This question is asked by one of my subscriber in Yahoo Answer. He wants to buy new laptop but he has little bit confuse that which OS is better either 32-bit or 64-bit Windows 7 Operating System? And I think many of you having same confusion.

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Here are answers to some common questions about the 32-bit and 64-bit version of Windows 7.

What is 32-bit and 64-bit?

The term 32-bit and 64-bit are basically a computer architecture that specify how computer stores and make reference to date, memory etc.

A bit has a value of 1 or 0. So binary code can represent as a random sequence of 0 and 1 like 1001001000111. In 32 bits processor we can represents numbers from 0 to 4,294,967,295 while a 64 bit processor can represent numbers from 0 to 18,446,744,073,709,551,615.  It means that 64 bit computer can do more calculation then 32 bit computer.

In short, The 64-bit version of OS can handle large amounts of RAM effectively than a 32-bit OS. A 64- bit OS can be more responsive when running several program at the same time and it switches the program more frequently.

Should You Buy 32-bit or 64-bit Windows 7?

To install a 64-bit version of Windows 7, your computer must be capable of running 64-bit versions of Windows. If your computer has a 4 GB of RAM or more, then you must purchase 64-bit Windows 7. Otherwise you would go for 32-bit Windows 7.

If you’re going to purchase a new computer then you do not need to worry about 32-bit or 64-bit. Because it will ship with 64-bit Windows 7 pre-installed.

Advantages of 64 bit OS

• With 32-bit Windows, you can use a maximum of 4 GB of RAM, but in 64-bit Windows you can upgrade your RAM to 8 or 16 GB.
• 64-bit Windows is more secure than 32-bit windows. With 64-bit system you can advance security features like Kernel Patch Protection and many more.
• 64-bit can run many complex applications simultaneously. a 64-bit window is more suitable for applications like Photoshop, Video Editing, games, CAD etc.
• In theoretically, A 32-bit Windows 7 can use max of 3.12 GB RAM.  But 64-bit Windows 7 can use the full 4 GB RAM.

Disadvantages of 64 bit OS

• Many software and games are still not compatible with 64-bit of Windows.
• Most 64-bit processors are expensive.

How to check if Your PC Supports 64-bit Windows 7?

You can use the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor to find out if your system can run 64-bit Windows 7.

If You have any question then please comment it out.

Here is the steps to rate your computer/Netbook.

1. Open the control panel, Click on Review your computer’s status in System and Security.

2. Now the Action Center is open, Click the View Performance information On the downside of left Side bar.

3. You are in Performance Information and Tools, Click the Rate this Computer on right side.

4. After Couple of min. You computer Rating is shown.

Does your Windows 7 boot and run very slow after some days? Do you want to make your windows 7 faster but not pay much? Maybe I can help you!

If you are looking for reasons about the low performance of your Windows 7, you need to make sure you satisfy the hardware requirements of win 7 firstly. Here are they:

• 1GHz CPU or More
• 512MB of physical memory
• 20GB HDD space

Yes, your PC meets these demands but Windows startup is still slow! Why? Then the problem maybe attributes to lots of applications start upon loading Windows 7. And now, you need to clean up the startup list to make your windows 7 faster.

As more and more applications start with loading Windows 7, computer performance will turn into freeze. These applications not only lengthen the startup time, but also occupy hardware resource. To fix this problem and speed up the startup time of windows 7, you can enable Boot-Only fetching by these steps:

1. Click the “Start” Button in the lower left quarter.
2. Point to the “Search Programs and Files” textbox and input “regedit”.
3. Choose “regedit.exe”.
4. Press the “Yes” button when the UAC prompt appears.
5. Go to and select to:
HLKM_SYSTEMCurrent_Control_SetControl_SessionManager_MemoryManagement_PrefetchParameters
6. Select “EnablePrefetcher” in the right pane.
7. Change the value to 2 and click “OK”.
8. Press “EnableSuperfetch”.
9. Change the value to 2 and click “OK”.
10. Close all.
11. Of course, re-start your PC to see the effect.

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1. Right Click on Desktop click Personalize.

2. To change the background, click Desktop Background, select the check box for the image that you want to use, and then click save changes.
NOTE: You can select more than file and set time to change the Destop backgound automatically.

3. To change the color of window borders, click Window Color, click the color that you want to use, adjust the intensity, and then click Save changes.

4. To change the sounds for the theme, click Sounds, click an item in the Sound Schemes list, and then click OK.

5. To add or change a screen save, click Screen Saver, click an item in the Screen save list, change any settings that you want to change, and then click OK.

6. Right-click the unsave theme, and then click Save theme for sharing.

7. In the File name box, type a name for your theme, and then click Save.
By default, Windows saves the theme in your My Document folder.

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Starting 1 October – and for a limited time – UK students will be able to preorder Windows 7 for £30, according to a Microsoft website. In a Twitter posting, Microsoft said US students will be able to get the software for $30.

“This offer is specifically designed for those students who are not planning to purchase a new PC this year but would still like to take advantage of what Windows 7 offers,” a Microsoft representative said. Those who order the software will be able to download it when Windows 7 ships on 22 October. Students interested in the deal need a valid university email address.

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Students will be able to get their hands on Windows 7 on the cheap (photo credit: Robert Vamosi/CNET News.com)

Microsoft plans similar offers in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Korea and Mexico, though the prices will vary somewhat.

In most markets, the offer will end on 3 January, though it will run for longer in some places, such as Australia, where it will be available through to the end of March.

The offer was noted earlier by Microsoft enthusiast site Neowin.net.

This is the latest deal from Microsoft, which earlier offered a preorder offer to let users buy the upgrade version of Windows 7 Home Premium for £49.99. That deal ended 9 July for those in the UK.

Original article: Microsoft to offer cheap Windows 7 for students from CNET News.com