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Originally Posted by shmall
What advantage is there with using 64bit OS from 32Bit OS?
I know 64bit can use more ram, but are there others?
I have only ever used 32Bit, but my copy of Windows 7 install dics has both 32 and 64 on it, not sure whether its worth installing 64Bit?
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For now there are no particular advantages, but if you can install 64bit version, why not? All applications and games will work exactly like in a 32bit os or even better, and you can run native 64bit executables using full potential of your CPU (and your ram of course). Windows 7 is born as a 64bit os and there's no apparent reason to install 32bit version, except if you have a 32bit only CPU. Anyway, that's what I think, maybe the 64bit version can cause problems on your hardware (or old peripherals will not work because of missing drivers). Give it a try if you can, at worst you will simply reinstall the 32bit version.