# IT Guys: 32-bit vs 64-bit

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**Created:** [December 28, 2009, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-guys-32-bit-vs-64-bit/249407 "2009-12-28T13:02:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 30, 2009, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-guys-32-bit-vs-64-bit/249407/17 "2009-12-30T06:29:32Z")

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> [@i hate crooked mechanics.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-hate-crooked-mechanics/27806/39):
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> In what way would a 4 bit OS NOT make full use of a quad core cpu? I am running a quad core cpu (Intel Q9550) and windows 7 and it most defiantly makes use of all 4 cores.
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> you have a point though, XP64 sucked, but XP is now 2 versions out of date

it ran on only one core all the time. i used VMware to use my other cores

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