[AccessD] Access 32 vs 64-bit

The advantage is a little difficult to see right now.  

The best way is to jump back in time.  Let's say you developed in Access
1.0 or 2.0, and let's say they came out with Access 3.0, as both a 16
bit version, and a 32 bit version.  But a large amount of things didn't
work with the 32 bit version.  But Windows 95 was going to push things
into the 32 bit direction...and it was going to spread like wild fire.
The advantage of learning the quirks and ins and out of the 32 bit
version was going to give you a leg up in the next few years.

That is what the 64 bit version does.  It allows you to get ready for a
change.  A change that is coming, whether we like it or not.  64 bit is
here.  Windows 7 is probably (and this is JUST my opinion) going to be
the LAST Windows OS that is available in a 32 bit version.  Right now,
on a 64 bit OS, the ONLY way to run 16 bit applications is in a virtual
environment.  It is not going to be very long, probably less than a
decade when 128 bit systems are as spread around as 64 bit systems are
now. (check every machine you have purchased or worked on in the last 5
years... they are all going to be 64 bit machines, but if purchased
before Windows 7, most will be running 32 bit OSes).  When 128 bit
processors are more dominant, and OSes move to use that structure, 32
bit applications are going to have the same problems that 16 bit
applications do now.... so moving to 64 bit right now is going to get
you on the wagon for the next decade.

Drew

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Darrell Burns
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 6:01 PM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Access 32 vs 64-bit

Hmmm...so if the 32-bit runtime works in any environment, is there any
advantage to the 64 version? And would it run on a 32-bit machine?

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 3:25 PM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Access 32 vs 64-bit

There is a 64-bit Access 2010 runtime:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=57A350CD-525
0-4D
F6-BFD1-6CED700A6715&displaylang=en

Bobby
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