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I need some help with understanding this "64-Bit" thing. I have a laptop that came brand new with Win7 64 Bit OS. I have heard that 64 bit is better that 32 Bit. Here's my question... Does the hardware that a 64-Bit OS is installed on have to be a "64 Bit" machine?

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Thank you all for your input...

Another question on this 64bit thing...


I can tell if my processor is 64 bit compatible? Is there a site that lists them or an app that can check?

Mine is a Dell 3.00 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4.

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Hi John,

Thank you for your help. I pinged the Dell site and found the configuration of my computer. yes, it is 9 years old but thank God it still works well. I have 8MB of ram installed with XP. Sooooo only 3.25 MB of ram are currently being used. I am upgrading to Win 7 32Bit, but would like to go to 8.1 64 bit is I can.

I would just like to be sure. Thanks again to all for helping me out.
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Also.....

I just used Belrac to check my configuration and curiously enough where it mentions the processor it indicates that it is "64 bit ready:. I not sure what that means exactly. I am not even sure if this Belrac app is accurate.  Thanks for your expert input.
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Thanks John... Another question...

In your opinion do you think I can run Win7 64 Bit on this machine?
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Thanks John...
@pcwizz1 - Thank you, and I was happy to help.