I'm going to upgrade from XP to 7 but not sure which version I want. I would ideally like Ultimate 64bit but I'm not sure I can run old games/ emulators i.e. MAME etc and still use Office 2003 with it? what's the difference between 32 and 64bit, apart from 64bit being quicker I mean.

 

What would people recommend?

Run Ultimate 64 bit, it can of course also run 32 bit applications, and it wont have any issues running mame or office 2003 ( I can still make original games like Theme Hospital, Dungeon Keepers CnC etc run on Ultimate 64 bit =))

There was a thread by someone else on this but it was very helpful and explained how the program files for 32bit applications are split form the 64bit ones, may be worth a look :D

mate, im running everything you want to run and im running win7 x64 ultimate so yeah your going to be fine, it will even run the N64 emu's and EPSXE as well, and DOS box and also, the Amiga emulator.

theme hospital wow i remember that and theme park, although i still have that one in cbm form :D

Run Ultimate 64 bit, it can of course also run 32 bit applications, and it wont have any issues running mame or office 2003 ( I can still make original games like Theme Hospital, Dungeon Keepers CnC etc run on Ultimate 64 bit =))

 

sounds good to me matey :thumbup: We should really be running at least 256bit OS's by now. It'll be good to ditch 32bit.

As above i have the same os and works with everything and anything :d

amiga emulator you say you just running uae or a full o/s mate?

cheers peeps. Ultimate 64bit it is then...