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32bit and 64 bit

by omiskypluto Jul 14, 2007 3:16AM PDT

whats the difference between the 32 bit and the 64 bit operating system of XP? does the 64 64 bit drain my memory and could i still use programs which supports 32 bit ?

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Very little

by jackson dougless Jul 14, 2007 3:21AM PDT

To make a long complicated story simple, unless you have a program that uses a lot of 64-bit variables (so basically high end photo and video editing programs) there is absolutely no point in running a 64-bit OS no matter if it's XP, Vista, Linux, etc.

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I used to like XP 64.

by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator Jul 14, 2007 3:30AM PDT

But then I found it was more like a remote island with no cell or phone service. No pizza delivery either.

What does that mean? The drivers can be hard to find or non-existent and while XP 32 bit software does run the benefits don't show up to repay all the install and setup agony.

Sorry, it's not for the feint.

Bob

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