32-bit, 64-bit, x64, x86?

1 posts · 2007-02-10 05:22:00 to 2007-02-10 05:22:00

#36300163084 02/10/2007 05:22 32-bit, 64-bit, x64, x86?

Hmmm just a few questions for those that may know.

Yesturday I purchased Windows Vista Premium 64-bit (supposibly), along with a new harddrive.

It installed perfectly and everything except drivers, I started off with being able to not access the internet unless I drag it 1/2 around the house to plug it into the phone line directly, because there is no support for my Belkin Wireless Dongle on the 64-bit architecture model of the operating system.

However in the program files of the Vista harddrive it says c:/program files (x86), which I am a bit confused about as on the package of Vista it says 64-bit..... So ignoring this I go to download new drivers for my nVidia 7800gtx-tdh, and I am given an option...

Windows Vista x64, or Windows Vista x86.....What option do I choose?....

 And whats the difference between all of this? :\

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