Hi stevetsow,

  They are virtually the same.  But there are difference's because of the operating system (32-bit and 64-bit#.  These differences can have an effect on the Internet Explorer 32-bit and 64-bit.

  See the following web site for information:  This would generally also apply to Windows 7.  There are some programs that do not function well or at all in a 64-bit OS and Internet Explorer.  Having both or the accessibility to use both can clear this up.

Differences between the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Internet Explorer that are included in the x64-based versions of Windows Server 2003 and in Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

Scott Evans
MS-Internet Explorer forum
Microsoft MVP - IE

Hi Steve,

  OK.  I use a cable connection, and I have a CompuServe 2000 account.  The Classic account stopped so I had switched over to the CS2K account and have been using it ever since.

  I will be building a new computer next month.  It will have WinXP as this one does and will have Windows 7.  The computer I build will not be the best that it could be but it will be better than what I have not, a lot better.  What I really want is one with an i7 processor maybe 965 or 975, but this costs a lot and will have to wait.
  I will be installing Windows 7 32-bit and will also try installing Windows 7 64-bit.  I want to see what I can run in the 64-bit version of Windows 7.

  I hope the information I gave you about the Internet Explorer has helped.  Let me know, and if there is anything else about this that you might need.

Scott Evans
MS-Internet Explorer forum
Microsoft MVP - IE

Steve, formerly 76704,643

Thanks for the comments, Carmen!  So far my disappointments with the 64 bit machine have been the selective availability of drivers from Logitech, and the tardiness of HP in providing drivers for printers and perhaps other peripherals.  Although HP lists the driver on the respective web page pertaining to the specific peripheral, when attempting to download the driver a message appears stating the engineers are working on it and it should might be available mid November.

Furthermore I miss the PCMCIA slot, which was replaced by an Express Slot, making my vital PCMCIA sound card un useable.  Adapters for PCMCIA to Express are unfavorably rated because of their limited success in reliability.

Some software that needs to run in 32 bit mode does not run correctly (Nero is one of the first I noticed) so a 64 bit machine has some setbacks.

Hopefully with time some or many of these issues will be addressed.

And while I have drifted entirely from the original intent of this thread, I would like to ask how I can login to the Forum, now having to use a web based Compuserve User ID, and remain logged in (IOW using login cookies).  That feature (Remember ME etc) does not appear to be an available option on the Compuserve web based login page.

As you may have surmised I sysoped for over a decade on Compuserve Forums up to and including the initial Prospero years.

Regards,

Steve, formerly 76704,643

>>>Yes, Mike, I remember your name. Are you assigned to a forum?<<<

Thanks Carmen...my name is actually Steve.  I worked on the RV Forum until it was decided to move it to its own venue where there would be no advertising.  At that time most of our members were logging in using dialup often on shared phone lines as they travelled in their RV's.  The web based interface offered by AOL which included a high overhead of advertising was not compatible with our membership's ability to log in.

Steve, formerly 76704,643

> I would like to ask how I can login to the Forum, now having to use a web based Compuserve User ID, and remain logged in (IOW using login cookies).  That feature (Remember ME etc) does not appear to be an available option on the Compuserve web based login page.

Hi, Steve!

"Stevetsow" is an AOL/AIM screenname. You can change your password at http://myaccount.aol.com . You also have a webmail account available at http://webmail.aol.com

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You might try creating an Internet Explorer bookmark for your CompuServe "My Stuff" page. (Sign in to this forum, click on "My Stuff" at the top of the page, and then create an Internet Explorer bookmark for your "My Stuff" page.)

Then try accessing the CompuServe forums through your "My Stuff" bookmark. Internet Explorer may offer to store your forum screenname and password for future use.

  Regards,

           Don

Don, I do not see means of creating an "Internet Explorer bookmark" from My" Stuff page."

Also, I created my screen name when they first became available, but Netspace or AOL will not accept my credentials. I log from Compuserve login screen.

CarmenK

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OK, thank you Don, I was looking at Compuserve Favorites.

CarmenK

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