Questions tagged [32-bit]
Refers to processors where data are stored in 32-bit registers. Use for questions about hardware or software only if 32-bit architecture is central to the question. For questions comparing 32 vs. 64 bit architecture, use [32-vs-64-bit] instead of the individual [32-bit] and [64-bit] tags.
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How can I modify a Windows 7 32 bit ISO to install in UEFI mode?
Long story short, I have a Windows 10 tablet that's running 32-bit Windows 10. I'd like to install 32-bit Windows 7, but the tablet's BIOS is UEFI only and doesn't have legacy/CSM boot options.
Is ...
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Searching for Scanners/MFDs with Native 64-bit TWAIN Drivers
I’ve been searching for companies that developed native 64-bit TWAIN drivers for their scanners, but I seem to only find drivers that work with WoW (I’m assuming those drivers are 32-bit). Is ...
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Using 32-bit TTS voices on windows 7 64-bit
I am having problems using a 32-bit voice on a 64-bit system (windows 7). I tried accessing and setting my installed 32-bit voices via
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Speech\SpeechUX\sapi.cpl, but whenever I open ...
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Why memory access errors on 64-bit machine point to 32-bit address?
Probably every one at least once in their computer lifetime came through an error like Memory access violation at 0x8231d13f which states the 32-bit address in memory where the violation occured. Let'...
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Install Windows 10 32 bit on M.2 drive
I have an M.2 drive that I'm currently trying to install Windows 10 x32 on (we need the 32 bit version for work apps). Installing Windows 10 x64 works just fine, but trying to install the 32 bit ...
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Encountered BSOD PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA after installed windows update KB4088875 (Windows 7 32 bit)
Currently using Windows 7 without issue. After executing Windows6.1-kb4088875-x86.msu downloaded from Microsoft website, pc was restarted.
Upon restarting pc, the following BSOD screen was ...
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Can i use windows 10 32bit OS on Acer Aspire 4720 if default 1GB RAM is increased to 2.5GB?
I am using Acer Aspire 4720(for more details click here) which comes with a default 1GB RAM(512mbx2,dual channel).Laptop is 32bit architecture hardware.I tried using windows 10 32bit,but it's ...
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Is it possible to run Linux on ALL kind of platform? [closed]
We know different environment uses different kind of version of Linux, EFI has EFI ones, and Legacy has Legacy one, same for 32 and 64 bit. But is it possible to have a Linux that can run oral kind of ...
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Regarding changing the 32 bit OS to 64 bit OS
My desktop PC is running a 32-bit OS. How can I change it to a 64-bit OS? To do this, do I have to change the processor, too?
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Ubuntu (xenial) cannot execute binary file: Exec format error
I'm having an issue running a file ecl.e it's a 32-bit program.
I get the following if I run with bash:
bash /home/user/miniconda2/envs/iraf27/iraf//bin.linux/ecl.e
/home/user/miniconda2/envs/iraf27/...
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Possible to install Windows 8.1/10 32 bit while in UEFI mode?
I am currently trying to have the laptop (HP Stream 11 - 2015 model with Intel Celeron N3050 processor) detect a Windows 8.1 32 bit UEFI install on my flash drive. I used RUFUS to setup the flash ...
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Where is the latest 32-bit Chrome installer
When I opened Facebook earlier, I saw that I needed to update my Chrome browser because of security stuff. I am on Windows 7 32-bit with 1 GB of RAM (yes, 1 GB)
When I went to the Chrome page, the ...
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Windows 10, 32 bit? or Windows 7, 64 bit?
I know that Both operating systems are good.. But looking for a Complete Stable, performance giving OS, is hard to choose between these two...
Like asking:
Light DirectX 12, but System Compatibility ...
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Why Program Files vs Program Files (x86) but no AppData vs AppData (x86)?
On Windows, depending on the bit-ness of an installed program, it will go to Program Files or Program Files (x86).
Additionally, many installation programs give you the option to install "For all ...
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I have a dual boot desktop running 32 bit Windows 7 and 64 bit linux, with 3 GB RAM I am planning to increase the RAM to 8 GB, is it possible?
Basic concerns i have are:
1) is it possible
2) will increasing the ram be detrimental to the windows OS ?
I am reluctant to change the windows OS to 64 bit due to licensing hassles.
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Hacking cloudera virtualbox vm to run on 32 bit windows os [duplicate]
Cloudera provides 64 bit VirtualBox vm to play with hadoop tools. I have a personal laptop which hosts 32 bit Windows OS. Is there any hack to run the 64 bit virtualbox vm to execute on my Windows 7 ...
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How to download Firefox 32-bit to be installed on 64-bit Windows 10?
I have posted the question on mozilla.org but it doesn't sound like I can look forward to an answer any time soon, although I had imagined that an answer to this would be quite easy to give for ...
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Why are 32 bit apps loaded on 64 bit OS instead of 64 bit versions [duplicate]
I am trying to figure out why 32 bit apps are being installed on Windows 8 64 bit. On my wife's PC, there are a number of 32 bit versions of popular applications that are installed where I would ...
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What bitness of VC++ Redistributable is expected by 32bit app on 64Bit Windows? [duplicate]
I am installing a 32bit app on 64 bit Windows 7. The app requires VC++2013 Redistributable to be installed and directs me to Microsoft Site.
There are two versions of VC++ 2013 Redistributable 32 &...
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Windows 10 on old netbook - should I install the 32 bit or 64 bit OS? [closed]
I have an old laptop that I would like to use mainly for some coding with ATOM and photo editing with GIMP and/or Photoshop CS2.
Should I install the 32 or 64 bit version of Windows 10?
Laptop specs:...
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Can I make a batch script run a 32 or 64 bit program accordingly?
I want to make a batch or command script that can find the proper program to use in accordance with the local machines processor architecture for 32-bit and 64-bit programs.
One program I would like ...
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Can I change what useragent websites detect on my machine?
I am trying to see if there is a way to download a specific type of program from a given website if the site "auto-detects" CPU architecture and downloads the program automatically. I suppose I could ...
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New Instances of Excel on 32 and 64 Bit Machines
I am trying to ensure that when the workbook I am using crashes, my other workbooks won't crash with them. I have found that opening workbooks in separate instances of Excel prevent them from ...
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How can I program a script that can tell the difference between x86 & x64?
I have a few programs I am currently working with, such as WinRAR, that have both the 32 and 64-bit versions. I want to make a script (VB or Batch) at the root of the project folder that can "scan" ...
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zip file does not appear in Program Files
I downloaded a zipped program to take care of an USB disk problem, and I decided to unzip it into the Program Files folder. So I cut the zip from my Downloads folder and pasted it into Program Files, ...
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Direct-mapped cache: how to determine address decomposition
Let's assume I have a 32 bits addressable memory and a 4 kib direct-mapped cache.
Let's say that every entry (line) of the cache is composed of a unique word (32 bits).
We can infer that the index's ...
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Can 32 bit application run on 64 bit operating system after 5 GB ram usage
If 5 GB or RAM is used out of 8 GB and then if i want to run a application which is 32 bit compatible then can it run on this computer in this scenario?
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Can't boot 64-bit iso images?
My friend ordered a new hard disk recently and asked me, if I could put them in and then install new Windows 10 on them. Everything went OK, except for installing Windows.
When I tried to install 32-...
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Is it possible to install a 64 bit OS on 32 bit PC?
I asked this in Unix and there suggested to ask it here.
I was answering a question on a Linux Facebook group where somebody asked if it was possible to install a 32 bit OS on 64 bit PC. My answer ...
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Is there a term which unambiguously refers to both the 32-bit and 64-bit 8086-family ISAs?
Wikipedia uses x86 to refer to both the 32-bit and 64-bit "instruction set architectures based on the Intel 8086 CPU" (8086-family ISAs). However, often x86 is used specifically to mean 32-bit (e.g. ...
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Windows10 Install disk does not offer UEFI option
I have a hp notebook (HP 240 G5 with an Intel Core i3-5005U CPU) with a preinstalled 64 bit Windows 10 Home Single Language.
For testing my software I need to install additionally a 32 bit Windows ...
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If I must choose between 32- and 64-bit versions of some software, which should I choose? If plug-ins are available, does this make a difference? [closed]
I'm running 64-bit Windows 10 on a machine with 8 GB of memory.
Sometimes I download some software, and wonder whether to get the 32-bit (x86) or the 64-bit (x64) version.
Please assume that I won't ...
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What will happen if I add 2GB more RAM with 4GB in Windows 7 32-bit OS? [duplicate]
I already have 4 GB ram but only 2.43 GB usable in my Windows 7 32-bit OS. If I install 2 GB more with 4 GB of old RAM, is it possible to do that to increase the usable RAM size?
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How to associate .dll with the proper version of Dependency Walker?
There is a cool life-hack that I learned from my colleague: you associate .dll files with Dependency Walker, and now whenever you try to "run" a .dll file, it opens Dependency Walker for its analysis.
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Migrating from 32 bit to 64 Bit → Windows Product Id and Key Issue
I have this system → Product Name: 3574G5Q Machine Serial Number: XXXXXXX → Think Centre Under warranty. I called and then chatted Lenovo Chat support, and asked them that i want to upgrade to ...
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32 Bit and RAM Issue (Can this be Upgraded to 64 bit)
I have a 32 Bit window-7 Think centre by Lenovo(Previously IBM) → when I purchased i was not that much educated to know that 32 bit computer can't have more than 4GB Ram; By the time of purchase 3 ...
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Changing default location of "Program Files (x86)" doesn't work
I changed the default location of "Program Files" and "Program Files (x86)" by editing the Registry:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion]
"ProgramFilesDir"="E:\\ProgramFiles\...
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Why Nvidia Pascal has both FP32 and FP64 cores? Why I can not use them simultaneously?
I am trying to understand Nvidia's GPU architecture but I am a bit stuck on something that appears to be quite simple. Each Streaming Multiprocessor in the Pascal consists of 64xFP32 and 32xFP64 cores....
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Computer is unable to load a newly burned ISO
Every time i try to install a new Windows, I get this error:
Compatibility report
The computer started using the Windows installation media.
Remove the installation media and restart your ...
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second monitor looks awful (aliased, and the colors are wrong).
I have a computer I built. Two identical monitors are plugged into the motherboard on-board graphics. The two displays are Dell S2340M.
The motherboard is GA-Z87X-UD3H and the processor is i7-4770k. ...
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Would a repair of the 64-bit installation MBR using 32-bit LiveCD be compatible?
My aging computer runs an i5-760 on a P7P55D-E Pro.
The primary OS on this was Win 7 on a SATA drive.
A used HP 80GB IDE drive came my way upon which I've installed 64-bit Ubuntu with a GRUB loader.
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How to launch a 32-bit self-extracting executable on a 64-bit machine within a batchfile
I'm working with two machines.
On Machine1, I create a self-extracting executable, using 7-zip. Machine1 is 32-bit (Windows XP), while Machine2 is a 64-bit Windows-7 machine.
On Machine2, I launch ...
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Office Outlook 2016 (32-bit) text box and button heights not displaying correctly - Windows 10 (64-bit)
The text box and button height in the new email window in Office Outlook 2016 does not display correctly. Please see image attached. Shouldn't the text boxes on the right have the same height as the ...
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Why do 32-bit processes have a 2 GB RAM limit?
I'm curious why there is a 2 GB limit for a 32-bit process on a 32-bit OS. According to the blog post Chat Question: Memory Limits for 32-bit and 64-bit processes, the limit can be extended to 3 ...
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Why can't x86 (32-bit) operating systems use more than 3.25 GB of RAM memory and not whole 4 GB? [duplicate]
I know that 32 bit machines cannot use more than 4 GB of RAM since they cannot address this many memory addresses.
However I do not understand why almost all 32 bit operating systems including Window ...
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Created a hidden folder, now the files are missing
I have a hidden bin folder, this morning I came in and was saving a script and got the whole access denied thing. So I checked out my folder, made it unhidden, etc.. All the sub-folders, files, ...
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How to install a i686 Arch Linux to a USB?
I am following the Install from existing Linux guide to install Arch Linux to a USB from a 64bit host machine which runs Arch Linux as well. I need the target installation to be 32bit as it needs to ...
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Controller crashes all games
I have bought Esperanza EG102 (really cheap just over 4 $) controller. It has a force feedback feature, so it crashes everything, that tries to connect to it. When I run joy.cpl for a vibration test, ...
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Used Group Policy to install an x86 version of .NET 4.6.2 on an x64 system and it didn't work at all
Not only does is completely not work, but it's proving impossible to uninstall; giving me this message:
I've tried installing the 64-bit version over the 32-bit one using another GPO, and that didn't ...
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Xubuntu Chromium NET::ERR_CERTIFICATE_TRANSPARENCY_REQUIRED
So I recently have gotten HTTPS errors on Chromium (on trusted sites) returning the following:
NET::ERR_CERTIFICATE_TRANSPARENCY_REQUIRED
Here is a screenshot:
I am on Xubuntu Xenial Xerus 16.04 ...