10-28-2009, 06:26 AM
I've been running Vista 64bit for nearly two years without any issues. If he's got really old hardware, then there may be an issue. The system I'm running it on is from 2004 and it has no problems at all.
A C2D system is going to have no problems running it at all.
And the paragraph after the one you quoted reads:
Support for 64-bit has skyrocketed in recent years—it's had to, since so many computer buyers were using it, whether they knew it or not—so the chances you'll run into any difficulties are slim. So if you have the proper hardware, 64-bit Windows is definitely the way to go.
I think one is more likely to run into hardware that isn't supported in 7 at all, than not work in 7 64.
A C2D system is going to have no problems running it at all.
And the paragraph after the one you quoted reads:
Support for 64-bit has skyrocketed in recent years—it's had to, since so many computer buyers were using it, whether they knew it or not—so the chances you'll run into any difficulties are slim. So if you have the proper hardware, 64-bit Windows is definitely the way to go.
I think one is more likely to run into hardware that isn't supported in 7 at all, than not work in 7 64.