Recover using 32bit or 64bit - help please I am confused!!!
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Recover using 32bit or 64bit - help please I am confused!!!
13-03-2010 12:27 AM
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I had to recover my system to rectify some security software issues, Toshiba told me to do it using the 64bit disks i made. When i then went to reinstall my security software it came up saying that my system is 64bit, my security version is 32bit. I have found the 64bit version to download and install but i am a little confused as to what the difference is? I also noticed i have 2 versions of Internet explorer – internet explorer and internet explorer 64bit!
Will i have any problems with installing my other programs
Before i go ahead and spend all that time reinstalling all my programs etc, i wanted to be sure that the 64bit win7 will be the right one or if i should recover again using the 32bit! Will i have any issues installing any of my programs (how will I know if they are 32bit or 64bit?)
Of course thought of you lovely peeps who are always so kind and generous helping me out of these situations I get myself into!!
Re: Recover using 32bit or 64bit - help please I am confused!!!
13-03-2010 9:13 AM
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Re: Recover using 32bit or 64bit - help please I am confused!!!
13-03-2010 1:48 PM
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As always your advice is much appreciated.
Just when I think I am getting an understanding of computers, something else appears that makes me realise just how much I don't understand!
I wish that I could be able to give help instead of always having to take help.
Cheers
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13-03-2010 2:06 PM
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Re: Recover using 32bit or 64bit - help please I am confused!!!
14-03-2010 10:21 PM
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System Memory standard : 2,048 MB
maximum expandability : 8,192 MB
technology : DDR3 RAM (1,066 MHz)
Is this going to mean I should then use the 32bit recovery - I've read around the Internet and am I understanding it correctly that if I don'y have enough RAM for 64bit installation I shoudl install the 32bit! if not i should 'buy some more RAM'.
then today my My brother - in - law told me that running the 64bit will run my battery down quicker than the 32bit and is less 'power friendly'. I have looked on the internet for anything that supports this but am coming up without anythingevidence either way?
If I am okay to stay with the 64Bit, I will make sure I use the 32bit internet explorer
Sorry to ask for more help again, I have a habit of reading all I can find on these things and then I frazzle my brain completely and don't trust I have understood it properly. With a new laptop I am desperate to make the right choices!
Re: Recover using 32bit or 64bit - help please I am confused!!!
15-03-2010 9:04 AM
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Re: Recover using 32bit or 64bit - help please I am confused!!!
15-03-2010 9:31 AM
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Re: Recover using 32bit or 64bit - help please I am confused!!!
15-03-2010 1:08 PM
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I can't see that 64 bit will have any noticeable difference on the power consumption. Using twice as many bits doesn't mean using twice the power!
In general, 32 bit applications will work fine on a 64 bit OS. If you get the choice when installing something new, then go for 64 bit, otherwise, the 32 bit version will be fine. You will notice that your C: drive has two Program Files folders. Program Files is where the 64 bit apps are put, and Program Files (x86) is for the 32 bit ones. Installers will take care of that automatically, so no need to worry.
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15-03-2010 7:36 PM
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Re: Recover using 32bit or 64bit - help please I am confused!!!
16-03-2010 12:04 AM
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Quote from: HPsauce Mine too. Every OEM W7 I've seen so far is x64.
Same here until today.
Was passing PCWorld & needed a cable in a hurry, so convenience won out over common sense.
Because I need a new laptop shortly, I thought I'd have a look at a few 'in the flesh' so to speak.
I was offered a 64 bit processor with Win 7 Business 32bit installed. 4 GB Ram. If I wanted 64 bit Win 7, I had to pay for & install an upgrade. £100 I think he said - I'd pretty much stopped listening by then.
I can see the point in offering a business machine with 32bit installed by default - quite a lot of business oriented software is still 32bit only - but not to supply a 64bit OS as a no-cost option on a 64 bit processor machine seems a little odd to say the least.
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