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32 Bit or 64 Bit???
I'm a dinosaur who likes/uses XP and Office 2000 (since day 1 maybe), and have them on 3 computers and a laptop. I'm looking for a newer laptop (used - not new of course) that has an HDMI port. Most of the units I've looked at are 64 bit machines, and many come with Windows 8 or 10. Windows 7 would be the best match for me. So I would be looking at a clean install, not a major problem, I think. (Found an instruction on this forum that was very clear.)
1) Should I install the 32 bit or 64 bit version? The machines I'm looking at tend to have dual-core processor.
2) Also, will a 32 bit application (from yesteryear for all you under 55) run on a 64 bit machine? Sorry if this sounds naive. I've seen reports of Office 2000 working, and other reports of it not working on a 64 bit system. I do not use Outlook which seems to be the major problem application.
3) Excel and Word are reported to work fine, and are my primary applications. Is this true?
I want the HDMI port so I can watch YouTube videos on our TV. I'm into machining, morotcycles, cars, etc. I would not be using the laptop for streaming movies.
Thanks for any guidance, Alex