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Vikram Varaprasad

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    Difference in 32/64 bit os and processor
    « on: October 19, 2009, 12:03:02 AM »
    Hi, I want to know the difference between the 32/64 bit processor and 32/64 bit operating system. How they work ?

    Can we install 32 bit os into 64 bit processor and viceversa ?
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    Re: Difference in 32/64 bit os and processor
    « Reply #1 on: October 19, 2009, 06:21:17 AM »
    32bit OS will install on a 64bit CPU setup....

    64bit OS will NOT install on a 32bit CPU setup...
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    Re: Difference in 32/64 bit os and processor
    « Reply #2 on: October 19, 2009, 06:39:36 AM »
    64 bit info

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/64-bit


    It has a little on 32 vs 64 bit


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