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Murxidon

I use TuneUp too, and I also get that message as I have a 64bit processor. It doesn't mean you should upgrade though, you're not losing or missing anything with your current 32bit operating system. Your processor isn't being bottlenecked by anything and is doing what it's supposed to be doing.

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FabianN

This one line doesn't make a lick of sense...

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Sandman53

Hehe... no it didn't. Thats because I don't think that guy knows what he is talking about.

Ok now to get down and dirty. Comparing 64-bit and 32-bit windows. YAY!

Not... Windows 64-Bit was a rushed out POS that windows shoved on the market as thier first real venture into the 64-bit world. And it sucked. Major incompatbility issues, and it is less efficient than its 32-bit counterpart.

Most benchmarks at the moment show now MAJOR speed increase going from 32-bit ro 64-bit... why? Because right now about 95% of developers are creating programs in a 32-bit architecture. This is because the majority of the US still uses Windows XP or Vista 32-bit at the moment.

Now the reason I switched over to the 64-bit version of Windows Vista was mainly for RAM. The limitation of the 32-bit architecture is that it can only detect up to 3GB of RAM, give or take. So I got screwed here with my 4GB since Windows XP would never take full advantage. At that point I had three options:

1) Stick with XP and just work with 3GB
2) Upgrade to XP 64-bit
3) Upgrade to Vista 64-bit

Now the 2nd option was just plain out of the question. With the third option, well I wanted to get what I paid for. I wanted to be able to use all my 4GB's of RAM so I decided at that point it was time to switch.

Conclusion!?

Ok... If you have no issues at all with your computer. Your memory is low enough for it all to be used, and everything is squeaky clean... than stick with your current set-up. There is no need to make a leap into a 64-bit world YET! Now if you have the NEED to upgrade... DON'T go with XP 64-Bit. I would suggest looking into Vista at that point.

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OhNoes

"A change from a 32-bit to a 64-bit architecture is a fundamental alteration, as most operating systems must be extensively modified to take advantage of the new architecture." That's what I meant to say a$$hole.

Sandman53

Thats completely different from "Fact is if you use Windows Xp 32bit you will never use both processors."

And next time dont be a prude about it....

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corasked

i have 2gigs of ram,is that too much?f for Xp 64bit.

FabianN

Stick with XP Pro. You have no need for 64 bit OS right now.

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Stabkiller0

So is there any major advantage for a 64bit system?

Sandman53

At the moment the only real advatage as far as I can see is that your OS can use up to 128gb of RAM. Of course when devs start developing games/apps for the 64-bit architexture we should see a pretty good speed increase.

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