Yes i am sure that 64 Bit can not run 16 Bit. It is not in their archicture to run it. If you see the 64 Bit arch you will se that it has a zone for 64 Bit and 2 32 Bit zones. They haev not made it capable of running 16 Bit. I can almost guarentee you that they boosted up to 32 Bit. But copyright protection and the actual applicaiton running are 2 different things.Are you sure 64-bit can't run 16-bit applications?
Because many games use SecuROM protection, which used to (and I think still does) rely on 16-bit applications for its copyright protection.
Halo and CS should still run on 64 Bit. But some things like NOD32 or Zone Alarm will have specific 64 Bit applications. It comes down to how the appication was created. If it is newer it should be able to run on both. but older games like say Diablo or Starcraft will not run on 64 Bit cause they do not run in 32 Bit process mode.so your saying depending on wht OS i get now, i can't run my games liek halo or CS? i'm guessing those r 32 bit and yea...all i really see is that they are 2 diff OS that only let you do certein things...
i really need a noob lingo explanation...
It is tough to fully explain. Let alone try to explain it in n00b lingo. But basically older apps, from the late 90's to the early 2000's were in 16 Bit. They were not in 32 Bit. It wasnt until 64 Bit came out that they realized that 64 Bit can not run 16 bit and that is why when 64 Bit came out so many things were not compatible with it. Now many things have updated their installs and coding to be 32 bit and now run on both 32 Bit and 64 Bit.
It is mainly the older software that you will run into problems with. Most of the stuff now a days you will not. But if you ahve apps that you run from XP's early days or before. They most likely will not run on 64 Bit.