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March 3rd 10, 07:07 AM
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Question about 32bit and 64bit Win7
Hello,
I am confusion about 32bit and 64bit OS. Could anyone inform me about their different? If using 64bit OS (Win7), does it similar to Mac OS X that auto switch to support 32bit and 64bit device driver? I mean can I install 32bit device driver into 64bit Win7 ? Thanks tlee 
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March 3rd 10, 08:26 AM
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Question about 32bit and 64bit Win7
64bit Win7 requires that your hardware has 64 bit drivers
You can use 64 or 32 bit programs, eg MS Office is currently only 32bit Generally a 32bit driver wont work. Win7, depending on version, I believe, has a winxp compatibility mode for older software "tlee" wrote in message ... Hello, I am confusion about 32bit and 64bit OS. Could anyone inform me about their different? If using 64bit OS (Win7), does it similar to Mac OS X that auto switch to support 32bit and 64bit device driver? I mean can I install 32bit device driver into 64bit Win7 ? Thanks tlee
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March 3rd 10, 12:55 PM
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Question about 32bit and 64bit Win7
"tlee" wrote:
I am confusion about 32bit and 64bit OS. Could anyone inform me about their different? The 32-bit /64-bit description refers to the hardware's word length. Having a longer word means, among other things, that there is more address space. So a 64-bit machine can use more RAM than a 32-bit one. Not just twice as much, but many, many times as much. If using 64bit OS (Win7), does it similar to Mac OS X that auto switch to support 32bit and 64bit device driver? Not sure just what OSX does. A 64-bit machine can run either 32-bit or 64-bit software. (A 32-bit machine can run only 32-bit software, of course). There are *many* 64-bit computers running 32-bit Windows. The 64-bit Windows systems will run 32-bit programs just fine. They will not run any 16-bit software that you may still have around. I mean can I install 32bit device driver into 64bit Win7 ? No. You have to have 64-bit drivers for the 64-bit OS. -- Tim Slattery http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
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March 3rd 10, 10:13 PM
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Question about 32bit and 64bit Win7
Tlee, To learn more about the differences to 32-bit vs. 64-bit architecture and which version within Windows 7 would best meet your needs, please go he 'Windows 7 Features: 64-bit Support' (http://tinyurl.com/y9v3fu4) Jessica Microsoft Windows Client Team -- JessicaD Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
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March 4th 10, 01:35 AM
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Question about 32bit and 64bit Win7
Hello all,
Thank you very much for yours kindly messages. tlee Tlee, To learn more about the differences to 32-bit vs. 64-bit architecture and which version within Windows 7 would best meet your needs, please go he 'Windows 7 Features: 64-bit Support' (http://tinyurl.com/y9v3fu4) Jessica Microsoft Windows Client Team -- JessicaD Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
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