supersmashbrada, does that mean i can install every application on it?. games, office suite, photoshop, flash
That would depend on the app. The 32-bit versions of most common apps, like Flash and Photoshop, work perfectly well on 64-bit OSes. Other apps, like some versions of AutoCAD, have issues running on 64-bit systems and need a 32-bit OS to work properly. So it is best to check that whatever apps you want to run will run on the new OS.elfi said:does that mean i can install every application on it?. games, office suite, photoshop, flash
That would depend on the app. The 32-bit versions of most common apps, like Flash and Photoshop, work perfectly well on 64-bit OSes. Other apps, like some versions of AutoCAD, have issues running on 64-bit systems and need a 32-bit OS to work properly. So it is best to check that whatever apps you want to run will run on the new OS.
Speaking of which, I recommend Vista x64 if you want an OS now. Much better support and more stable, compared to XP x64. The best would be to wait for the 64-bit version of Windows 7.
I highly suggest no less than 8gb of ram with a 64 bit system.