Thread: Win64 API

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    Win64 API

    Has it already been released? If not,how they can be written programs for
    Windows XP 64-bit ed. and Windows 2k 64-bit ed.?

    Perhaps Win32 API does suffice,but it must be defined _WIN64_ before any
    #include directive...??

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    That latest Platform SDK contains cross-compilers and libraries for Win64 (Itanium64 and AMD64).

    http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/...sdk/sdkupdate/

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    does the 32bit software has full support on a 64bit platform?
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    WoW

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    However, 32-bit processes cannot load 64-bit DLLs, and 64-bit processes cannot load 32-bit DLLs.
    so the WOW allows for 32bit programs to run, but not really...


    is there a real reason for 64bit windows... because it's just like moving from IPv4 to IPv6, it creates a mess. Only moving to IPv6 has a real visible reason.
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    >> but not really...
    No, they really do.
    WOW64 Implementation Details

    >> is there a real reason for 64bit windows...
    Introducing 64-bit Windows

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