# Is Win7 64bit worth the extra cost and grief?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 12, 2010, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-win7-64bit-worth-the-extra-cost-and-grief/550053 "2010-08-12T16:28:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 15, 2010, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-win7-64bit-worth-the-extra-cost-and-grief/550053/21 "2010-08-15T05:14:07Z")

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16-bit programs are pretty obvious in XP–they will only run with the Windows Classic theme.

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