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>>OK, just to understand - if I have a 32 bit OS anything over 3gb is wasted , correct?
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>Yes. Could actually be up to ~3.5GB depending on your graphics card.
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>>But if I have a 64 bit OS what you have said above applies ( with Craig's post implying that VS the same in 32 or 64 )
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>Yes.
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>>As to SQL server, am I correct that it is optimized for 64 bit if you run 64bit on Win7 64 (or does that only matter in mult-processer scenarios etc?)
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>I don't know about specific code optimization for 64 bit but it's possible. What it will do is use more RAM if it's available. Of course that's for versions other than Express, it is limited to 1GB RAM usage.
Thanks Al. As always you have cut through the fog.
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