Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Because my proc doesn't support NX and it is 32-bit. Peter On 07/01/2013 11:53, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > So why do you need Windows 8? > > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > > > Sign my petition against the gun lobby: > > https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/include-nra-list-terrorist-organizations-group-actively-promotes-killing-us-civilians/GgyPdyy4 > > YNWA > > > > > > > > > On Jan 7, 2013, at 12:08 PM, Peter Dzwig wrote: > >> "Physical Address Extension (PAE), NX processor bit (NX), and Streaming >> SIMD >> Extensions 2 (SSE2) refer to features of the processor. PAE enables 32-bit >> processors to access more than 4 GB of physical memory on capable >> versions of >> Windows and is a prerequisite for NX. NX allows the processor to help >> guard the >> PC from attacks by malicious software. SSE2 (a standard on processors for >> a long >> time) is an instruction set that is increasingly used by third-party apps >> and >> drivers. For Windows 8, for your malware defense features to work >> reliably we >> require that your processor support NX. To enhance the reliability of >> third-party apps and drivers running in Windows 8, SSE2 is also required. >> If >> your PC doesn't support PAE, NX, and SSE2 you won?t be able to install >> Windows >> 8...." >> >> - Nicrosoft >> >> On 07/01/2013 00:25, Richard Man wrote: >>> what CPU do you have? PAE probably refers to 64-bit x64 CPU. Any Intel PC >>> made in the last 4-5 years have that. NX is no execution or something? So >>> same thing, any 4-5 year old CPU should have that. SSE2 is the same, it's >>> the multimedia SIMD extension that has existed since a number of years >>> now. >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 4:12 PM, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at >>> summaventures.com>wrote: >>> >>>> FWIW. >>>> >>>> LR4 comes up with the need to have PAE (Physical address Extension) and >>>> NX >>>> bit >>>> available to it plus something SSE2. I have the former and the latter >>>> but >>>> don't >>>> have NX on my chipset so..... and having spent GBP90 on s/w I don't >>>> want to >>>> spend GBP300 - 400 for a new server. >>>> >>>> Peter >>>> >>>> On 06/01/2013 22:51, Richard Man wrote: >>>>> ?? LR4 runs fine on most Windows PC? Not sure about problem >>>>> descriptions? >>>>> >>>>> It may have problems with Windows 8, but that would probably just be W8 >>>> and >>>>> hopefully will be fixed by Microsquish. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 1:45 PM, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at >>>>> summaventures.com >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I bought LR4 to go with my XPro 1 only to find that I can only run LR4 >>>>>> over W8 >>>>>> or a version of Windows supported by a chip having certain properties >>>>>> implemented by Intel (PAE, NX, etc.) >>>>>> >>>>>> Since I don' want to buy a new computer as well does anyone have any >>>>>> recommendations for an alternative to LR4 that can read RAW from an >>>> XPRO-1? >>>>>> >>>>>> Currently I normally run PSE over XP which is fine for most apps. >>>>>> >>>>>> Peter >>>>>> >>>>>> PS I knew that film was cheaper!! >>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>>> =========================================================== >>>>>> Dr Peter Dzwig >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> =========================================================== >>>> Dr Peter Dzwig >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> >> =========================================================== >> Dr Peter Dzwig >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- =========================================================== Dr Peter Dzwig