Does 64 bit Windows 7 Suck horse?

I'm looking to purchase a new computer which has Windows 7 64 Bitpre-installed on it, is there a significant different between the 32 bit? Are most programs supported to it, and/or games? I don't really want to buy a computer which may be good for using Microsoft Word, but ain't so helpful in doing what I want with it. BE FREE!

Thanks,

 

only if you have a narrow view on things. if you are looking for things to go wrong, as suggested by the title of your post and the tone of the content, you'll never be happy.

 

There's almost no reason not to go with Windows 7 64-bit in a new computer. 32-bit applications usually run in 64-bit Windows with no problems, and most devices have both 64- and 32-bit drivers. If you still run 16-bit legacy programs, though, you may need to run those programs in a virtual machine.

 

Yes! It's significantly more advanced. In other words, it can do a lot more than 32 bit.

Not at the moment. But that's changing everyday so you need to be ready. It's like carrying around your umbrella even though it's not raining. If you know the forecast says rain, it's better to be prepared than not, isn't it?

That's a question only you can answer. If all you ever us are 32-bit application and never intend to go beyond that, then a 32-bit OS will suit you fine. Otherwise, cast away your nostalgic predilection, and move into the 21st century with the rest of us.

 

No.

And I am fairly free, thank you, although I'm not sure why that would matter to you.

 

The scare-mongering surrounding 64-bit might have been valid in 2005, but has little substance anymore. In fact, as far as Windows 7 goes, the 32-bit version is in the minority. I struggle to think of a significant reason to go 32-bit.

 

There are still quite some problems with 64bit though, eg. my office's 90s management system can't run on 64bit at all, so all the computers have to have 32 bit installed, and buying new one is not an option because it's enough for daily usage and a new one cost at least 50k.

 

The general consumer will not run into these issues. It is only a problem with old, badly programmed software that is critical for some reason. 90's means that it's over 10 years old, and if it used any DOS-style tricks that aren't allowed with newer, better-designed systems.

This is the kind of post that needlessly drives people away from 64bit systems.

 

Buying a 64-bit computer and 64-bit Windows is an investment for the future. The software of tomorrow will work better in 64-bit systems because they can address much more memory.

I recommend people to buy 64-bit computers / 64-bit Windows, unless they don't have expensive (old) software that can not work in 64-bit Windows. Then maybe they should buy a 32-bit computer/Windows instead. Otherwise, there is no reason.

 

I would definitely go with 64-bit, even if you don't have more than 4 GB of RAM. All the 32-bit programs I have ever tried to run on it work just fine, and the main advantage (besides the ability to address more memory) is that if in the future something gets released that's 64-bit only, you will be able to run it just fine.

 

Ah thanks for the input guys, it seems my biased view was indeed a misunderstanding . Can't wait for the new laptop to come in and hope everything runs lovely.

Thanks again.

 

I hardly consider compatibility with an ancient piece of vertical software to be a problem, any more than DVD players have "problems" because I can't stick a vinyl album in the disc tray.

 

The 64-Bit OS is indeed better than a 32-Bit OS. 64-Bit drivers now have good support unlike when vista first appeared so you would have no problems with 64-Bit these days. 64-bit OS would run most if not all 32-Bit programs at the same speed a 32-bit OS would.

For example, a 32-bit program called "X" would run at a speed of: 20*
Now if there was a 64-Bit version of "X", it would probably run at: 40 or so*
Which is faster plus you would be able to use more than 3GB RAM.

*Numerical values are just numbers to show how fast it would run as a sample.

Long story short, 64-Bit OS is the way to go in this Generation.