The faster chip also requires that the operating system and applications that run on top of it be recompiled for 64-bit processing. |
The most reliable way to sanitize a computer is to wipe the hard disk clean and then reinstall its operating system from scratch. |
It allows these applications to run, without recompilation, under a 64-bit operating system in long mode. |
I have one or two criticisms of this operating system, because errors of the kind that I made should be recoverable but are not. |
Primarily, the software handles operating system reinstalls and hardware configuration on its own. |
And it assumes that applications are well-behaved enough to use the protection facilities in the operating system. |