"Fokke Nauta" wrote:

Hi all,

Currently I have XP Pro 32-bits. Hardware is Intel I5-750 on a P55 chipset
with 4G memory.
I concider installing Win 7 Pro 64-bits, so I can use more memory.
Got a few questions he
a. Are applications on W7-64 with 8G noticable faster then XP-32 with 4G?

The more RAM you have, the less you need to use the paging file.
Having more RAM means that you can run more programs and more
ram-hungry programs without having to read and write the page file
constantly. Will that make a difference to you? It depends on how you
use your computer.

b. Does W7-64 allow a multi boot environment?

As far as I know.

c. Are there more advantages of Win 7 Pro 64-bits over XP Pro 32-bits?

The ability to run more 32-bit programs while using the paging file
less, as discussed above. And, of course, the ability to use 64-bit
programs, which get a virtual memory space of 8TB. That would make it
simpler to program a system that edits really gigantic images, sound
files, whatever. AFAIK, there aren't very many 64-bit programs out
yet.

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Tim Slattery