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Ask Slashdot: Best 32-Bit Windows System In 2012?

Posted by timothy on from the looking-backwards-fondly dept.

First time accepted submitter justthinkit writes "I have a number of applications that will not run on 64-bit Windows, but I would like to gain the benefits (most better caching) of having more than 4GB of RAM. Am I stuck with these Windows operating systems? And why is Windows Server 2008 Datacenter and Enterprise not included on that page? Should I go with a Linux or Win 7/8 system, and run a VM of Windows XP? Is this a solved problem or a lost cause?"

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  1. Windows 7 compatibility mode by pak9rabid · · Score: 5, Interesting

    What's wrong with running Windows 7 x64, and running your 32-bit applications in compatibility mode?

    1. Re:Windows 7 compatibility mode by mastershake82 · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Generally, if they have applications that will not run on 64-bit Windows, it is because the applications are 16-bit, not 32-bit.