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Interview Question of the Week #026 – 64 Bit Vs 32 Bit Confusion

Pinal Dave
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I often see people getting lost between 64 bit and 32 bit operating systems and application conversation. There are plenty of individuals still today, not sure what is the difference between them as well what runs on what platform. Here are a few very simple questions related to Windows OS and SQL Server.

Interview Question of the Week #026 - 64 Bit Vs 32 Bit Confusion 32bit-64bit

Question: Can you run SQL SERVER 32 bit on Windows 32 bit OS?

Answer: Yes

Question: Can you run SQL SERVER 64 bit on Windows 32 bit OS?

Answer: No

Question: Can you run SQL SERVER 32 bit on Windows 64 bit OS?

Answer: Yes

Question: Can you run SQL SERVER 64 bit on Windows 64 bit OS?

Answer: Yes

I guess there you go. In a simple words, you can run pretty much everything on Windows 64 bit OS. However, Windows 32 bit OS can’t run SQL Server 64 bit.

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