>>Yes, but also another example of Microsoft shifting towards more industry standards.
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>>>Another nail in the coffin.
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>Ok, thanks. Regardless of the fact that OLE DB is being deprecated, we need a fairly robust SQL Server to handle a lot of requests (not HealthCare.gov quantity, but within our company with hundreds of users). We plan only to use FoxPro data via a linked server only in the interim while we port the entire thing completely to SQL Server.
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>How much of a performance difference will we have in the end after the port is complete if we are stuck on a 32 SQL Server vs. 64 bit?

Once you completed the migration, would it be possible to re-install SQL Server from 32 bit to 64 bit?