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‎11-03-2019 11:08 PM

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Product: New HP PC
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (32-bit)

Hi, There

As I know current day whole world wide started to use 64 bits platform Windows. However, due to my previous software incompatible with new 64 bits software. I would like to seek a new HP PC that can still able to install Windows 10 in 32 bits OS. Please do advice me which current model that able to run with above requirement. Thank you.

 

 

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‎11-16-2019 08:05 AM

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@GreenGiant72 

Apps that are 32-bit run just fine in 64-bit Windows 10 -- as they are installed to Program Files (x86).  So, the problem is not 32-bit apps.

 

If you're trying to run an older 16-bit app, that is a serious issue as you can only do that in the 32-bit version of Win10.  IS that what you are trying to do?

 

Any modern PC that can run 64-bit OS can also run 32-bit OS -- you just will be limited to using about 3.5GB of memory, so if you have a lot more than that, the remainder is essentially wasted.



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