>Not necessarily. There are still drivers (to this day) that only work in 32-bit mode. Sad and unfortunate, but fact of life.
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>For that matter, there are some specific issues within Microsoft's software where 64 bit causes issues and you have to downgrade to 32 bit.
>These situations are quite intricate and complex, but they do happen.
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>I understand where you are coming from - but in the proverbial grand scheme of things, I wouldn't place high stock in getting a 64 bit version of VS2013 anytime soon. Just my two cents...

Thanks for the additional input