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Is Windows 64 bit the right choice.

Oct 30, 2009 2:17PM PDT

I am about to shifht to Windows 7. Should I also shift to 64 bit Windows? I am a normal user (no games or high funda apps). What problems will I face?

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I have 64 bit Windows 7 and the only
Oct 30, 2009 10:01PM PDT

thing I notice is that Adobe doesn't have a 64 bit flash so i just used IE 32 bit.

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link. comment.
Oct 31, 2009 1:06AM PDT
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What?
Oct 31, 2009 4:47AM PDT

32 bit applications run on 64 bit just fine. I have never even looked for a 32 bit flash version. I have just installed what every adobe told me to install.

Most games and program install fine. You run into problems with drivers (something that communicates directly with the OS).
Printer drivers tend to be the biggest headach. So if your printer has coming out sense Vista then it should have 64 bit drivers just fine. Mine doesn't and as of now I don't print, I just share its on the network and go onto the XP machine to print it.

The other is Graphic Card drivers. Most of these get updated enough, but could still have problems.

After that, like sound or mouse and keyboard really even basic 64 bit drivers are fine.

More and more programs are devloped with 64 bit in mind and thus would use it, but still not there yet. The real only reason to get 64 bit is for more RAM. I installed 64 bit Vista and Windows 7 and I only have 2gb of RAM. Maybe someday I'll get 4gb.