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Windows vista 32 or 64 bit?

I'm getting a laptop from HP's online store and I could get Vista 32 or 64 bit with no differences in price. The specs are 4GB RAM, processor intel core duo T9400 (2.52GhZ). Which OS should i get? I'm planning on using the pc for everything pretty much, surfing the web, school usage, watch videos, a little of gaming...

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1. I changed the vista in all my computers (7) from 32 to 64 and ALL of them perform way better and are more stable than they used to with Vista 32-bit.
2. 32 bit wins hands down i have a toshiba laptop that came with 64 bit vista none of my older programs would run on it i had to buy the 32 bit version of vista and now everything works Again
3. 64 bit. You need the 64 bit version to use all the 4 GB of RAM. The 32 bit version tops out at something like 3.2 GB.
4. Hi, At the moment the 32bit architecture is just fine because everyone supports it. You'll find the 64bit architecture works fine too, but in reality there are not a lot of advantages yet because hardware manufacturers and software developers have not really designed a lot yet for this. However, when they do, then you'd definately notice an increased performance all round. Regards, TgTips