>>I am starting to shop for a new notebook computer to replace Win XP Pro. Most of the work I do is with VFP9 which, I know, works on Windows 7 64bit. And 64-bit is my first choice. But just in case, would anybody suggest to go with 32-bit instead?
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>In addition to what was already answered....
>If you are in need of a 32bit environment, then you can use a virtualized 32bit subsystem via VirtualPC.
>And with a 64bit Base system you can create any virtual 32/64 system for testing. With a 32bit base system there will be no option for 64bit virtualizing at all!
Your final sentence is not quite true. VirtualBox, to name one product, offers support for 64-bit guest OSs on 32-bit hosts, given sufficient hardware virtualization support in the CPU/chipset. I haven't tried it.
Regards. Al
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