Vista 64-bit and 32-bit apps

[LandyMan]

Hi all,

Will 32-bit applications (like Office for instance) run on Vista 64-bit?

 

[stefan9]

Yes. I have office 2003 running currently along with lots of other 32bit games.

 

[LandyMan]

Yes. I have office 2003 running currently along with lots of other 32bit games.

Ahh, so I shouldn't have any problems then?

 

[Thestealth]

They run like normal. With XP and Vista 64, during the installation an X86 program files folder is created especially for this. All 32bit app's will be put in there and 64bit apps in the "normal" program files directory. There are some 32bit apps that don't like a 64bit environment though, but majority "don't notice"....

 

[Cadavre777]

Only applications I've had problems with are ones that rely on NTVDM. Avoid them and you should be fine.

 

[The_Techie]

Yeah, most 32-bit applications will install and run just fine on 64-bit Windows Vista