Application Support
Supported Application Environments
x64 Application Considerations
- The x64 version of Windows 7 is designed to use new applications designed for 64-bit processors.
- Application compatibility is limited to Win32 application. The Win32-on-Win64 (WOW64) virtualized environment is created to host legacy Win32 applications.
Read more about WOW64 at:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384249(VS.85).aspx.