Rick discusses the difference between 32-bit and 64-bit Windows, and tells you how to make your desktop easier to read and change your user-account icon.

If you're confused about the differences between a 32-bit and 64-bit operating system, we break down the key differences between them. Here's what we know.

My benchmarking marathon last week seemed to generate more questions and requests for further benchmarking. A popular request from you, Constant Reader, was to see Windows Vista 32-bit benchmarked ...

More and more frequently, users are installing the 64-bit version of their operating system of choice over the less capable 32-bit version.

One of the more common questions I hear about Vista is which bit version of Windows Vista should one get. Do we go with x86 32 bit edition or x64 64 bit edition?

Your new computer has a 64-bit processor, but your software probably is still 32-bit. Why haven't software developers done more about it?

The 64-bit version of Windows has certain advantages. While the 32-bit version is limited to 4GB of RAM–and can’t really make use of all that–the 64-bit version can address up to 8TB.