In general, I agree with what many others already said in this thread... not really worth it if you don't need more than 3-4 GB RAM.

My 2 cents:
In my case, I have to be able to start concurrently at least 3 processes that require 1.5-2GB each. So, I use XP x64 on the physical machine, on which I run only VMWare, on which I usually run two VMs - one as db server (W2k3 x32), the other as dev environment (w2k3 x64). I have 8GB RAM and, usually, 6.5-7 are in use. The only problem with device drivers that I have is that I couldn't find any driver for the audio card - and I really don't care about that. :) So, everything is fine for me with 64 bit and I'm quite happy with it. :)

But if I didn't need more than 4GB... I would have stayed on 32 bit... less setup and configuration problems...

Vlad

>I am interested to hear opinions about going with 64 bit Win 7 OS in general. Not just as it relates to VFP, but as an overall workstation. I'm sure we all use lots of software on our machines these days besides just VFP, so I want to look beyond just that detail. I am attracted to a 64 bit OS (I guess I am. Shouldn't it be better? It sure sounds cool, but I have no clue).
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>I do not want to go down some path where I spend more time maintaining the machine (drivers, and work-arounds to make my apps work) than it's worth, just to say I am using a 64 bit OS.
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>I have a nice modern Dell XPS 690 with a Dual Core 3.0 Ghz and 4GB of ram, and I would plan to do a complete new install on an empty hard drive. It's hard to complain about the performance of XP SP3 as it is right now, so I'm not sure I'm ready for the 64-bit plunge if it gets too involved. On the other hand, I don't want to get left behind in the world of my knowledge and experience in this area if it is going to be something that becomes more mainstream.