<p>I recently bought a new laptop with Vista 64 bit Operating System only to find out 64 bit Operating Systems are not usable with resNet in the residence halls ! Needless to say, I was certainly disappointed with CalPoly. Anyone here have any suggestions, ideas , info regarding this situation? </p>
<p>How many of you are in the same situation?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>One thing you could do if your a bit computer savvy is to install linux and dual-boot linux and vista. I used vista for half of last year and had a lot of problems so much so that I saved the resnet phone number on my cell. I installed linux and everything was fine as fas as internet browsing for the rest of the year.</p>
<p>Thanks. I heard the same thing about dual booting Vista 64 and XP 32 bit from a computer savvy friend. I will try to find someone to help me with this. Also I may just look for a cheap used laptop to connect to ResNet for internet and email access.</p>
<p>Do you know if CalPoly is working on fixing the 64 bit compatability problem? Seems like this would be getting to be a more common problem with the increasing numbers of 64 bit machines.</p>
<p>Not sure if they are. best bet would be to dual boot XP and Vista.</p>
<p>I was worried about the same thing before I moved into the school, so I installed ubuntu and XP onto my laptop. And to my relief, my 64-bit Vista OS worked perfectly fine with their Resnet internet. But you might have to install several of the “required” programs in order to use their internet, which is a bit of a hassle but it all worked out.</p>