While 32-bit applications will run quite happily on a 64-bit operating system, only true 64-bit programs will take full advantage of it. They don't suffer the same memory restrictions and application ...

Microsoft's Bill Gates sees widespread use of powerful 64-bit chips in the near future--but not if hardware makers don't get to work on the drivers that will bring that power to the desktop. During ...

Sixty-four-bit computing is here and available to systems builders now. Although recent advances in 32-bit processors have been impressive, the idea of data coursing through 64-bit wide registers at ...

There are a lot of PC users out there running 64-bit Windows instead of 32-bit, but who either don’t realize it or just haven’t bothered installing the 64-bit versions of their favorite programs. At ...

The evolution in computing horsepower is more of everything—first it was more gigahertz, then more cores, and on top of that, more bits for the integer registers inside the CPU. Whereas 32-bit ...

Microsoft has set this month for the long-awaited launch of its 64-bit version of Windows. Officially dubbed Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, the software has been available as a free, ...

Every few years, we encounter a massive change in computing standards, like when televisions went from black and white to color, or when serial and parallel ports were replaced with USB. These days, ...

Seeing that there is a good possibility Macs could become 64bit soon I thought It would be nice to have a discussion on 64 bit software. I didn't want to stick it in with the 64 bit Hardware ...

If you have bought a PC in recent years, in all probabilities you have a 64-bit version of Windows 11/10. Unlike 32-bit (x86) Windows installation that permitted the installation of only 32-bit ...

— -- Question: I'm preparing to buy a new computer, but most of the ones I see run 64-bit Windows 7. I've been using 32-bit. Will my programs still be compatible? Answer: The short answer is yes.

SEATTLE--The shift to 64-bit computing on the desktop is nearly here, or so says Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates. By the end of next year, virtually all of Advanced Micro Devices' processors will be ...