Can I play 32bit games on 64bit Windows 7?

Hiya, I want to install Win7 64-bit, currently running 32bit Windows Vista. Can I run 32bit games on a 64bit system? I have Crysis designed for 32bit Windows, is it possible to play it on a 64bit system? Cheers.

Yes.

Cheers. Also, will gaming and general performance improve at all, going from Vista 32bit to Win7 64bit?

Cheers. Also, will gaming and general performance improve at all, going from Vista 32bit to Win7 64bit?

mr-krinkles

If you have a lot of RAM it will. Otherwise you probably won't notice any difference (unless of course you have 1GB of RAM :P )

Booting is faster, some apps run smoother, but that is due to Win7 more so than 64-bit.

Hiya, I want to install Win7 64-bit, currently running 32bit Windows Vista. Can I run 32bit games on a 64bit system? I have Crysis designed for 32bit Windows, is it possible to play it on a 64bit system? Cheers.

mr-krinkles

Hmmm. Crysis Maximum Edition has both 32-bit and 64-bit versions in separate folders and they both run fine in 64-bit Windows 7.

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Hiya, I want to install Win7 64-bit, currently running 32bit Windows Vista. Can I run 32bit games on a 64bit system? I have Crysis designed for 32bit Windows, is it possible to play it on a 64bit system? Cheers.

jun_aka_pekto

Hmmm. Crysis Maximum Edition has both 32-bit and 64-bit versions in separate folders and they both run fine in 64-bit Windows 7.

I have the Steam version which I've heard is only 32-bit.

Btw my current specs:

Dell Studio 1555 Laptop

4 GIG RAM (DDR2 I think, not that I know what that means)

P8600 Duo Core 2.40 GHz Processor

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4750

I would go with 64-Bit seeing that you have 4GB of RAM. Having 4GB of memory with a 32-bit system is a waste because a 32-bit system only actually utilizes around 3GB of that memory. 64-bit systems are backwards compatible with most 32-bit programs. When you install a 64-bit system it actually creates two Program Files folders, one for 64-bit software and another for 32-bit software. I am currently using Windows 7 64-Bit and so far I haven't had any problems with 32-bit apps.

Windows 7 automatically creates a x86 registry.

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Hmmm. Crysis Maximum Edition has both 32-bit and 64-bit versions in separate folders and they both run fine in 64-bit Windows 7.

magicalclick

I have the Steam version which I've heard is only 32-bit.

Alright, well my CPU is P8600 Duo Core 2.40 GHz. Will that be alright?

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I have the Steam version which I've heard is only 32-bit.

mr-krinkles

Alright, well my CPU is P8600 Duo Core 2.40 GHz. Will that be alright?

Oh yea thats fine. All Core 2 Duos support 64-bit systems.

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Hmmm. Crysis Maximum Edition has both 32-bit and 64-bit versions in separate folders and they both run fine in 64-bit Windows 7.

magicalclick

I have the Steam version which I've heard is only 32-bit.

No, I was referring to the game itself, not Steam. I've heard that Steam only gives you the 32-bit version of Crysis.