32 vs 64-bit

Ridgerunner · #1 12-10-2011, 02:06 PM

I just picked up a new copy of office 2010 Pro and am trying to figure out if it will work properly on my Win 7 64-bit laptops, as in utilize the extra capability of the 64-bit OS. It says on the bar code strip "32-bit/x64". On the side I see at the end of the OS requirements, "or later 32- or 64- bit OS". Who can tell me if I have the copy that I need/want? I can't see the "version" designation listed anywhere on the box. It does say it's for Win 7 and works for Vista and XP. I'm not going to unwrap it until I know it will work as it should with 64-bit.

macropod · #2 12-11-2011, 02:24 AM

Office 2010 will certainly run on Win 7, whether the OS is running in 32-bit or 64-bit mode.
If the OS is running in 32-bit mode, you can only run applications in 32-bit mode.
If the OS is running in 64-bit mode, you can run applications in either 32-bit or 64-bit mode.
MS advises that you need only use the 64-bit version of Office 2010 for large Excel worksheets & Access databases.

Ridgerunner · #3 12-11-2011, 11:07 AM

Thanks pod but that doesn't really answer my question which is, based on what it says on the box, is the copy of office 2010 that I purchased is a 64-bit application? Does the "32-bit/x64" on the bar code strip indicate a 64-bit application?

macropod · #4 12-11-2011, 02:02 PM

The "32-bit/x64" on the bar code strip" indicates a 32-bit application for running on a 64-bit CPU (regardless of whether that CPU is running a 32-bit or 64-bit OS). The Operating system part of the System Requirements is:

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Windows XP (must have SP3) (32-bit), Windows 7, Windows Vista with Service Pack (SP) 1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2 and MSXML 6.0 (32-bit Office only), Windows Server 2008, or later 32- or 64-bit OS.

The installation DVD includes both the 32-bit and 64-bit code. By default, Microsoft Office 2010 installs the 32-bit version of Office 2010 even if your computer is running a 64-bit Windows OS, but you can choose to install the 64-bit version instead, if your OS is 64-bit. See: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ex...in=HA010369709

Ridgerunner · #5 12-12-2011, 11:49 AM

Thanks for your help Pod. I opened and installed it on one of my 64-bit Dell laptops last night. I see a painfully slow and frustrating transition ahead and can not for the life of me see how anyone could see this new "look" to the applications as an improvement of any kind. This is not going to be fun.

Colin Legg · #6 12-12-2011, 02:32 PM

Welcome to the ribbon.

WLVanS · #7 12-14-2011, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Ridgerunner

Thanks for your help Pod. I opened and installed it on one of my 64-bit Dell laptops last night. I see a painfully slow and frustrating transition ahead and can not for the life of me see how anyone could see this new "look" to the applications as an improvement of any kind. This is not going to be fun.

Most get used to of the Ribbon after a while. I'm sure people were squawking when drop down menus replaced the keyboard based commands of computer programs when they came out.

Ridgerunner · #8 12-16-2011, 01:28 PM

One can also likely 'get used' to being in solitary confinement at Alcatraz or in a pit in the jungle in a prisoner of war camp, but that doesn't mean these situations are an improvement over their former lives in the suburbs. I can get used to the 'ribbon' but don't really WANT to because I do not see it as any kind of improvement and it will require me to spend far more time at the damned computer than I would like.