Stupid Question?

Hey,

This may sound like a stupid question. But can 32 bit applications run on a
64 bit version of windows?

Thanks.

John

Colin
Sun Nov 27 03:18:57 CST 2005

Yes. XP x64 includes an emulation layer called WOW64 for running 32-bit
apps. Most 32-bit apps run on x64.

However, apps that require a driver must have a 64-bit driver. Apps that
have a 16-bit installer will not install because no 16-bit software will run
on x64.

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"John" <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hey,
>
> This may sound like a stupid question. But can 32 bit applications run on
> a
> 64 bit version of windows?
>
> Thanks.
>
> John