issues whatsoever.
So, is anyone here using 64-bit Office 2010?
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ALTF4 From United States of America, joined Jul 2010, 1143 posts, RR: 4 Reply 1, posted (1 year 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 834 times:
I tried it for a little while, but had to give it up, because most add-ins are only compatible with 32-bit. The nice thing, though, is that Access is able to handle more data with the 64-bit version. Once the two add-ins I use have 64-bit compatible versions, I'll switch over to 64-bit.
All in all, similar to the 64-bit problems with I.E... plugins, namely Flash, kept me from using it.
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1337Delta764 From United States of America, joined Oct 2005, 5781 posts, RR: 2 Reply 2, posted (1 year 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 819 times:
Quoting ALTF4 (Reply 1): All in all, similar to the 64-bit problems with I.E... plugins, namely Flash, kept me from using it.
Flash Player is now available for 64-bit IE. After it was released is when I made the switch.
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ALTF4 From United States of America, joined Jul 2010, 1143 posts, RR: 4 Reply 3, posted (1 year 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 813 times:
Quoting 1337Delta764 (Reply 2): Flash Player is now available for 64-bit IE. After it was released is when I made the switch.
Dreadnought From United States of America, joined Feb 2008, 7796 posts, RR: 22 Reply 4, posted (1 year 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 804 times:
Quoting ALTF4 (Reply 1): I tried it for a little while, but had to give it up, because most add-ins are only compatible with 32-bit. The nice thing, though, is that Access is able to handle more data with the 64-bit version. Once the two add-ins I use have 64-bit compatible versions, I'll switch over to 64-bit.
Really? Have they beaten the 2 GB database size limit? That would be a big help to me. I'm in telecom, and 2 GB is like only a day or two's worth of data.
ALTF4 From United States of America, joined Jul 2010, 1143 posts, RR: 4 Reply 5, posted (1 year 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 786 times:
Quoting Dreadnought (Reply 4): Really? Have they beaten the 2 GB database size limit? That would be a big help to me. I'm in telecom, and 2 GB is like only a day or two's worth of data.
Well crap, I was certain that was true. I just tried it out on a laptop with Office 64-bit and... Access still won't allow more than 2GB. So, strike that off the list.
The data I work with for work is about as much as you, so I ended up sticking Access in the garbage and now use MySQL for data work. Much better... and much better SQL query abilities, as well, IMO.
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Dreadnought From United States of America, joined Feb 2008, 7796 posts, RR: 22 Reply 6, posted (1 year 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 772 times:
Quoting ALTF4 (Reply 5): The data I work with for work is about as much as you, so I ended up sticking Access in the garbage and now use MySQL for data work. Much better... and much better SQL query abilities, as well, IMO.
No question SQL is better and faster with big databases. My problem is that I barely know anything about SQL - apart from a few very simple queries. For more sophisticated multilayered queries I liked being able to use Access.
sccutler From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 5093 posts, RR: 28 Reply 7, posted (1 year 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 718 times:
Naw, I have managed to avoid changing over to Microsoft Turd. Corel's recent release of WordPerfect X5 continues the legacy of superior office software at lower cost.
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nighthawk From UK - Scotland, joined Sep 2001, 4991 posts, RR: 38 Reply 8, posted (1 year 4 months 4 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 684 times:
Quoting 1337Delta764 (Thread starter): I did a thread asking if anyone was using the 64-bit version of Internet Explorer recently. Now, I will do one for Microsoft Office 2010 - is anyone using the 64-bit version yet?
What is your obsession with 64 bit? There is little to no difference between a 64 and 32 bit application, other than the way it is compiled. There may be slight performance gains due to it running natively on the CPU, but for something like a web browser and office, the differences will be unnoticeable.
I have been running Windows 7 64-bit for some time now, and honestly couldnt tell you whether I am using 32 or 64 bit version of office.
Quoting Dreadnought (Reply 4): Really? Have they beaten the 2 GB database size limit? That would be a big help to me.
I dont think this is a physical limit, but rather a commercially imposed limit - i.e Microsoft would prefer you to buy SQL Server if you need more than 2GB. You could try SQL Server Compact Edition / Express edition, both of which are free, and limited to 10 GB database sizes for the same reason.
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