Ray,

Win 7 64 bit is great. It will run most 32 bit programs. It detects and installs them in a separate file called Program Files (x86). Some programs, (very few), won't run on Win 7 64 bit.

Roland VSC won’t run on it. Coyote Forte runs great.

To cover all bases, I have a dual boot system with Win 7 64 bit on one hard drive and XP 32 bit on the other. I can run anything. My old hardware, (i.e., Roland mixing board and PCI card), runs on the XP system since there aren’t drivers for it on Win 7, in either 32 bit or 64 bit.

I would make the jump to Win 7 64 bit. Just make sure your hardware is way above the minimum before doing it.

Bob