Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Not sure if your installed version of Windows is 32-bit or 64-bit? One quick way to tell is by looking at information about your ...

Windows 7 was launched officially last week amidst launch parties and fanfare. As always, Microsoft gave its customers an option to get the Windows 7 DVD from retail stores or download the Windows 7 ...

With the upcoming release of Windows 7, the question is raised again on whether you should install the 32-bit version (x86) of the operating system or move up to 64-bit (x64). This is something that's ...

Ask Ars was one of the first features of the newly born Ars Technica back in 1998. And now, as then, it’s all about your questions and our community’s answers. Each week, we’ll dig into our bag of ...

Forget the “7” code name, which was already out there, or the 2010 release date, which was also neither new nor — based on Microsoft Corp.’s lately abysmal record with hitting major release dates — ...

The transition to 64-bit computing has accelerated with the release of Windows 7. Figures published by Microsoft today claim that nearly half of Windows 7 installations—46 percent—are using 64-bit ...