Does anyone know between 32bits and 64bits PC most of software can handle? Is it wise to change from 32bits to 64bits? Is there a great change in speed? Downloading and processing speed? Please I need more infos...because I was thinking to convert from 32bits to 64bits? Any ideas is it worth changing?
go on.. be a devil and install the x64 .. then after you find you have 32bit hardware and probably can't fix it borrow a comp and post in the "I messed up" area.... I want to know how you people find afterdawn when google is so obviously beyond your comprehension.. It must be easier to input 32 bit vs 64 bit into google and read the results than post some semi coherent garblings on the forums.. http://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&q=32+bit+vs+64+bit&btnG=Google+Search&meta=&aq=f&fp=1b311284ac0b25f6 .. like that.. OH WOW.. ROCKET SCIENCE!! You own (perhaps.. posting here is no proof of ownership.. of a pc or a brain) a computer yet you don't say whether it's 64 capable or not.. so the rest of any discussion is 100% guaranteed pointless!!
lets say 32 bit os is simply less advenced than 64 bit. 64 bit is better than 32 because it is faster, open up a program in 32 bit and then 64 bit and you will see what i mean. To run 64 bit your hardware (processor etc.) has to be able to run it so i would check if you are interested. 64 bit also allows you to install more than 4GBs of ram and you could go up to 16GBs or more!
The only thing you need to know about 32 vs 64 is that on a 32-bit OS, you can only run 32-bit programs... On a 64-bit system, you can run both 32 and 64-bit programs...thats the only difference!!!!!! and the memory limits are higher...
Also, 32bit OS runs 16bit programs, and 64bit OS does not...this is the most noticable difference most end users will see.
That depends on what 64 bit os it is.. 64 debian will happily run 4bit programs... but it's a proper thing.
You might be suprised...many large companies are still using database and sales-tracking software developed for DOS or windows 95. This also means that the companies that work with them sometimes have to use the same software in order to place orders, check inventory, etc... The good news is that these softwares use so little power that they can be run at full speed in a virtual machine that takes only a small amount of performance, but it is still a pain...and confusing to beginner users. ...And there are still a few people that play older games like the original Doom.
i have a court reporter customer that uses a dos program that run a machine for doing court transcripts. just to update the software & machine to windows is about 5 grand & a learning curve.
Awesome, I really had no idea companies were running such old software...and I have a question on that game note...would it be possible to run a 16-bit program like DOOM on 32-bit virtual PC while the host OS is 64-bit,..would you still be able to play the 16-bit game?
Games that old should work...I did it with strife (released after Doom, but before quake) like this, and it worked perfectly. Anything writen before 3DFX started making graphics accelerators should run perfect in a virtual machine. The business apps will also work fine in a virtual machine.
