Running windows 7 64 bit with 2gb ram

You'll have to be the judge of that. That's not a very good measure, since it depends on many factors. It'll be in the same area. On this 2GB machine, it's MB. I wouldn't pay too much attention to the fact that bit and the bit emulator uses slightly more RAM, chances are you won't notice it. Yeah I was surpised too.

When I tried Vista I think i heard the PC crying I have noticed a performance difference on x64 as well. Application loading is slightly faster since it now uses more of my 2GB ram than before. I think 32bit is coded to always recollect previously used ram almost immediately after closing a program, whereas 64bit is more likely to keep frequently used programs like web browser on ram for a longer time.

Performance-wise, more cpu intensive tasks complete faster. Best way to check this is out is to play 64bit games or programs like Photoshop CS4. For most programs that are still 32bit, you may not see much of a difference.

But regardless, 64bit is the future. I would not be surprised if MS announces next year during their early planning that they will only support 64bit version of Win8. Major software devs like Adobe are already leading the way in converting all their software to 64bit. Now only if Firefox and Chrome would do the same as well. Never seen a 64 bit build of Firefox, ever. Not saying a "home made" one doesn't exist, just saying as a tester of Firefox builds ,. Officially: "There are no plans for 64 bit versions of Firefox 3.

Use pretty much any 64 bit linux distro and it has 64 bit firefox installed by default. There is also builds which can be found for windows. As I said, Mozilla has no plans for bit until at least version 4. It's still very much firefox. Just 64 bit compiled Search In. For most would-be Windows 7 users, a bit version of Windows 7 is the right move. But if you don't have sufficient RAM at least 4GB , or you rely on devices that don't have supporting bit drivers, or you need to upgrade an existing bit installation, bit Windows 7 might be the better choice.

Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Previous post. So even doing a custom install, your personal files are still preserved. It is still recommended you do a manual backup, because you might explicitly format the drive during setup which will delete all information on the drive. Click OK. Setup will now start the installation. During the installation, your machine will be restarted several times.

When the installation is complete, you can complete the Out of Box experience such as selecting your laptop, create a username, password, your time zone. You can then proceed to download the latest updates for Windows and reinstall your applications and drivers. Persons running Windows Vista 64 bit, can also use this method when contemplating whether they should upgrade to Windows 7 32 or 64 bit. If you decide to go the other way around by migrating from Windows 7 32 bit to 64 bit, the same principles apply with some exceptions.

You can use Windows Easy Transfer to backup your personal files and settings and you will need to boot from the Windows 7 64 bit DVD to start the installation. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback.

I had windows 7 32 bit on this computer, then I had to change hard drive corruption cause unknown and when reinstalling windows I accidentally installed 64 bit. Do I uninstall and use 32 bit or can I just do a reboot with the 32 bit and partition the drive. Will this affect drivers? Will it affect startup files since I've read they use the earliest version on the computer?

IE still runs on a 32 bit version somehow and it also downloaded 32 versions of Adobe and Jave. But I'm already having issues with program crashes even Norton.

Any suggestions besides the obvious upgrading of RAM. The flashdrive is actually 8GB but you can't use all of it. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread.