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Ok, so I'm pondering: "Hmmm, 32bit or 64bit for my next install?"...
I have only 4Gb and don't Photoshop nor use massively WinRar, so those arguments don't have much weight in my decision.
My PC is still fairly new, so all hardware & drivers are fine for 64bit - I don't think I have any legacy stuff that wouldn't run on a 64bit OS.
- Are boot times faster in 64bit?
- Are app load times faster in 64bit?
- Any impact on games? (current games, not legacy stuff)
- Any stability problems in 64bit? (I ask because Explorer on Vista 64 seems very finicky to me)
- What would be the best reason to move to 64bit? (excluding +4Gb ram & Photoshop or other very specific program)
- What would be the best reason to stay with 32bit? (excluding legacy hardware & software)
Btw, is W7 64bit plagued like Vista by the ass-backward "System32" for the "regular", (ie: 64bit) binaries, and "SysWow64" for the 32bit binaries? Imho, they should have implemented from the start just "System" and "System.legacy" folders... much less confusing...(same for registry hives too!)
Tbh, I'm leaning towards 64bit, but I don't see any real benefit from it.
Thanks!