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[SOLVED] from 32 to 64

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win32.tr0jan
win32.tr0jan Original post #1
Jul 12, 2011 at 6:48 AM
I am considering to update my 32Bit OS XP to 64Bit.
So will I have to get the 64Bit versions of all the softwares in my PC to work on 64Bit?
Games should work fine right?
thetechfreak
thetechfreak #2
Jul 12, 2011 at 10:14 AM
Re: from 32 to 64

Yes for getting the benifits of 64 bit you will have to get 64 bit of some software like Photoshop, Maya, etc
Have a look at this-
. You cannot run 32 bit drivers on a 64 bit system, but you can run 32 bit programs no problem so you should be fine. I believe there are one or two games that use a 16 bit installer (which won't work) but then you're going back to a handful released pre-XP.
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Soucre: Games on windows 7 64-bit - PC-Gaming - General
mitraark
mitraark #3
Jul 12, 2011 at 10:23 AM
Re: from 32 to 64

Yes i think you should'nt find any difference at all. And get 30-40% extra performances on 64 Bit apps like 7-Zip etc..
Skud
Skud #4
Jul 12, 2011 at 10:49 AM
Re: from 32 to 64

thetechfreak said:
Yes for getting the benifits of 64 bit you will have to get 64 bit of some software like Photoshop, Maya, etc
Have a look at this-

Soucre: Games on windows 7 64-bit - PC-Gaming - General
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Does the driver means drivers like virtual pdf printer driver etc.? In my case, NitroPDF along with its printer driver is working porperly under Win 7 64-bit, but unlocker doesn't work.
Zangetsu
Zangetsu #5
Jul 12, 2011 at 10:55 AM
Re: from 32 to 64

win32.tr0jan said:
I am considering to update my 32Bit OS XP to 64Bit.
So will I have to get the 64Bit versions of all the softwares in my PC to work on 64Bit?
Games should work fine right?
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not all 64bit softwares u have to get but most of the 32bit apps will run fine on 64bit....but to get max performance get 64bit apps if possible.

as for games no change....:cool:

and 32-bit drivers will not work on 64bit
tkin
tkin #6
Jul 12, 2011 at 11:26 AM
Re: from 32 to 64

win32.tr0jan said:
I am considering to update my 32Bit OS XP to 64Bit.
So will I have to get the 64Bit versions of all the softwares in my PC to work on 64Bit?
Games should work fine right?
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All games will run in 64bit os, windows uses WOW(windows on windows) emulation to run 32bit apps in 64bit mode, its almost as fast as native execution(actually some times faster), most softwares will run as well, just softwares that inject codes in explorer may not work but those softwares have 64bit edition available.

Don't worry, just go with it, do a clean upgrade and everything will work like a charm.
Liverpool_fan
Liverpool_fan #7
Jul 12, 2011 at 11:48 AM
Re: from 32 to 64

I hope by going to 64bit you mean 64bit Vista or 7. 64bit XP sucks.
comp@ddict
comp@ddict #8
Jul 12, 2011 at 1:15 PM
Re: from 32 to 64

have a look:

BenchmarK3D - Game Benchmarks and Analysis
gameranand
gameranand #9
Jul 13, 2011 at 6:36 AM
Re: from 32 to 64

Drivers are easily available for 64 bit version and you will be able to play any game without any issue so go for it. :)
win32.tr0jan
win32.tr0jan #10
Jul 13, 2011 at 7:17 PM
Re: from 32 to 64

ohkay.Yea I read that XP64 got lots of problems.So I am planning to go for W7 64Bit.Btw 30-40% boost is worthy!...I will upgrade soon. :)
Thanks to all :)