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Offline krypton

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windows 64 or 32 bit
« on: April 24, 2011, 10:21:55 AM »
hello

i m lil confused between 32 and 64 bit? which 1 is better?

i installed windows 7 ultimate 64bit in my laptop. do i need to change into 32 bit?
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Re: windows 64 or 32 bit
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2011, 12:51:56 PM »
Stick with 64 bit it is more secure

Offline Shiw Liang

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Re: windows 64 or 32 bit
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2011, 12:55:32 PM »
windows 7 64 bit more expensive to buy or 32 bit?
And if I have 2 GB ram is it enough o.O?

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Re: windows 64 or 32 bit
« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2011, 01:27:19 PM »
Stick with 64 bit it is more secure
@krypton
See:
32-bit and 64-bit Windows: frequently asked questions
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-CA/windows-vista/32-bit-and-64-bit-Windows-frequently-asked-questions

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Re: windows 64 or 32 bit
« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2011, 01:32:01 PM »
windows 7 64 bit more expensive to buy or 32 bit?
And if I have 2 GB ram is it enough o.O?
The CD I have has both versions on it and if the CPU supports 64bit then you can install the 64bit Windows 7.
I have 4GB RAM on my system and that is plenty plus 2GB RAM is quite inexpensive and if your system supports it then it will be used.

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Re: windows 64 or 32 bit
« Reply #5 on: April 24, 2011, 03:43:00 PM »
Aww too bad :(

Offline krypton

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Re: windows 64 or 32 bit
« Reply #6 on: April 24, 2011, 07:57:20 PM »
Stick with 64 bit it is more secure
i m using 2 gb ram so is that sufficient for 64 bit?
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Re: windows 64 or 32 bit
« Reply #7 on: April 24, 2011, 08:22:57 PM »
Stick with 64 bit it is more secure
i m using 2 gb ram so is that sufficient for 64 bit?
With WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE it would greatly benefit from an additional 2GB RAM and 4GB would be better.
However a LENOVO G550 might need special RAM.

Try the Crucial System Scanner tool to find suitable RAM:
http://www.crucial.com/systemscanner

I do not know where you buy RAM from in your country but it is very inexpensive here. 8)

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Re: windows 64 or 32 bit
« Reply #8 on: April 24, 2011, 09:54:01 PM »
i m using 64 bit from 5 months and not getting any problem. i formatted laptop so i  again reinstalled 64 bit few days ago. so can i use if i m not getting any problem?
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