System specs

[Tian318]

running a 64bit OS, and my 32bit programs still install and run fine

That can be, but i don't use off the self software.

Most of the time we have to build our own to suit our needs

And please note that i said

Personally, i don't find it worth it.

For me its not worth it.

But for other it might be.

[Hoppah]

I have 64 bit too and all 32 bit programs work fine, except for a virusscanner I had.

[billyfromhill]

Again, the main reason you use a 64 bit OS is so you can run 4+ GB of RAM

[Xplorer4x4]

true, 64bit works faster.

But not all programs have 64bit support.

So that's a Big - on that one.

Personally, i don't find it worth it.

I run 32bits, and got all the speed i need.

And on that note, not any 64bit system is faster than a 32bit system

No but read up on WoW64:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WoW64

99.9% of apps will work in a 64 bit os, as long as they were designed for a 32 bit os.

That can be, but i don't use off the self software.

Most of the time we have to build our own to suit our needs

And please note that i said

For me its not worth it.

But for other it might be.

I use tons of apps that are small freeware projects and they work fine in windows 64 bit. Furthermore if your writing your own programs, all the more reason to go 64 bit. You can program them to use the 64 bit architecture and therefore improve the performance of the apps.

[Tian318]

No but read up on WoW64:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WoW64

99.9% of apps will work in a 64 bit os, as long as they were designed for a 32 bit os.

I use tons of apps that are small freeware projects and they work fine in windows 64 bit. Furthermore if your writing your own programs, all the more reason to go 64 bit. You can program them to use the 64 bit architecture and therefore improve the performance of the apps.

Short answer;

I don't write for my self.

I get payed to write.

So i have to fill in a order.

If the order does not mention 64bits we don't write that in to the core files(thus, it will not use the full system specs of a 64bit system)(edit:)thus some programs won't even run on a 64bits system.

We also design software to work on apple and mac pc's.

There is a big differance in that to.

Another limitation to it, that we write to a specific hardware piece we need to place in the computer.

Converting it from a PC in to a HDR of HDDR(HardDisk recorder and High Defenition Harddisk Recorder )

[Xplorer4x4]

(edit:)thus some programs won't even run on a 64bits system.

Yeah if its 16 bit. Personally I have yet to find a 32 bit app that will not work on 64 bit os.

[Hoppah]

Yeah if its 16 bit. Personally I have yet to find a 32 bit app that will not work on 64 bit os.

Some virusscanner software is either designed for 32 bit only or 64 bit only.

[Xplorer4x4]

Well Nod32,comodo and malwarebytes run fine on x64. No need for anything else. Nod32s x64 version is actually just a 64 bit gui and a 32 bit scanner, or maybe its the other way around i forget.