microsoft office - 32 or 64 bit

stilltheone

32 bit. 64 bit is more suitable for business and may be less compatible with some add ons. But don't worry, as you can chop and change if you wish. Ok?

stilltheone

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spud17

ktj wrote: »

And what's the difference between 32 and 64 bits?

Is 64 bits not twice as good as 32 bits?

32 bit =2^32
64 bit =2^64

33bit is twice 32bit.

geordieracer

ktj wrote: »

What's an emulator?

A Longer EMU

mr_fishbulb

I'm using 32-bit Microsoft Office 2010 on Windows 7 64-bit. I have no issues with it.

I can understand 64 bit for power applications (such as Photoshop or some video rendering stuff) but for Documents and Spreadsheets I don't see the point.

Mobeer

ktj wrote: »

Hi again and thanks again.

Some further queries.

What's an emulator?

And for that matter what's a "bit"

And what's the difference between 32 and 64 bits?

Is 64 bits not twice as good as 32 bits? Sounds as though it should be.

Still don't know what to do so further advice would be very welcome. kje.

perhaps simplifications here, but:

Emulator - software that can pretend to be something else, so for example a PC can run MAME and pretend to be a vintage arcade machine

bit - a binary digit, with value 0 or 1, the smallest thing computers use in calculations

32 and 64 bits - 64 bit software can address more memory, calculate numbers to greater precision
Hence 64 bit Office = better for using really large spreadsheets etc
But 32 bit = more commonly used, hence more supported by software developers, more likely to work with add-ons etc

In your case, use the 32-bit version of Microsoft Office as you don't know of any reason to use the 64-bit.

SnakeDoctor_2

I'm using 64 bit Microsoft Office on 64 bit Windows 7 with no problems.

stilltheone

The OP has access to both, as the same key works with either(though not at the same time). So as long as the 32bit version runs on 64bit Windows, everything is fine. All options are open to the OP.

The general recommendation is 32bit, but 64bit is available if he needs it.

prowla

A 64-bit operating system is the way forward, one key thing it can do is use more memory than 32-bit (whose limit is 4 GB, but som computers reduce that to as low as 3 GB).
But it is perfectly alright to run 32-bit applications on the 64-bit OS, and Microsoft recommend that for Office.

RussJK

mr_fishbulb wrote: »

I can understand 64 bit for power applications (such as Photoshop or some video rendering stuff) but for Documents and Spreadsheets I don't see the point.

Well the problem with 32-bit office applications is that they can no longer keep up when you are power typing with something like the Razor Talon:
http://www.razerzone.com/talon

With 64-bit support, the major bottleneck now for any serious typist is of course the refresh rate of the monitor...