I'm contemplating moving from Windows Vista to Windows 7 (and from 32-bit to 64-bit, since I have 12 GB memory). <BR><BR>The best way seems to be to try and create a VHD of the Vista install, and then ...

Ericuse165 asked the Windows forum which is better: the 32- or 64-bit version of Windows 7. You can run today’s versions of Windows on 32-bit processors–a ...

For most would-be Windows 7 users, a 64-bit version of Windows 7 is the right move. But if you don’t have sufficient RAM (at least 4GB), or you rely on devices that don’t have supporting 64-bit ...

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 ...

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 ...