32 bit vs 64 bit Comparison

ICIT2LOL · 18 Nov 2010

Thanks Bob and others my query re memory within the "innerds' of the machine has been most informative and I shall do some more research into the "bits" (no pun) as I mentioned before I am not terribly savvy when it comes to such workings.

Now ufie89 mentions that some machines cannot handle the 64bit function too well - my laptop machine a Toshiba Sat L550 i5 4G R 500G HDD I found by chance when doing a factory default can run either 32bit or 64bit so I changed to 64, and the change in speed and graphics etc outclassed the 32bit that it was originally set up to operate.

Plus as Bob and others have said that a lot of apps programs call them what you will are all heading North to Faster&Easiertouseland, and in any case 32bit stuff can still be operated on 64bit systems. So staying 32bit to even a "clueless" individual like me is a no brainer.

So leads me to think that some machines are either too old or not up to scratch spec / qualitywise. But I stand to be corrected being "Oh clueless one"! lol!!

Lordbob75 · 20 Nov 2010

jimsing59 said:

Windows 64 is not really going to take off until Windows 8 and beyond.

It already has.

I have been running pure x64 for about 2 years now, and most new computers with over 3Gbs of RAM come preinstalled with x64.

The reason you could be seeing a lack of speed is bloatware. A clean install should speed it up.

~Lordbob

CarlTR6 · 20 Nov 2010

jimsing59 said:

Hi I am running 32 bit Windows 7 Home Premium on one PC and 64 bit on the other.
With less than 4 GB RAM, the 32 bit seems to be faster.

I tend to agree with Jimsing. I have tried both on my antique machine with 2.5 Gb of RAM. The 32 bit version performs better. Now to be fair, I have not tried the 64 bit since January and a lot of driver improvements have been made since then. When I build a better machine, I will install a 64 bit version.

ICIT2LOL · 20 Nov 2010

Cripes have you fellas got that there now as I haven't seen any mention of it down under yet - apart from references to it in Google / Wikipedia searches.

Plus is this going to be an upgrade from 7???? or another money spinner for M$?

safihp · 27 Nov 2010

64 bit windows does NOT support
Microsoft's Jet database engine
how to run my application ander design with vb2005 and access database(how i can run app32bit in win764 )
the problem is connection string
plz help me

ICIT2LOL · 27 Nov 2010

safihp mate you have got me there - am the KOTBC - have no idea what this is - suppose I could do a Google but it all takes tie and at the moment have HDD probs to sort. But I will get around one day to looking it up.

Oh and Google 8 too lol!!

Skulblaka · 30 Nov 2010

I just saw a person with on issue with a game, he's running 64-bit. Seems the game won't even start or run in compatibility mode.

I won't switch to 64-bit for a while, I won't mind switching, but problems are not what I seek right now. Also, that extra "Program File x86" is pretty irritating. I could loose my installation among those two program files folders, which will cause unwanted problems.

Lordbob75 · 30 Nov 2010

Skulblaka said:

I just saw a person with on issue with a game, he's running 64-bit. Seems the game won't even start or run in compatibility mode.

I won't switch to 64-bit for a while, I won't mind switching, but problems are not what I seek right now. Also, that extra "Program File x86" is pretty irritating. I could loose my installation among those two program files folders, which will cause unwanted problems.

I game with no problems.

~Lordbob

zzz2496 · 30 Nov 2010

Skulblaka said:

I just saw a person with on issue with a game, he's running 64-bit. Seems the game won't even start or run in compatibility mode.

I won't switch to 64-bit for a while, I won't mind switching, but problems are not what I seek right now. Also, that extra "Program File x86" is pretty irritating. I could loose my installation among those two program files folders, which will cause unwanted problems.

My games runs normally most of the time. I had several games refuse to start, but those games are like 7-9 years old...

zzz2496

robin87 · 01 Dec 2010

Hi man am little confused about what i should do ?
here is the specification of my processor plz tell me whether to use the 32bit or the 64bit
AMD Athlon9tm0 64 X2 Dual Core processor 5200+2.59GHz, 1.87GB of RAM
So please let me know coz am under windows XP that is about to blow up
The version am runnng had been setup sense 25/7/2005
I want to go for Win. 7 which one do u see it's more suitable for me the 32 or 64 bit.

32 bit vs 64 bit Comparison

46 v 32

Windows 8????

M$ Jet what?

Little Confused