Erik Lustig's mom called him recently in a bit of a panic. She'd been in a retail store shopping for a computer and the sales guy asked her whether she wanted a 32-bit computer or a 64-bit computer, ...

Operating systems (OS) are the intermediary between computer hardware and software, an essential piece of any digital device. Much like an orchestra conductor, they ensure harmonious communication ...

Some users are unable to see 64-bit guest operating systems displayed on the Oracle VM VirtualBox application and because of this, they are not able to install such operating systems on VirtualBox. In ...

The Sysnative folder in Windows 64-bit is a virtual folder and an alias that points to the System32 folder on 64-bit systems. It doesn’t exist physically on your system. This post explains the ...

The story of Linux so far, as short as it may be in the grand scheme of things, is one of constant forward momentum. There’s always another feature to implement, an optimization to make, and of course ...

After revving the engine for quite a while, Microsoft is hoping to take 64-bit computing into the fast lane. The software maker, which has been tooling around with the 64-bit version of Windows for ...

Valve’s latest Steam update modernises the Windows client with full 64 bit support while also delivering quality-of-life ...

I knew there had to be a way for a 32-bit application to access the 64-bit registry on a 64-bit system, and I finally found it. Don't ask me what I think of the way Live Search works on the MSDN site, ...

I'm porting a Visual C++ project that is primarily being developed on a 32 bit Windows, to a 64 bit one. I'm having a problem getting Visual Studio to pick the right version of the Windows SDK ...

The subject says it all. A few friends and I had an argument over this a few months past, and I don't think I ever figured out which it was. My current opinion is that it's a 64-bit system with a ...

In October 1985, Nintendo's NES single-handedly resurrected the games market following the crash of 1983. Nearly 11 years later, Miyamoto and his cadre of pioneering designers took the industry back ...

After revving the engine for quite a while, Microsoft is hoping to take 64-bit computing into the fast lane. The software maker, which has been tooling around with the 64-bit version of Windows for ...