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Windows 7 Pro, 32 vs 64?

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LMITOUT Grand Master

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Isn't there a limit on the RAM you can run in a machine with the 32-bit OS installed? Something about the OS only recognizing 4GB even if you have 6, 8, etc ? Or was that a Vista thing?

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Isn't there a limit on the RAM you can run in a machine with the 32-bit OS installed? Something about the OS only recognizing 4GB even if you have 6, 8, etc ? Or was that a Vista thing?

That is correct, when it comes down to it, if you have any amount of memory over 4 GB, the 32 bit system will only see 3.5 GB.

I'd go with the 64 bit also. Does 32 bit Windows 7 have a XP Mode? I thought it was only 64 bit, might be mistaken on that, I have very few system running XP mode since most software is working on 64 bit these days.

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Just checked, 7 Home Premium 32 & 64 bit do not have XP mode BUT 7 Professional 32 & 64 bit are good to go.

Either way, I'd still go 64 bit.

Mike

Where did you get that info?

I'm running Win 7 Home Premium 64bit and get this...

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Just thought I would throw this out there for a second option for running older programs. You can download VMWare Player for free and run your program in a virtual machine. I have used it and VMWare Workstaion. Workstation has more features like taking a snapshot of the current state of your machine. Not sure what it cost but as a student I get it for free.

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I have been running Windows 7 Pro 64bit since it was introduced. I have had a couple issues with old software not running either because of the XP vs 7 deal or the 64bit deal. The only time I had an issue with 64bit is with an old scanner. Most software will run on either 64 or 32bit OS's. I had some old video editing software that would not run on Windows 7, but most of the time you would want to upgrade to the newest software anyways. With Windows 7 Pro you should not have too much of a problem.

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Just thought I would throw this out there for a second option for running older programs. You can download VMWare Player for free and run your program in a virtual machine. I have used it and VMWare Workstaion. Workstation has more features like taking a snapshot of the current state of your machine. Not sure what it cost but as a student I get it for free.

Essentially the same thing and I have run almost all of them, but I have settled in with Oracle's VM (Virtual Machine) Virtual Box. From Mac to Windows 95 (even older systems), Open Source third party and beyond, compatibility is a thing of the past. As long as you catalog the image needed, load it up with the VM and you are running another system within a Windows machine.

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