what is the big difference between 32bit and 64bit windows xp
2007-06-26 11:44:37 · 5 answers · asked by drumerboy2014 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Keep in mind that if you are asking for the purpose of upgrading your operating system that your processor MUST have a 64-bit architecture.
This is not always the case. MOST processors being sold now are 64-bit but the Core Duo and Pentium 4 are not. Core (2) Duo and the X2 processor are.
Current software is typically written for 32b processors so it's not necessary to upgrade. I used 64b XP for a while and a lot of applications would not run on it.
Vista is able to handle this a lot better and run 32b applications.
Check wikipedia out
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/64_bit
2007-06-26 12:09:33 · answer #1 · answered by Eric L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
XP 32bit - lots of matured device drivers.
XP 64bit - will give you lots of device driver nightmares.
Make life easier, stick to XP 32bit and leave 64bit to server and workstation users.
2007-06-26 19:36:27 · answer #2 · answered by Karz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
64bit = nearly limitless ram while 32bit is limited to 4gb.
some companies have still yet to make 64bit drivers for their devices.
64bit uses windows2003 server kernel (very stable)
cannot run 16bit apps in 64bit.
Those are the main things.
2007-06-26 18:58:25 · answer #3 · answered by bo75007 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i do know that the 32 bit windows limits system ram to 4gb while 64 bit is unlimited. also, 64 bit is gunna be the new standard so it's good to hop on now. most dual core processors are 64 regardless
2007-06-26 18:50:11 · answer #4 · answered by cschmelzer83 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Both versions are available seperately!
2007-06-26 18:47:19 · answer #5 · answered by ..::G*e*M::.. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋