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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: Vikram Varaprasad on October 19, 2009, 12:03:02 AM

Title: Difference in 32/64 bit os and processor
Post by: Vikram Varaprasad 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 ?

Title: Re: Difference in 32/64 bit os and processor
Post by: patio 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...

Title: Re: Difference in 32/64 bit os and processor
Post by: Spoiler 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