IE 64bit runs but flash is asking for an update and as I'm on mobile broadband I'll wait until I get back home and connect to the home network and test it out there.

What is an actual real world advantage of 64bit? excluding "it can use more than 3gb of ram"

Can someone name a normal everyday application that most people use that runs better on 64bit?

Can someone name a normal everyday application that most people use that runs better on 64bit?

Windows 7.

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Can someone name a normal everyday application that most people use that runs better on 64bit?

Windows 7.

Application

There is no Flash 64 bit available for IE 64 bit at the moment. Windows 7 64 bit automatically uses 32 bit IE as the default browser.

7 x64 is my first x64 bit OS and it is definitely recommended. Win7 is Vista completed (and then some). I use it more then XP Pro x32.

Edited by deleted (Sun 20-Dec-09 13:51:08)

Application: the act of putting to a special use or purpose.

I put Windows 7 to the special purpose of making my computer do more than flash pretty lights at me. I can't comment upon what others may use it for.

Your pedantry (especially when in the wrong) is well known, but referring to any version of Windows beyond Win95 as an application is scraping the bottom...

A rose by any other name....

What about if I run it within VMWare running on a Linux box. Is it an application then?

I find that the barriers between the OS and the application are fast disappearing nowadays, but if you want a real honest-to-god pedantic application then I'd say Visual Studio - that works far better on a 64-bit OS than a 32-bit one - especially when creating 64-bit applications. Or how about SimNow from AMD - again far better on a 64-bit OS (mainly because it doesn't run on at all a 32-bit one). That's just for starters - there are a host of similar apps.

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What about if I run it within VMWare running on a Linux box. Is it an application then?

Like I said... pedantry rather than admit any error.