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    Windows 7 - inst. 32 or 64 bit?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Dubro, Nov 27, 2009.

  1. Dubro

    Dubro Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a laptop - 8920G Should I install 32 or 64 bit windows 7? Any advantage or disadvantage over one or the other? thanks
     
    Dubro, Nov 27, 2009
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  2. Orlbuckeye

    Orlbuckeye Notebook Evangelist

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    The biggest advantage is 64 bit will allow you to access over 3.5 gig of ram. 64 bit OS will run 32 or 64 software while a 32 bit OS will not run 64 bit software.
     
    Orlbuckeye, Nov 27, 2009
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  3. HTWingNut

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    ^^^ What Orlbuckeye said

    But keep in mind that there might be some issues running legacy 32-bit software in 64-bit Windows. But if it worked with Vista x64 it'll be fine with Win 7 x64.

    Bottom line is though, probably best preference is for 64-bit. That's the way of the future apparently. Rumor has it that the next Windows OS will be 64-bit only. Fine by me.
     
    HTWingNut, Nov 28, 2009
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  4. taj619

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    hope that wont be true :(
    there are people still out there with lesser RAM and resources which still like 32 bit OS :p :D
     
    taj619, Nov 28, 2009
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