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In message <>, Carnations wrote:

> But actually, now that I've checked even OOo is a 64bit version - I've
> just checked the installer.

I just tried date functions and date formatting in 64-bit OOo. e.g. in cell
A1, the formula “=DATEVALUE("1-Mar-2040")” evaluates to 51196. And in A2,
the formula “=A1+29” formatted as a date shows as “Friday, 30 March 2040”.

On Jan 2, 5:00*pm, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <l...@geek-
central.gen.new_zealand> wrote:
> In message <hhkdks$78...@news.albasani.net>, Richard wrote:
>
> > Windows comes with [32-bit compatible libraries], so it is a non issue for
> > internet explorer and silverlight on that platform.
>
> There is still the issue that you need to run two different versions of
> Internet Explorer on 64-bit Dimdows, one compatible with 32-bit plugins and
> one compatible with 64-bit.

Why is it that you need to run 64 bit Internet Explorer?

was there a reason?

> I gather this also applies to Dimdows Media Player, because there are 32-bit
> codecs and 64-bit ones.

On Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:43:22 -0800, Nathan Mercer wrote:

> Why is it that you need to run 64 bit Internet Explorer?
>
> was there a reason?

Here's the better question: Why should you need to install 32bit stuff onto a 64bit computer with a 64bit
OS?

Or is Microsoft's "64bit" version of MS WindowsNT merely some 64bit stuff bolted on top of a 32bit OS?

That could explain the hideous performance of MS Windows Vista Ultimate and all its various
progressively more crippled options - that and the stupid Digital Restrictions Management that MS built
into the kernel!


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impossible wrote:
>
> "Sweetpea" <> wrote in message
> news...
>> On Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:43:22 -0800, Nathan Mercer wrote:
>>
>>> Why is it that you need to run 64 bit Internet Explorer?
>>>
>>> was there a reason?
>>
>> Here's the better question: Why should you need to install 32bit stuff
>> onto a 64bit computer with a 64bit
>> OS?
>>
>
> And here's the better question yet, SweetPee/CupaPee: How many sock
> puppets does it take for a Larry D'Loserite to ConTheNation?
>
I'm almost sure it's Lennier (aka Carnations).

Cheers,

Cliff

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On 6/01/2010 10:22 am, Enkidu wrote:
> impossible wrote:
>>
>> "Sweetpea" <> wrote in message
>> news...
>>> On Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:43:22 -0800, Nathan Mercer wrote:
>>>
>>>> Why is it that you need to run 64 bit Internet Explorer?
>>>>
>>>> was there a reason?
>>>
>>> Here's the better question: Why should you need to install 32bit
>>> stuff onto a 64bit computer with a 64bit
>>> OS?
>>>
>>
>> And here's the better question yet, SweetPee/CupaPee: How many sock
>> puppets does it take for a Larry D'Loserite to ConTheNation?
> >
> I'm almost sure it's Lennier (aka Carnations).

A fair assumption given that the sig is the same. I think he(?) has used
Sweetpea in the past too.

On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:22:21 +1300, Enkidu wrote:

> impossible wrote:
>>
>> "Sweetpea" <> wrote in message
>> news...
>>> On Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:43:22 -0800, Nathan Mercer wrote:
>>>
>>>> Why is it that you need to run 64 bit Internet Explorer?
>>>>
>>>> was there a reason?
>>>
>>> Here's the better question: Why should you need to install 32bit stuff
>>> onto a 64bit computer with a 64bit
>>> OS?
>>>
>>>
>> And here's the better question yet, SweetPee/CupaPee: How many sock
>> puppets does it take for a Larry D'Loserite to ConTheNation?
> >
> I'm almost sure it's Lennier (aka Carnations).

Why only "almost"?

Almost all the headers are identical to before, and I'm still using the same xface that I've been using for
years.


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On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:41:15 +1300, Nik Coughlin wrote:

> A fair assumption given that the sig is the same. I think he(?) has used
> Sweetpea in the past too.

Nope - haven't used Sweetpea in the past. I've used other flowers tho'.

This year it has been Carnations and Sweetpeas.


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On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:41:43 +1300, geoff wrote:

>> Here's the better question: Why should you need to install 32bit stuff
>> onto a 64bit computer with a 64bit OS?
>
> Because the application you may want to run is only available as 32 bit

So download the source code and recompile it for your computer!!!

Oh yeah - you can't do that with most of the software that you purchase for use on MS Windows.


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Sweetpea wrote:
> On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:22:21 +1300, Enkidu wrote:
>
>> impossible wrote:
>>> "Sweetpea" <> wrote in message
>>> news...
>>>> On Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:43:22 -0800, Nathan Mercer wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Why is it that you need to run 64 bit Internet Explorer?
>>>>>
>>>>> was there a reason?
>>>> Here's the better question: Why should you need to install 32bit stuff
>>>> onto a 64bit computer with a 64bit
>>>> OS?
>>>>
>>>>
>>> And here's the better question yet, SweetPee/CupaPee: How many sock
>>> puppets does it take for a Larry D'Loserite to ConTheNation?
>> >
>> I'm almost sure it's Lennier (aka Carnations).
>
> Why only "almost"?
>
> Almost all the headers are identical to before, and I'm still using the same xface that I've been using for
> years.
>
I didn't have the headers for comparison at the time. So I was going on
the style of general pigheadedness.

Cheers,

Cliff

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The Internet is interesting in that although the nicknames may change,
the same old personalities show through.