Windows 7 Professional: what is the preferred bit rate?

Despite the new trends in the computer environment, many users remain true to the traditions and use the old versions of operating systems. "Old" not only in terms of their year of release, but also in terms of digit capacity. It's no secret that on the computers of many users in Russia is Windows 7 Professional or XP 32-bit. It seems that there is nothing terrible in this ...

For the home user, there are no limitations, but when using a PC or laptop for work, one should seriously think about switching to 64-bit systems. Fortunately most of modern computers perfectly support them.

Does such a transition give tangible advantages, is it necessary for him to leave his own, time-tested Windows 7 Professional X32? The answer is obvious - it's worth it, and how!

Let's try to deal with such a categorical statement. So. The most important reason for switching to a higher bit capacity is ... RAM! More precisely, its number, which is supported by the operating system. Recall that Windows 7 Professional X32 physically can only work with 3.2 GB of RAM, while for x64 systems physical limitations on the amount of memory are in such unthinkable limits that in the next few decades worrying about their overcoming is definitely not worth it.

The second advantage is speed. If you have an equally powerful computer, x64 Windows 7 Professional will work much faster than its "colleague" of lesser digit capacity. The fact is that it can make full use of all the advantages of a powerful modern "iron", which has long been able to work much faster.

In addition, an important distinctive feature of the OS of the new generation is their security. Because of the architecture, many old viruses on them simply can not do their dirty business, and a new generation of infections on x64-bit systems is much more difficult to implement their code. Even if you use a clean system on which you did not install the antivirus package, the probability of infection will be much lower. But the old Windows 7 Primary (which generally does not have a 64-bit version) has all chances to easily catch even the obvious infection.

But there is one "but"! The fact is that not every computer is suitable for installing systems of increased bit capacity. To check compatibility, you need to download some diagnostic utility (like CPU-Z) and use it to test your processor for compatibility with new operating systems and programs. In addition, if you use some rare applications at work, please contact the developer in advance and ask him about the possibility of transferring them to a new environment. Perhaps, there is already a new version specially developed for x64 systems.

However, in most cases you will not need all these warning recommendations. The fact is that now you are unlikely to encounter the incompatibility of programs or devices. Although ... If you have an old printer or other old peripherals, then the new Windows 7 Professional may simply not find drivers for it.