The software maker says that nearly half of all PCs with Windows 7 are running the 64-bit version, compared with 11 percent for Windows Vista. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and ...

You might’ve skipped the Vista train, thinking it was like Under Siege 2, minus Steve Seagal. Or not. Either way, you’re probably gonna jump onboard Windows 7. When you do, it’s time to go 64-bit. Who ...

After a slow start, a larger number of PCs are using the 64-bit version of Windows 7, and the OS will soon become the norm as users move to 64-bit computing, Microsoft said on Thursday. Around 46 ...

Jvness asked the Windows forum about upgrading an older, 32-bit version of Windows to 64-bit Windows 7. There are two questions you have to answer. First, is your PC compatible with Windows 7 (and ...

The transition to 64-bit computing has accelerated with the release of Windows 7. Figures published by Microsoft today claim that nearly half of Windows 7 installations—46 percent—are using 64-bit ...

One of the questions all of us face when considering deployment of Windows 7 is whether to go 32- or 64-bit. Vista’s 64-bit support hasn’t turned the tide from 32- to 64-bit but Windows 7 might. DRAM ...

Microsoft last week stepped up its ACT, releasing the latest version of a free tool that checks the compatibility of applications with Windows 7. The new Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) 5.6 ...

Ask Ars was one of the first features of the newly born Ars Technica back in 1998. And now, as then, it’s all about your questions and our community’s answers. Each week, we’ll dig into our bag of ...

We’re big on 64-bit OSes, ’cause ours computers eat memory like this Obama eats children’s dreams, but Microsoft’s thinking about going 128 bit as soon as ...

With the upcoming release of Windows 7, the question is raised again on whether you should install the 32-bit version (x86) of the operating system or move up to 64-bit (x64). This is something that's ...

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, ...

Along with the launch of 32-bit Chrome 37, Google today also released the 64-bit version of Chrome for Windows 7 and Windows 8 in the stable channel. Nevertheless, going 64-bit is still an opt-in ...