Pros and cons of 64bit vs 32bit Windows

Perhaps have a look at these questions:

  • Whats the difference between 64 and 32 Operating systems?
  • Other benefits of 64-bit OS apart from memory expansion?
  • Should I install 64-bit versions of operating systems?

Aside from the capabilities, it's important to note that there are some compatibility problems with 64-bit Windows - certain applications and device drivers will not run on it.


I would just like to add disk usage difference between 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 7 installations (fully updated).

In my case that's

  • 32 bit - 13.5GB
  • 64 bit - 24.5GB