[clue] 32 bit app, 64 bit OS

[Raymond DeRoo]

> This is what I would do:
> 
> Virtualize the whole box, and run it as a guest on the new hardware. You'll still get 85-90% of the performance you would have gotten with a full 64-bit stack.
> 
> Then, if you want that last 10-15%, migrate your data to 64-bit applications on the host machine, one at a time.

The assumption being made here is that your application(s) will not benefit from more RAM. Which happens to be the number one reason to move to a 64bit platform.

Cheers,
Raymond