can 32bit games able to run in 64bit os?

[IAm Victories]

hey there guys last week i hook up with the windows 732bit and installed windows 8.164bit i want to ask when i was palying games like batman arkham city and call of duty blak ops 1 but these are 32bit .exe and i was able to play batman arkham city and black ops1 in windows 7 32bit properly and betrer cause the games exe was 32 bit i want to ask is there any problem with 32 bit stuff to run in 64 bit os

 

[TechyInAZ]

Yes you can. However, some games like Command and Conquer Generals from 2003 don't like the 64 bit Windows 7 that much. So if you have a problem, just run the game(s) in windows vista or XP compatibility mode.

 

[WildCard999]

Yes, you can run 32-Bit programs/games in a system that has a 64-Bit OS.

 

[AdviserKulikov]

Yes. Windows can read 32 bit for the foreseeable future. It will be at least 2 more versions of windows before you need to select a compatibility mode (If they ever drop the OS' ability to natively recognize 32 bit software). More likely you will need to emulate an older version of windows for some older software (not due to it being 32 bit, but because it relies upon older, legacy, features of windows)

 

[junkeymonkey]

yes and no [maybe ] some games may not have a 64 bit installer or its been ''broke'' [far cry 1 dvd] it will not install on 64bit windows but it runs fine on 64 bit windows you got to install it to a 32 bit windows and copy the game files on to a pen drive and paste them over to the 64 bit windows and start the game with its exe in the game file ..

things like that are real uncommon I would feel those games you listed should be fine and install proper

 

[Guest]

is there any problem with 32 bit stuff to run in 64 bit os
no

the 64-bit denotes the addressable memory. 32 bits tops off at 4 gb. 64 bit is many factors higher. in windows at least, backwards compatibility has been an ever present concern. 32 bit and lower games will run on a 64-bit OS/CPU. most 64-bit cpu's are just a 32-bit CPU with extensions that let them address more memory.

simplified for easy understanding.