Can I Use 32 Bit Software In 64 Bit Computer?

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I am working on a software which is 32 bit version and i am modifying the code.But we have the same software for 64 bit version also.So my doubt is when i change the code in 32 bit can i run it on 64 bit computer or not??

Posted 9-Jul-14 2:37am

chandra sekhar

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Raul Iloc · Answer 1 · 2014-07-09T02:40:00

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Yes yo can, because the applications built for Win32 are running on Win64, but the applications built for Win64 will not run on Win32.

Posted 9-Jul-14 2:40am

Raul Iloc

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chandra sekhar 9-Jul-14 9:11am

But when i create the EXE it will ask for 32 bit or 64 bit use right??

Raul Iloc 9-Jul-14 12:51pm

In "Visual Studio" user interface there is "Target" option, used for building the application, with 2 possible values: Win32 or Win64.

Yogesh Kumar Tyagi · Answer 2 · 2014-07-09T03:18:00

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Yes You can! view link for more details

http://www.pugetsystems.com/blog/2011/01/13/windows-7-64-bit-running-32-bit-applications/[^]

Posted 9-Jul-14 3:18am

Yogesh Kumar Tyagi

Andrei Tuțu · Answer 3 · 2014-07-09T03:12:00

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Yes you can ! Find here more about it.

Posted 9-Jul-14 3:12am

Andrei Tuțu