Can Multichart be supported by Windows 7
Can Multichart be supported by Windows 7
New PC installed with Windows 7. Can MC be supported by this new OS?
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If you have more than 2GB of RAM, 64 bit Windows will allow you to better exploit this, as 32 bit Windows limits all 32 bit applications to 2GB in aggregate, while 64 bit Windows can run each 32 bit application in its own 2GB address space, memory permitting. Thus, traders who use many trading applications on the same computer will have a good benefit from 4GB (or especially >4GB) of RAM in that each application will have access to more than it would have under 32 bit Windows.
Other than the memory issue, 64 bit Windows should be slightly slower (but not significantly) than 32 bit Windows at running a 32 bit application on the same 64 bit hardware. The performance loss is related to the "windows on windows" or WOW32 emulation layer which simulates a 32 bit environment for each 32 bit application, since it isn't provided natively by 64 bit Windows.
Other than the memory issue, 64 bit Windows should be slightly slower (but not significantly) than 32 bit Windows at running a 32 bit application on the same 64 bit hardware. The performance loss is related to the "windows on windows" or WOW32 emulation layer which simulates a 32 bit environment for each 32 bit application, since it isn't provided natively by 64 bit Windows.