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In computer architecture, 32-bit integers, memory addresses, or other data units are those that are at most 32 bits (4 octets) wide.

In computer architecture, 32-bit integers, memory addresses, or other data units are those that are at most 32 bits (4 octets) wide. Also, 32-bit CPU and ALU architectures are those that are based on registers, address buses, or data buses of that size. 32-bit is also a term given to a generation of microcomputers in which 32-bit microprocessors are the norm.

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How do I know if I am running 32 or 64-bit Linux?

what would be a command to run in different distros?
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Advantages of upgrading 32 bit Windows Server and SQL Server to 64 bit?

Suppose that I have a 32 bit Windows Server box that operates several server applications along with an SQL Server, with a RAM usage of about 2 GB at peak times. What would be the advantages of upgrading the Windows Server OS and SQL Server to the…
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Can I run 64-bit VM guests on a 32-bit host?

Can I run 64-bit VM guests on a 32-bit host? If I have a physical PC with 32 bit can I launch a VM that is 64 bit? What virtual machine software (Virtual PC or VirtualBox or other) would allow this? I read out there that VMware may support this but…
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Is there a distinction between 64 bit and 32 bit regedit?

This question is asked out of total ignorance and no access to a 64 bit windows machine, but I would like to know whether there is anything special that needs to be taken into account regarding a 64-bit registry and whether there is a regedit64 the…
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GPO Installs - Differentiating between 64 and 32 bit systems

What is the easiest way to use group policies to install the 64 bit version of a package on 64bit systems and the 32bit package on 32 bit systems. I have done some searching and I am not seeing anything useful about how to use group policies in an…
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Are there any drawbacks of "/3Gb" switch in boot.ini for 32bit Windows?

Microsoft advices to use /3Gb switch in Boot.ini in order to get more memory for a process running on 32bit system. Currently I need a lot of memory for devenv process (Visual Studio 2008) because I have a complex solution that has a lot of…
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Virtualization: 64-bit or 32-bit?

I'm going to install Ubuntu 10.04 Server in a virtual machine and want run MySQL and Lighttpd on it. Are there any benefits or disadvantages between 64-bit and 32-bit virtualization, except the 4 gigabyte memory limit on 32-bit machines. I use…
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Production server has 16GB of RAM and a 32 bit OS. Replace with 64 bit OS?

I have a production server with 16GB of RAM that came with a 32bit CentOS installation. The website hosted on this server is getting increasing amounts of traffic every day, which has led to some some MySQL performance issues. I ran mysqltuner.pl…
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Linux only detects 2gb of RAM with 4 installed - i386 Debian Lenny

I have a machine with 4gb of RAM, but Linux is only detecting two in top and free. The BIOS reports 4. Running i386 Debian Lenny.
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Not enough storage is available to process this command

I am getting this error on a Windows 7 Professional 32-bit machine, on almost anything I do: updating a repo from subversion, accessing a local IIS site, copying a big folder, running an installer. Sometimes, if I try again, it get solved. I think…
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Up-to-date distros supporting 32-bit i586/non-PAE, specifically for ALIX boards (AMD Geode)

I have several ALIX systems (powered by the AMD Geode LX processor without PAE support) that are still running on Ubuntu 12.04, the last Ubuntu-Release to supports non-PAE kernels (i.e. compiled for the i586 architecture). I use them as low-profile,…
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ASP.NET cache trimming aware of app pool memory limit?

I’m running a ASP.NET application on Win2003 32bit that tends to allocate a lot of memory. To avoid OutOfMemoryExceptions that start to appear when the W3P process exceeds 1 GB, I have set a maximum virtual memory limit of 850 MB for the this…
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With Windows Server 2008, when do I need 32-bit and when do I need 64-bit?

I am getting a Windows server with the option for Windows Server 2008 32-bit and Windows Server 2008 64-bit. I will only be running IIS7 and SQL Server 2008 Express. Which should I use and what are the indications?
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Can Hyper-V Server run on Windows XP 32-bit with a 64-bit processor?

I am trying to get a Virtual Instance of Windows 2008 R2 running from my laptop. My laptop has a 64-bit processor and is running 32-bit Windows XP. I have hardware DEP and hardware virtualization (though I don't really know what these mean). I…
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Tuning Postgresql on a 16GB Linode VPS

I'm running a dedicated PostgreSQL on a 16GB Linode (Ubuntu 12.04 32bit). I've tried using pgtune, but I'll run into shared memory errors. I.e. The PostgreSQL server failed to start. Please check the log output: 2014-02-10 08:32:39 EST FATAL: could…
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