>As I read today that Ofiice 2010 will come in 32 and 64 bit versions it made me stop and think about the 64 bit era. Does someone know the answer to these questions?
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>What should you look for today when buying new PCs in order to be ready to upgrade OS should it be worth it?
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>How will a 64 OS affect VFP apps and other 32 bit apps. I presume compatibility won't be a problem. How about performance?

No effect on VFP apps. They continue to run in 32 bit mode. I do not have a way to compare the 32 bit OS vs the 64 bit OS.

What drives me crazy though is being unable to use IE 64 bit because Flash doesn't work in 64 bit IE?!??!@$%$#$%. Especially since IE 64bit is faster than 32 bit on the 64 Bit vista.