Windows 64-bit / Windows 32-bit difference

Hi everyone,

can anybody make me understand the difference between the 32-bit and 64-bit windows ? any xp or vista, specifically in terms of operation.

Thanks for any reply.

The terms 32-bit and 64-bit refer to the way a computer's processor (also called a CPU), handles information.

The 64-bit versions of Windows can utilize more memory than 32-bit versions of Windows. This helps minimize the time spent swapping processes in and out of memory by storing more of those processes in Random access memory (RAM) rather than on the hard disk. This, in turn, can increase overall program performance.

For Difference between 32bit vista and 64bit vista see this thread : http://forums.techarena.in/operating-systems/932846.htm

And for XP 32-bit and 64-bit refer this : http://forums.techarena.in/operating-systems/602726.htm

Hope you'll find the answer of all your doubts.

Thanks to both of you for nice help. I'm using windows xp , so how can i check is it 32-bit or 64-bit?

Thanks again.

To see if your computer is running 32-bit or 64-bit Windows, do the following:

1. Open System by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Maintenance, and then clicking System.
   
   
2. Under System, you can view the system type.