Word 32 bit or 64 bit.

I finally bought office 2010 Home and Student version and installed it on
my home computers which both run windows 7 64 bit.

However when I installed it it by default installs the 32bit version.
However I bought as I wanted the 64 bit version. Anyways I checked help and
found out how to install the 64bit versions.

My question is is the 64 bit version going to be a better program to run and
is it worth it to uninstall the 32 bit versions and reinstall the 64 bit
versions.

On 16/07/2011 11:21 AM, Lee Waun wrote:
> I finally bought office 2010 Home and Student version and installed it
> on my home computers which both run windows 7 64 bit.
>
> However when I installed it it by default installs the 32bit version.
> However I bought as I wanted the 64 bit version. Anyways I checked help
> and found out how to install the 64bit versions.
>
> My question is is the 64 bit version going to be a better program to run
> and is it worth it to uninstall the 32 bit versions and reinstall the 64
> bit versions.

I doubt you'll notice any difference, but since you got a 64-bit OS, you
might as well run the 64-bit apps too.

Yousuf Khan

"Yousuf Khan" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On 16/07/2011 11:21 AM, Lee Waun wrote:
>> I finally bought office 2010 Home and Student version and installed it
>> on my home computers which both run windows 7 64 bit.
>>
>> However when I installed it it by default installs the 32bit version.
>> However I bought as I wanted the 64 bit version. Anyways I checked help
>> and found out how to install the 64bit versions.
>>
>> My question is is the 64 bit version going to be a better program to run
>> and is it worth it to uninstall the 32 bit versions and reinstall the 64
>> bit versions.
>
> I doubt you'll notice any difference, but since you got a 64-bit OS, you
> might as well run the 64-bit apps too.

Actually in the case of Office the advice still is to stick with the 32b
version, especially for business users. Anyone who has macros and ActiveX
add-ons for office NEEDS to stick with 32b until all that extra stuff is
ported to 64b.

At my company of 140,000 users we are 64b Win7 but with 32b Office 2010.

On 16/07/2011 11:57 AM, Seth wrote:
>
> "Yousuf Khan" <> wrote in message
>> I doubt you'll notice any difference, but since you got a 64-bit OS,
>> you might as well run the 64-bit apps too.
>
> Actually in the case of Office the advice still is to stick with the 32b
> version, especially for business users. Anyone who has macros and
> ActiveX add-ons for office NEEDS to stick with 32b until all that extra
> stuff is ported to 64b.
>
> At my company of 140,000 users we are 64b Win7 but with 32b Office 2010.

Sounds like a good idea.

Yousuf Khan

On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 08:21:06 -0700, Lee Waun wrote:
>
> I finally bought office 2010 Home and Student version and installed it on
> my home computers which both run windows 7 64 bit.
>
> However when I installed it it by default installs the 32bit version.
> However I bought as I wanted the 64 bit version. Anyways I checked help and
> found out how to install the 64bit versions.
>
> My question is is the 64 bit version going to be a better program to run and
> is it worth it to uninstall the 32 bit versions and reinstall the 64 bit
> versions.

Unless you're editing really, really massive documents, I can't see
any benefit to the 64-bit version.

--
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http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...

"Stan Brown" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 08:21:06 -0700, Lee Waun wrote:
>>
>> I finally bought office 2010 Home and Student version and installed it
>> on
>> my home computers which both run windows 7 64 bit.
>>
>> However when I installed it it by default installs the 32bit version.
>> However I bought as I wanted the 64 bit version. Anyways I checked help
>> and
>> found out how to install the 64bit versions.
>>
>> My question is is the 64 bit version going to be a better program to run
>> and
>> is it worth it to uninstall the 32 bit versions and reinstall the 64 bit
>> versions.
>
> Unless you're editing really, really massive documents, I can't see
> any benefit to the 64-bit version.
>

Oh well I might as well then just leave it as it is then.

On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 08:21:06 -0700, "Lee Waun" <>
wrote:

> I finally bought office 2010 Home and Student version and installed it on
> my home computers which both run windows 7 64 bit.
>
> However when I installed it it by default installs the 32bit version.
> However I bought as I wanted the 64 bit version. Anyways I checked help and
> found out how to install the 64bit versions.
>
> My question is is the 64 bit version going to be a better program to run and
> is it worth it to uninstall the 32 bit versions and reinstall the 64 bit
> versions.


The difference in performance will be very small, if you even notice
it at all.

>
> "Stan Brown" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 08:21:06 -0700, Lee Waun wrote:
>>>
>>> I finally bought office 2010 Home and Student version and installed it on
>>> my home computers which both run windows 7 64 bit.
>>>
>>> However when I installed it it by default installs the 32bit version.
>>> However I bought as I wanted the 64 bit version. Anyways I checked help
>>> and
>>> found out how to install the 64bit versions.
>>>
>>> My question is is the 64 bit version going to be a better program to run
>>> and
>>> is it worth it to uninstall the 32 bit versions and reinstall the 64 bit
>>> versions.
>>
>> Unless you're editing really, really massive documents, I can't see
>> any benefit to the 64-bit version.
>>
>
> Oh well I might as well then just leave it as it is then.

The recent Service Pack 1 for Office upset the wizards in Access for
the 64bit version. I do not know if it caused any problems with the
64bit version of Word. IMO I would stick with 32bit.

--
mick

"Lee Waun" <> wrote in message
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>I finally bought office 2010 Home and Student version and installed it on my home
>computers which both run windows 7 64 bit.



There is no performance difference at all between the 32 and the 64 bit of Office
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On 7/16/2011 5:57 PM, Peter Foldes wrote:
> "Lee Waun" <> wrote in message
> news:ivsa92$ke5$...
>> I finally bought office 2010 Home and Student version and installed
>> it on my home computers which both run windows 7 64 bit.
>
>
>
> There is no performance difference at all between the 32 and the 64 bit
> of Office

I wouldn't think so either. The only benefit that I could think of
would be the ability to handle really large documents.


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Roy Smith
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
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Saturday, July 16, 2011 6:32:23 PM