Questions tagged [32-bit]
Refers to processors where data are stored in 32-bit registers. Use for questions about hardware or software only if 32-bit architecture is central to the question. For questions comparing 32 vs. 64 bit architecture, use [32-vs-64-bit] instead of the individual [32-bit] and [64-bit] tags.
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If 32-bit machines can only handle numbers up to 2^32, why can I write 1000000000000 (trillion) without my machine crashing?
32-bit computers can only store signed integers up to 231 - 1.
This is why we have run out of IPv4 addresses and have entered the 64-bit era.
However, the number 231 - 1 (2,147,483,647) is not as ...
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32-bit vs. 64-bit systems
What are the differences between 32-bit and 64-bit systems?
If you have used both of them, what kind of sharp differences have you experienced?
Would it be a problem to use 32-bit programs on 64-...
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Quick way to tell if an installed application is 64-bit or 32-bit
I've got a third-party application (in this case Cognos Data Manager) installed on 64-bit Windows Server 2003.
Is there a quick way to determine if an application has been built/compiled as a 64-bit ...
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Can a 32-bit OS machine use up all 8GB RAM + 20GB page file?
What I understand about 32-bit OS is, the address is expressed in 32 bits, so at most the OS could use 232 = 4G memory space -- I assume the unit is bytes, so 4GB.
Does this mean if any machine with ...
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Why does Windows only show about 3.5 GB of my 4 GB of RAM?
I recently upgraded my computer's RAM to 4 GB. My 32-bit Windows installation shows only 3574 MB of the memory. How can I make Windows use the full amount of RAM?
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How can I open the 32-bit ODBC Data Source Administrator in Windows 7 64-bit?
I want to add 32-bit data sources. There seems to be no obvious way to see existing instances of these or create new ones.
How can I open the 32-bit "ODBC Data Source Administrator" window in Windows ...
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32 vs 64 bits... what's the big deal?
Why is it considered to be such a big deal to have a 64-bit computer? Why does it "change everything?" Why do applications need to be designed differently between 32- and 64-bit platforms?
And, on ...
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Do 64bit software/applications require more RAM than their 32bit counterparts?
I just saw these minimum requirements for a game:
Memory: 2GB for 32-bit OS or 4GB for 64-bit OS
Why does the 64bit OS require more RAM than its 32bit counterpart?
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How do I check whether my hardware is 64-bit capable in Windows?
I'm using a 32-bit operating system. How can I check if my hardware supports 64-bit?
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Is there any benefit from installing Windows 7 64-bit when you have less than 4GB of RAM?
I've recently purchased Windows 7 Ultimate. I have an AMD Athlon64 X2 5000+ with 2GB DDR2 RAM. I know RAM has gotten much cheaper, I know, I know, but I am not going to be able to upgrade my RAM for ...
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Can a 32 bit OS run in a 64 bit processor?
What's the difference between 32 bit OS and 64 bit OS? Can a 32 bit OS run in a 64 bit processor?
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Memory limits in 16, 32 and 64 bit systems
The theoretical memory limits in 16, 32 and 64 bit machines are as follows:
16 bit = 65,536 bytes (64 Kilobytes)
32 bit = 4,294,967,296 bytes (4 Gigabytes)
64 bit = 18,446,744,073,709,551,616 (16 ...
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Is there way to enable more than 4 GB RAM in 32-bit Windows OS?
I upgraded my PC to 4 GB RAM and I get only 3 GB. Windows 7 32-Bit consider that I've 4 GB RAM but didn't use more than 3 GB.
Someone told me that MS Windows 32-bit doesn't support RAM larger than 3 ...
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How do I see if a process is running in 32-bit or 64-bit mode in the Windows 8/10 Task Manager?
Previously, I would look in Task Manager for a *32 next to the process name in Task Manager to tell what platform the process is running on:
However, in Windows 8 and 10 (on the details tab) this is ...
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Should I choose 32 or 64 bit for Linux?
I own a Linux workstation which currently has 4 GB of RAM and planning to go for 8 GB in the near future. CPU is a Core2Quad Q9550.
Should I install a 32 or 64 bit variant of Linux?
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What benefits does the 64-bit version of Notepad++ have over the 32-bit version?
Notepad++ is available in a 64-bit version in addition to a 32-bit version.
What benefits does the 64-bit version of Notepad++ have over the 32-bit version when running in Windows 7? What about in ...
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Are 64-bit processors "faster" than 32-bit ones, simply because they are 64-bits? [duplicate]
I have pondered that some say "32-bit is old news" because you are limited in RAM without cutting around, such as with PAE. Assuming first that the following factors weigh in on the processor's speed ...
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How can you tell if Windows XP is 64bit or 32bit if you only have the partition/filesystem on a hard drive?
I'm currently doing my father a favor and setting up an Oracle VM with WinXP on a Win10 host PC. I have his old SSD with the original WinXP partition. For his convenience I want to set up the same 32- ...
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Detect Windows Server version 32/64-bit in CLI
What's the best and quickest way to detect whether you're running a 32 or 64-bit version of Windows Server from the command line?
(Cygwin is installed)
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Is x86 32 bit or 64 bit?
I have a copy of Windows in MSDNAA and it says Windows Vista x86. Is this Windows Vista 32 bit, or 64 bit?
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How many memory addresses can we get with a 32-bit processor and 1gb ram?
How many memory addresses can we get with a 32-bit processor and 1gb ram and how many with a 64-bit processor?
I think that it's something like this:
1GB of ram divided by 32bits or divided by 4? to ...
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Process Monitor fails to load
I am trying to load Process Monitor (Procmon.exe) from Sysinternals, and I get the following error on startup.
Unable to load Process Monitor device driver
In the Event Viewer, I get the following....
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Is there a significant limitation on useable software on a 64-bit Windows machine?
I have a 32-bit laptop that I've had for like two years. I'm getting a new one now, and I'm now noticing that lots of laptops come with Windows 7 64-bit. I've always heard that it's harder to find ...
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How to tell if a Windows computer has a 64-bit CPU or OS
How you can check if your Windows computer
Has an x86 (32-bit) or x86-64 (64-bit) processor?
Is running a 32 bit or 64 bit operating system?
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Different PATH environment variable for 32bit and 64bit Windows - is it possible?
Is it possible to have whole or part of PATH environment variable specific to the type of running process's image (32bit/64bit)?
When I run some app from within 64bit cmd.exe I would like to have it ...
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What is the difference between 64-bit and 32-bit Operating systems? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
32-bit vs. 64-bit systems
I know that there are 2 types of OSs, 64 bit and 32 bit What is the main differences between them?
And if I am buying a new laptop, which one should ...
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How can I run a 32-bit app on 64-bit OSX 10.7.2?
I have an app that only exists a 32bit version. In order to use it, I used to press 2 & 3 together before booting the Mac, so it'll run in 32bit mode. However, some apps (64bit version that ...
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Possible to install 64-bit Windows on 32-bit UEFI?
I recently purchased an HP Stream 7, which I was led to believe would have Windows 8.1 64-bit installed. However, it has 32-bit Windows, even though it has a 64-bit processor. Installing 64-bit has ...
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Upgrade Ubuntu from 32 to 64 bit edition
Is there a way to upgrade my 32-bit version of Ubuntu to 64-bit version? I use Ubuntu 9.10.
If there is no simple way, what if I simply copy my home and /etc directories to new installation, will it ...
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Is my Windows 7 x86 license key valid for a x64 installation of Windows? [duplicate]
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When reinstalling Windows 7, does the language, version, architecture (64-bit or 32-bit) or source (OEM, retail, or MSDN) matter?
I've just got a new laptop with Windows 7 x86 ...
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How can a 80-bit floating point be used by a 32-bit system? [duplicate]
Since a 32bit system can't manage a 2^33 number (because the obvious 32-bit limit), how can manage a 80-bit floating point number?
It should require "80-bit"...
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How to insert registry entries from a .reg file into 32-bit registry on 64-bit Windows
In 64-bit Windows (Vista/7), there's HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node where all the 32-bit registry stuff is. If I have a .reg file with some keys in it, how can I tell regedit to import it into the 32-bit ...
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Pros and cons of 64bit vs 32bit Windows
What are the advantages and disadvantages of the two types of system? I know that 64bit allows more RAM then the 3-and-a-bit used by 32bit, but what other differences would you expect to see? I am ...
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Is my Ubuntu install 32 or 64-bit?
I'm trying to find out if my Ubuntu install is 32 or 64-bit.
The best I can find is "i686" does this mean its 32 bit?
What's the correct way of finding out if the Ubuntu installed on my laptop is ...
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Linux command to return number of bits (32 or 64)?
What is a Linux command that I can run to programmatically return either 32 or 64 to indicate whether the processor is a 32 bit or 64 bit processor?
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32 bit or 64 bit OS on a 512 mb VPS?
I am planning to rent a VPS service with following basic specification:
512mb of RAM
1 CPU
20gb HDD (4gb of it is swap)
Ubuntu 10.10 server
I am able to choose between a 32 bit or 64 bit install of ...
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What is meant by a 32 bit processor?
What is meant by a 32 bit processor, or generally an n-bit processor?
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run 32-bit task manager in windows 7 64-bit
I read in this answer that Windows 7 has two versions of the task manager, one being 64-bit and the other being 32-bit.
How do I go about running this 32 bit version of the task manager in Windows 7 ...
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Running 64 bit programs on a 32 bit system
As the title says, is there a way of running a x64 bit program on a 32 bit system ? If not, is there an emulator or is there a way of upgrading from 32 bit to 64 bit for free? NOTE: I am using ...
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How do I know if my linux kernel is running in 32bit or 64bit?
When I do a cat in /proc/cpuinfo it shows a line with clflushsize : 64
Does this mean my kernel is running in 64 bits?
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Merging "Program Files" and "Program Files (x86)" folders in Windows 7 64-bit
Windows 7 64-bit version installs 32-bit programs to Program Files (x86) folder, and 64-bit programs to Program Files folder. Of course, Microsoft must have a reason for doing that, but as a user I ...
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Run 32-bit application on Ubuntu on Windows subsystem for Linux
I have a pretty simple application that was compiled with g++ -m32 flags.
Unfortunately, when I try to run it I am getting error:
bash: ./a.out: cannot execute binary file: Exec format error
If ...
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How can I create a 32-bit remote powershell session (on a 64-bit machine)?
On a local 64-bit machine, I can open 'PowerShell (x86)'. But if I do 'Enter-PSSession' to another machine running a 64-bit OS, it creates a 64-bit PowerShell.
In my scenario I need a 32-bit ...
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How to run 32-bit app in recent Ubuntu 64-bit
In short: exactly the same question as "How to run 32-bit app in Ubuntu 64-bit", but because its answer is no longer working.
Details:
$ bios/extlinux/extlinux
bash: bios/extlinux/extlinux: No ...
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For a PC with 1GB RAM, should I install 32 Bit or 64 Bit Windows 7?
I would like to install Windows 7 Ultimate on a PC with 1GB of RAM.
What's better for me? The 32 or 64-bit version?
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What happens when you install > 4GB of RAM in a computer with a 32-Bit OS?
So I'm a programmer and I'm not a complete idiot so I know exactly why you can't access memory where you can't have pointers. But I've never tried this and I don't think I ever will because it seems ...
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8GB RAM on XP Professional [duplicate]
I recently installed 8GB of RAM onto a quad core workstation (HP xw8600) running Windows XP Pro (32-bit). I added the /PAE switch in the boot.ini file, but the SysInfo is saying 3GB total memory ...
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Is it possible to use a 32-bit driver on 64-bit Windows 7?
I know it's not possible to install a 32-bit driver in the traditional way, but I really cannot find a 64-bit driver for my memory card reader. Is there anyway I can somehow use this device with a 32-...
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Why different processes see different instances of the System32 folder?
I am running Windows 8 Enterprise x64. I logged on using an account from the Administrators group. When I open Windows Explorer or a command prompt, then I can see the file cdd.dll:
C:\Windows\...
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Installing Windows x64 on 32-bit UEFI (EFI-IA32) via GRUB [duplicate]
I am attempting to install Windows 10 x64 (64-bit) on a device that only has 32-bit UEFI (for the moment)
Since x64 Linux can be booted via a custom 32-bit GRUB.. I assume it could also do the same ...
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