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Originally Posted by GlobalExplorer
Also don't forget that many people cannot upgrade for gaming, because they do work related stuff on their computers. When I upgrade I will probably need new versions of many developer tools, it's going to set off a whole domino chain of changes.
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Windows 64 bit has a technology called Windows on Windows (WoW64). This allows 32 bit apps to run on the 64 bit OS. The only 'problems' I had when I moved to 64 bit were drivers. I had to find 64 bit drivers for most everything that is installed. All my current applications and programs ran fine on the 64 bit version of windows. If you can find/upgrade to applications that are native to 64bit that would be best because they will run 'faster' due to Windows not having to invoke WoW for compatibility.
For those applications that, for some reason or another, just will not run on Windows 64 bit they have included what they call XP mode (in the more advanced versions of Windows 64 bit). It's basically an XP virtual machine running for those apps.