My First Vista x64 Installation

Hi Everyone,

I've been reading and learning a lot in this news group, and I want to
describe my very good first experience with 64-bit Windows.

I got a great price on a new Gateway GM5472, with 2.6 GHz Athlon 64 X2
dual core 5000+. After increasing RAM from 2 GB to 4 GB and replacing
the 300W power supply with 500W, I wiped out Gateway's 32-bit Vista
Home Premium and installed 64-bit Vista Ultimate.

Installation was uneventful. 64-bit drivers for all of the built-in
devices, including the AverMedia TV tuner, were available on Gateway's
web site and from Windows Update. I added a PCI Hauppauge WinTV-PVR
150 TV tuner, which works with Vista's built-in drivers.

These applications are installed and running fine: Virtual PC 2007,
Firefox, Thunderbird, Forte Agent, Second Copy, ShortKeys, Whisper 32,
News Rover, WorldMerge, Irfan View, MailWasher Pro, Office 2007,
Noteworthy Composer, NOD32 Antivirus, BurnCDCC, ImgBurn.

Virtual machines that I created on a 32-bit Intel system run fine on
AMD 64-bit.

The only application that won't install is Comcast Rhapsody, because
of DRM. I can access Comcast Rhapsody from a web site, so that's OK.

My networked HP LaserJet 2600n and Brother MFC-440CN printers work
fine. So does an HP LaserJet 6P on a D-Link DP-300U print server.

The only device that won't install is a discontinued Motorola USB
wireless network adapter.

My favorite thing is that I added a PCIe GeForce 8500 GT graphics card
and, along with the built-in GeForce 6150SE, I'm running three
monitors. :-)
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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Colin
Mon Dec 31 23:14:25 PST 2007

Congratulations and Happy New Year.

"Steve Winograd" <bc070521m@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:0gojn3dlu8pt3occt1dkpsheqg07j0ei17@4ax.com...
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I've been reading and learning a lot in this news group, and I want to
> describe my very good first experience with 64-bit Windows.
>
> I got a great price on a new Gateway GM5472, with 2.6 GHz Athlon 64 X2
> dual core 5000+. After increasing RAM from 2 GB to 4 GB and replacing
> the 300W power supply with 500W, I wiped out Gateway's 32-bit Vista
> Home Premium and installed 64-bit Vista Ultimate.
>
> Installation was uneventful. 64-bit drivers for all of the built-in
> devices, including the AverMedia TV tuner, were available on Gateway's
> web site and from Windows Update. I added a PCI Hauppauge WinTV-PVR
> 150 TV tuner, which works with Vista's built-in drivers.
>
> These applications are installed and running fine: Virtual PC 2007,
> Firefox, Thunderbird, Forte Agent, Second Copy, ShortKeys, Whisper 32,
> News Rover, WorldMerge, Irfan View, MailWasher Pro, Office 2007,
> Noteworthy Composer, NOD32 Antivirus, BurnCDCC, ImgBurn.
>
> Virtual machines that I created on a 32-bit Intel system run fine on
> AMD 64-bit.
>
> The only application that won't install is Comcast Rhapsody, because
> of DRM. I can access Comcast Rhapsody from a web site, so that's OK.
>
> My networked HP LaserJet 2600n and Brother MFC-440CN printers work
> fine. So does an HP LaserJet 6P on a D-Link DP-300U print server.
>
> The only device that won't install is a discontinued Motorola USB
> wireless network adapter.
>
> My favorite thing is that I added a PCIe GeForce 8500 GT graphics card
> and, along with the built-in GeForce 6150SE, I'm running three
> monitors. :-)
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Zootal
Mon Dec 31 23:34:18 PST 2007

Where did you find 64 bit drivers for AverMedia TV tuner? I have an old one,
and I didn't think they even made XP drivers for it.


"Steve Winograd" <bc070521m@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:0gojn3dlu8pt3occt1dkpsheqg07j0ei17@4ax.com...
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I've been reading and learning a lot in this news group, and I want to
> describe my very good first experience with 64-bit Windows.
>
> I got a great price on a new Gateway GM5472, with 2.6 GHz Athlon 64 X2
> dual core 5000+. After increasing RAM from 2 GB to 4 GB and replacing
> the 300W power supply with 500W, I wiped out Gateway's 32-bit Vista
> Home Premium and installed 64-bit Vista Ultimate.
>
> Installation was uneventful. 64-bit drivers for all of the built-in
> devices, including the AverMedia TV tuner, were available on Gateway's
> web site and from Windows Update. I added a PCI Hauppauge WinTV-PVR
> 150 TV tuner, which works with Vista's built-in drivers.
>
> These applications are installed and running fine: Virtual PC 2007,
> Firefox, Thunderbird, Forte Agent, Second Copy, ShortKeys, Whisper 32,
> News Rover, WorldMerge, Irfan View, MailWasher Pro, Office 2007,
> Noteworthy Composer, NOD32 Antivirus, BurnCDCC, ImgBurn.
>
> Virtual machines that I created on a 32-bit Intel system run fine on
> AMD 64-bit.
>
> The only application that won't install is Comcast Rhapsody, because
> of DRM. I can access Comcast Rhapsody from a web site, so that's OK.
>
> My networked HP LaserJet 2600n and Brother MFC-440CN printers work
> fine. So does an HP LaserJet 6P on a D-Link DP-300U print server.
>
> The only device that won't install is a discontinued Motorola USB
> wireless network adapter.
>
> My favorite thing is that I added a PCIe GeForce 8500 GT graphics card
> and, along with the built-in GeForce 6150SE, I'm running three
> monitors. :-)
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Steve
Tue Jan 01 00:00:41 PST 2008

On Tue, 1 Jan 2008 00:14:25 -0700, "Colin Barnhorst"
<colinbarharst@msn.com> wrote:
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> I've been reading and learning a lot in this news group, and I want to
>> describe my very good first experience with 64-bit Windows.
>>
>> I got a great price on a new Gateway GM5472, with 2.6 GHz Athlon 64 X2
>> dual core 5000+. After increasing RAM from 2 GB to 4 GB and replacing
>> the 300W power supply with 500W, I wiped out Gateway's 32-bit Vista
>> Home Premium and installed 64-bit Vista Ultimate.
>>
>> Installation was uneventful. 64-bit drivers for all of the built-in
>> devices, including the AverMedia TV tuner, were available on Gateway's
>> web site and from Windows Update. I added a PCI Hauppauge WinTV-PVR
>> 150 TV tuner, which works with Vista's built-in drivers.
>>
>> These applications are installed and running fine: Virtual PC 2007,
>> Firefox, Thunderbird, Forte Agent, Second Copy, ShortKeys, Whisper 32,
>> News Rover, WorldMerge, Irfan View, MailWasher Pro, Office 2007,
>> Noteworthy Composer, NOD32 Antivirus, BurnCDCC, ImgBurn.
>>
>> Virtual machines that I created on a 32-bit Intel system run fine on
>> AMD 64-bit.
>>
>> The only application that won't install is Comcast Rhapsody, because
>> of DRM. I can access Comcast Rhapsody from a web site, so that's OK.
>>
>> My networked HP LaserJet 2600n and Brother MFC-440CN printers work
>> fine. So does an HP LaserJet 6P on a D-Link DP-300U print server.
>>
>> The only device that won't install is a discontinued Motorola USB
>> wireless network adapter.
>>
>> My favorite thing is that I added a PCIe GeForce 8500 GT graphics card
>> and, along with the built-in GeForce 6150SE, I'm running three
>> monitors. :-)
>
>Congratulations and Happy New Year.

Thanks, Colin. Happy New Year to you, too.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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Steve
Tue Jan 01 00:29:39 PST 2008

On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:34:18 -0800, "Zootal"
<msnews@zootal.nospam.com> wrote:
>> I've been reading and learning a lot in this news group, and I want to
>> describe my very good first experience with 64-bit Windows.
>>
>> I got a great price on a new Gateway GM5472, with 2.6 GHz Athlon 64 X2
>> dual core 5000+. After increasing RAM from 2 GB to 4 GB and replacing
>> the 300W power supply with 500W, I wiped out Gateway's 32-bit Vista
>> Home Premium and installed 64-bit Vista Ultimate.
>>
>> Installation was uneventful. 64-bit drivers for all of the built-in
>> devices, including the AverMedia TV tuner, were available on Gateway's
>> web site and from Windows Update. I added a PCI Hauppauge WinTV-PVR
>> 150 TV tuner, which works with Vista's built-in drivers.
>>
>> These applications are installed and running fine: Virtual PC 2007,
>> Firefox, Thunderbird, Forte Agent, Second Copy, ShortKeys, Whisper 32,
>> News Rover, WorldMerge, Irfan View, MailWasher Pro, Office 2007,
>> Noteworthy Composer, NOD32 Antivirus, BurnCDCC, ImgBurn.
>>
>> Virtual machines that I created on a 32-bit Intel system run fine on
>> AMD 64-bit.
>>
>> The only application that won't install is Comcast Rhapsody, because
>> of DRM. I can access Comcast Rhapsody from a web site, so that's OK.
>>
>> My networked HP LaserJet 2600n and Brother MFC-440CN printers work
>> fine. So does an HP LaserJet 6P on a D-Link DP-300U print server.
>>
>> The only device that won't install is a discontinued Motorola USB
>> wireless network adapter.
>>
>> My favorite thing is that I added a PCIe GeForce 8500 GT graphics card
>> and, along with the built-in GeForce 6150SE, I'm running three
>> monitors. :-)
>
>Where did you find 64 bit drivers for AverMedia TV tuner? I have an old one,
>and I didn't think they even made XP drivers for it.

Vista has a built-in 64-bit driver for the AverMedia M791 PCIe Combo
NTSC/ATSC tuner. I mistakenly said that Gateway has the driver. The
driver on the Gateway web site is 32-bit.

AVerMedia has a 64-bit driver here:

http://www.aver.com/mpd/support/download/m791_pcie.html

AVerMedia drivers for other products are here. I hope that your tuner
is included:

http://www.aver.com/mpd/support/download/download.html
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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Zootal
Tue Jan 01 00:41:29 PST 2008

Mine is in the "discontinued" section, it's an old TVFM98 card. The Aver US
people are clueless. They told me there were no XP drivers for my card, so I
went to the Taiwan Aver site, and found them there. Works very will with
XP32. Alas, no XP64 drivers...<sigh>....

"Steve Winograd" <bc070521m@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:opsjn3pf3sot7k7146mmlfr5ginf07oaha@4ax.com...
> On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:34:18 -0800, "Zootal"
> <msnews@zootal.nospam.com> wrote:
>>> I've been reading and learning a lot in this news group, and I want to
>>> describe my very good first experience with 64-bit Windows.
>>>
>>> I got a great price on a new Gateway GM5472, with 2.6 GHz Athlon 64 X2
>>> dual core 5000+. After increasing RAM from 2 GB to 4 GB and replacing
>>> the 300W power supply with 500W, I wiped out Gateway's 32-bit Vista
>>> Home Premium and installed 64-bit Vista Ultimate.
>>>
>>> Installation was uneventful. 64-bit drivers for all of the built-in
>>> devices, including the AverMedia TV tuner, were available on Gateway's
>>> web site and from Windows Update. I added a PCI Hauppauge WinTV-PVR
>>> 150 TV tuner, which works with Vista's built-in drivers.
>>>
>>> These applications are installed and running fine: Virtual PC 2007,
>>> Firefox, Thunderbird, Forte Agent, Second Copy, ShortKeys, Whisper 32,
>>> News Rover, WorldMerge, Irfan View, MailWasher Pro, Office 2007,
>>> Noteworthy Composer, NOD32 Antivirus, BurnCDCC, ImgBurn.
>>>
>>> Virtual machines that I created on a 32-bit Intel system run fine on
>>> AMD 64-bit.
>>>
>>> The only application that won't install is Comcast Rhapsody, because
>>> of DRM. I can access Comcast Rhapsody from a web site, so that's OK.
>>>
>>> My networked HP LaserJet 2600n and Brother MFC-440CN printers work
>>> fine. So does an HP LaserJet 6P on a D-Link DP-300U print server.
>>>
>>> The only device that won't install is a discontinued Motorola USB
>>> wireless network adapter.
>>>
>>> My favorite thing is that I added a PCIe GeForce 8500 GT graphics card
>>> and, along with the built-in GeForce 6150SE, I'm running three
>>> monitors. :-)
>>
>>Where did you find 64 bit drivers for AverMedia TV tuner? I have an old
>>one,
>>and I didn't think they even made XP drivers for it.
>
> Vista has a built-in 64-bit driver for the AverMedia M791 PCIe Combo
> NTSC/ATSC tuner. I mistakenly said that Gateway has the driver. The
> driver on the Gateway web site is 32-bit.
>
> AVerMedia has a 64-bit driver here:
>
> http://www.aver.com/mpd/support/download/m791_pcie.html
>
> AVerMedia drivers for other products are here. I hope that your tuner
> is included:
>
> http://www.aver.com/mpd/support/download/download.html
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

R
Tue Jan 01 07:45:40 PST 2008

Congratulations, Steve!

Welcome to the 64-bit world! I've been running Vista Ultimate x64 since RTM
on a homebuilt rig very similar to your Gateway (AMD 64 X2 5000+, 4 GB RAM,
etc.) and am very happy with it. After fighting with drivers and a few
incompatible programs all through the Vista beta, I was very pleased to find
that practically all the drivers I needed were that at RTM and that the
final few apps were compatible with the final Vista.

Enjoy! And Happy New Year to you, too!

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@grandecom.net
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64)

"Steve Winograd" <bc070521m@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:0gojn3dlu8pt3occt1dkpsheqg07j0ei17@4ax.com...
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I've been reading and learning a lot in this news group, and I want to
> describe my very good first experience with 64-bit Windows.
>
> I got a great price on a new Gateway GM5472, with 2.6 GHz Athlon 64 X2
> dual core 5000+. After increasing RAM from 2 GB to 4 GB and replacing
> the 300W power supply with 500W, I wiped out Gateway's 32-bit Vista
> Home Premium and installed 64-bit Vista Ultimate.
>
> Installation was uneventful. 64-bit drivers for all of the built-in
> devices, including the AverMedia TV tuner, were available on Gateway's
> web site and from Windows Update. I added a PCI Hauppauge WinTV-PVR
> 150 TV tuner, which works with Vista's built-in drivers.
>
> These applications are installed and running fine: Virtual PC 2007,
> Firefox, Thunderbird, Forte Agent, Second Copy, ShortKeys, Whisper 32,
> News Rover, WorldMerge, Irfan View, MailWasher Pro, Office 2007,
> Noteworthy Composer, NOD32 Antivirus, BurnCDCC, ImgBurn.
>
> Virtual machines that I created on a 32-bit Intel system run fine on
> AMD 64-bit.
>
> The only application that won't install is Comcast Rhapsody, because
> of DRM. I can access Comcast Rhapsody from a web site, so that's OK.
>
> My networked HP LaserJet 2600n and Brother MFC-440CN printers work
> fine. So does an HP LaserJet 6P on a D-Link DP-300U print server.
>
> The only device that won't install is a discontinued Motorola USB
> wireless network adapter.
>
> My favorite thing is that I added a PCIe GeForce 8500 GT graphics card
> and, along with the built-in GeForce 6150SE, I'm running three
> monitors. :-)
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Charlie
Tue Jan 01 08:01:48 PST 2008

Welcome to our 64-bit world, Steve. You've obviously done your homework and
understand the dynamics of moving to a new architecture.

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel


"Steve Winograd" <bc070521m@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:0gojn3dlu8pt3occt1dkpsheqg07j0ei17@4ax.com...
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I've been reading and learning a lot in this news group, and I want to
> describe my very good first experience with 64-bit Windows.
>
> I got a great price on a new Gateway GM5472, with 2.6 GHz Athlon 64 X2
> dual core 5000+. After increasing RAM from 2 GB to 4 GB and replacing
> the 300W power supply with 500W, I wiped out Gateway's 32-bit Vista
> Home Premium and installed 64-bit Vista Ultimate.
>
> Installation was uneventful. 64-bit drivers for all of the built-in
> devices, including the AverMedia TV tuner, were available on Gateway's
> web site and from Windows Update. I added a PCI Hauppauge WinTV-PVR
> 150 TV tuner, which works with Vista's built-in drivers.
>
> These applications are installed and running fine: Virtual PC 2007,
> Firefox, Thunderbird, Forte Agent, Second Copy, ShortKeys, Whisper 32,
> News Rover, WorldMerge, Irfan View, MailWasher Pro, Office 2007,
> Noteworthy Composer, NOD32 Antivirus, BurnCDCC, ImgBurn.
>
> Virtual machines that I created on a 32-bit Intel system run fine on
> AMD 64-bit.
>
> The only application that won't install is Comcast Rhapsody, because
> of DRM. I can access Comcast Rhapsody from a web site, so that's OK.
>
> My networked HP LaserJet 2600n and Brother MFC-440CN printers work
> fine. So does an HP LaserJet 6P on a D-Link DP-300U print server.
>
> The only device that won't install is a discontinued Motorola USB
> wireless network adapter.
>
> My favorite thing is that I added a PCIe GeForce 8500 GT graphics card
> and, along with the built-in GeForce 6150SE, I'm running three
> monitors. :-)
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Steve
Tue Jan 01 09:52:51 PST 2008

On Tue, 1 Jan 2008 09:45:40 -0600, "R. C. White" <rc@grandecom.net>
wrote:
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> I've been reading and learning a lot in this news group, and I want to
>> describe my very good first experience with 64-bit Windows.
>>
>> I got a great price on a new Gateway GM5472, with 2.6 GHz Athlon 64 X2
>> dual core 5000+. After increasing RAM from 2 GB to 4 GB and replacing
>> the 300W power supply with 500W, I wiped out Gateway's 32-bit Vista
>> Home Premium and installed 64-bit Vista Ultimate.
>>
>> Installation was uneventful. 64-bit drivers for all of the built-in
>> devices, including the AverMedia TV tuner, were available on Gateway's
>> web site and from Windows Update. I added a PCI Hauppauge WinTV-PVR
>> 150 TV tuner, which works with Vista's built-in drivers.
>>
>> These applications are installed and running fine: Virtual PC 2007,
>> Firefox, Thunderbird, Forte Agent, Second Copy, ShortKeys, Whisper 32,
>> News Rover, WorldMerge, Irfan View, MailWasher Pro, Office 2007,
>> Noteworthy Composer, NOD32 Antivirus, BurnCDCC, ImgBurn.
>>
>> Virtual machines that I created on a 32-bit Intel system run fine on
>> AMD 64-bit.
>>
>> The only application that won't install is Comcast Rhapsody, because
>> of DRM. I can access Comcast Rhapsody from a web site, so that's OK.
>>
>> My networked HP LaserJet 2600n and Brother MFC-440CN printers work
>> fine. So does an HP LaserJet 6P on a D-Link DP-300U print server.
>>
>> The only device that won't install is a discontinued Motorola USB
>> wireless network adapter.
>>
>> My favorite thing is that I added a PCIe GeForce 8500 GT graphics card
>> and, along with the built-in GeForce 6150SE, I'm running three
>> monitors. :-)
>
>Congratulations, Steve!
>
>Welcome to the 64-bit world! I've been running Vista Ultimate x64 since RTM
>on a homebuilt rig very similar to your Gateway (AMD 64 X2 5000+, 4 GB RAM,
>etc.) and am very happy with it. After fighting with drivers and a few
>incompatible programs all through the Vista beta, I was very pleased to find
>that practically all the drivers I needed were that at RTM and that the
>final few apps were compatible with the final Vista.
>
>Enjoy! And Happy New Year to you, too!
>
>RC

Thanks, RC. I was pleased with the driver and app support, too.

Happy New Year!
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
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Steve
Tue Jan 01 10:11:19 PST 2008

On Tue, 1 Jan 2008 08:01:48 -0800, "Charlie Russel - MVP"
<charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote:
>> I've been reading and learning a lot in this news group, and I want to
>> describe my very good first experience with 64-bit Windows.
>>
>> I got a great price on a new Gateway GM5472, with 2.6 GHz Athlon 64 X2
>> dual core 5000+. After increasing RAM from 2 GB to 4 GB and replacing
>> the 300W power supply with 500W, I wiped out Gateway's 32-bit Vista
>> Home Premium and installed 64-bit Vista Ultimate.
>>
>> Installation was uneventful. 64-bit drivers for all of the built-in
>> devices, including the AverMedia TV tuner, were available on Gateway's
>> web site and from Windows Update. I added a PCI Hauppauge WinTV-PVR
>> 150 TV tuner, which works with Vista's built-in drivers.
>>
>> These applications are installed and running fine: Virtual PC 2007,
>> Firefox, Thunderbird, Forte Agent, Second Copy, ShortKeys, Whisper 32,
>> News Rover, WorldMerge, Irfan View, MailWasher Pro, Office 2007,
>> Noteworthy Composer, NOD32 Antivirus, BurnCDCC, ImgBurn.
>>
>> Virtual machines that I created on a 32-bit Intel system run fine on
>> AMD 64-bit.
>>
>> The only application that won't install is Comcast Rhapsody, because
>> of DRM. I can access Comcast Rhapsody from a web site, so that's OK.
>>
>> My networked HP LaserJet 2600n and Brother MFC-440CN printers work
>> fine. So does an HP LaserJet 6P on a D-Link DP-300U print server.
>>
>> The only device that won't install is a discontinued Motorola USB
>> wireless network adapter.
>>
>> My favorite thing is that I added a PCIe GeForce 8500 GT graphics card
>> and, along with the built-in GeForce 6150SE, I'm running three
>> monitors. :-)
>
>Welcome to our 64-bit world, Steve. You've obviously done your homework and
>understand the dynamics of moving to a new architecture.

Thanks, Charlie. The people in this news group are great teachers. :-)

I notice that most of the replies to my first message are top-posted.
Is that the convention here? If so, I'll consider switching. The
other Msnews groups that I take part in are almost all bottom-posted.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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