p.1 #7 · IE = no Flash Player on 64 bit machines ???
I don't know. I have a new laptop that would not run or download Flash Player on a 64 bit machine (according the MS site that it refers one too when the error pops up). So posted here to get more info or maybe something basic I was missing. Running Windows 7 on that machine, which is new to me too. Many sites use Flash so it is a signifcant problem...IMHO and limited understanding of web and its related technologies...high level user type here.There is a Microsoft paper on it and it is all over Google so assume this is not a unique situation. You can get to a 32 bit version of IE like Dmitri says, but it is several extra steps and I see no need to do it when just using Firefox works well. The FF display is better for photos at any rate, so I'm happy.
Feb 02, 2010 at 11:44 PM
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p.1 #8 · IE = no Flash Player on 64 bit machines ???
p.1 #10 · IE = no Flash Player on 64 bit machines ???
Yep, no flash on 64 bit IE or FF. I keep the 32 bit version around when it need flash. I wish Adobe get off its backside and finally publish a 64 bit version. They have been promising one for eternity now.
p.1 #11 · IE = no Flash Player on 64 bit machines ???
I'm not opening >4gig files with my web browser so why would I care if I have to use the 32 bit version? Flash 10 plays just fine with 32bit browser in a x64 environment. I just don't understand why anybody would insist on using a 64 bit browser.
p.1 #15 · IE = no Flash Player on 64 bit machines ???
Shane: What Lance said. One nice thing about FF is that it's color managed, which IE is not. I used to run both but recently found that IE was hogging my processor and getting hung up too often, so it's all FF now.
Here's a link to information about the Firefox add-on for color management. I can't guarantee this is the most up-to-date info, but if not you probably can get there from here.
Here's a second link in case the first one doesn't get you where you want to be.
p.1 #16 · IE = no Flash Player on 64 bit machines ???
On windows, I agree a 64 bit browser isn't much faster. On snow leopard with 64 bit safari it is a noticeable difference in both real world use and benchmarks. Particulary javascript heavy sites.
And actually, there are a few other reasons regarding overall system performance, memory handling, and code security that make it worth running a 64 bit browser on a 64 bit chip. It's not just so you can access more than 4gb of ram...
p.1 #17 · IE = no Flash Player on 64 bit machines ???
matthewbmedia wrote:
On windows, I agree a 64 bit browser isn't much faster. On snow leopard with 64 bit safari it is a noticeable difference in both real world use and benchmarks. Particulary javascript heavy sites.
Google Chrome javascript rendering, ftw.
And actually, there are a few other reasons regarding overall system performance, memory handling, and code security that make it worth running a 64 bit browser on a 64 bit chip. It's not just so you can access more than 4gb of ram...
Naturally what I agreed to above is an over-simplification.
However, from where I sit, there is no 100%, iron-clad reason to use a 64-bit browser.
p.1 #19 · IE = no Flash Player on 64 bit machines ???
matthewbmedia wrote:
This is because you are sitting at a windows 7 box.
Actually, I am sitting at an an Intel iMac running 10.5.8 with a Windows XP SP3 VM in Fusion, an Ubuntu 9.10 x64 box, a Windows XP SP3 box, a Vista Enterprise x64 SP2 box, and a Windows 7 Enterprise x64 box concurrently.
Fwiw, I use FF and Chrome (dev version) on all platforms, again, concurrently - even on my Mac.
The only thing I have found which gives Safari an edge is Ajax-based sites.
We can sit here and geek-out, but honestly, I dont have the time nor the inclination.
All I am saying is that for the majority of the people on this board, they will get solid and fast performance out of any 32-bit browser which isnt IE or 64-bit, and just b/c they are on a Mac does *not* mean they will get astonishingly wonderful amazingly superior performance by using Safari over FF or Chrome.
p.1 #20 · IE = no Flash Player on 64 bit machines ???
...And again, my point is there are multiple benefits besides speed of the browser itself. Users here would probably be interested in that, since most people like to "multitask".
Since you seem only interested in speed of the browser, and not how the browser affects the overall stability and performance of the OS as a whole - here's something interesting -
Javascript performance is measurably 2x faster on 64 bit safari in snow leopard than it is on 10.5.8 in 32 bit mode. This is on top of an already very fast javascript engine which is quite a bit faster than Chrome's engine.
For anyone who uses facebook or google docs, the difference is noticeable in the real world.
Was also wondering about Google Chrome...any good?
