Questions tagged [32bit-64bit]
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How to mount vmhgfs with 32 bit inodes in a 64 bit VM?
I have following environment. Windows 10 host with VMWare Workstation 17 Pro, and a CentOS 6 VM with a shared folder. In the CentOS VM runs a 32 bit program that wants to access a file on the mounted share. It seems to me, that when the inode of a…
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mySQL 32bit vs 64bit
mySQL comes in 32-bit and 64-bit flavors. I have a 64-bit OS (OS X 10.8.) What are the advantages/disadvantages to running 32-bit vs. 64-bit mySQL on my 64-bit OS?
p.s. I'm going to use mySQL with MythTV so my data needs should be small

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Which version of windows 7 should I choose to install
I want to install Windows 7 on my system. But I am not sure which version should I choose to install.
Shall I go for 32 bit or 64? How can I decide that? If I can install any of them then which version should I choose (I am a software developer and…

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What is the benefits of windows 2008 64 bit server over windows 2003 32 bit server
My application/website is currently running on windows 2003 32 bit server, in my last business meetings our business people has asked to move my application/website on window 2008 64 bit server, but before this they asked me to prepare a document…

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With Windows XP, how would I download and burn a 4Gig file?
I am trying to use my PC to download CentOS 6.4 64bit, for the purpose of burning it to CD, so that I can install that CD on a new Linux server. I am required to use the 64bit version of CentOS.
Using my Windows XP PC, I browse to a CentOS download…

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60Gb of Memory, 32-bit OS and PAE vs 64-bit OS
I have 60 Gb of RAM on server. Windows 2008, 32bit with PAE.
One Sql Server 2008 Express Instance can use 1 Gb of RAM.
So if I install 60 instances, each can use 1 Gb of RAM, right?
And the second question, what will be if I install 64bit system…

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Why is a 32bit OS limited to 4 GigaBytes of RAM?
What I don't understand is where the 4 GigaBytes comes from.
Most of the articles I read say that 2^32bits = 4 GigaBytes, but this doesn't seem correct given that 8 bits = 1 byte.
For a 32 bit OS:
2^32 = 4,294,967,295 bits = 4.2 Giga bits =…