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thelessa · Apr 02, 2010, 01:35 AM // 01:35

Will Guild Wars work with Win7 32 bit and 64 bit? I am thinking about up grading to Win7 and would really like to know which version or if both versions will work.

Bristlebane · Apr 02, 2010, 01:41 AM // 01:41

Works on 32bit Win7, I use it.

Hotboxin240 · Apr 02, 2010, 01:43 AM // 01:43

works on my 64bit win7, so yes it should

Elder III · Apr 02, 2010, 02:06 AM // 02:06

works fine on both of them

Sir Baddock · Apr 02, 2010, 04:00 AM // 04:00

Despite the question being answered above I will shamefully post here and repeat the same answer multiple times but make it longer to look like I have an increased brain capacity when compared to other people on the Internet. Having used Windows 7 64-bit for the last few months and being somewhat of a Guild Wars junkie I've wracked up enough hours to feel ashamed but all of said hours have been on Windows 7 Ultimate (x64) so I assume that it will work on your Windows 7 system as well unless the Warlocks I have hidden away in my GPU are actually doing something useful!

Anything that works with Windows Vista works with Windows 7, anything that didn't work with Windows Vista also works with Windows 7 by using the Windows XP Compatibility mode that Professional and Ultimate include (Home premium does not include this however so I recommend at least upgrading to Professional). However a few things could make Guild Wars unplayable on Windows 7, if you are upgrading from say Windows XP and are still using an MX440 as your dedicated GPU you probably will not be able to play Guild Wars on Windows 7, like Vista Windows 7's requirements still need a somewhat decent GPU (When compared to XP) and also require a higher amount of memory (I wouldn't recommend upgrading if you have 1 GB of DDR2 memory) which in my business I normally suggest something higher then 2GB of total system memory with a 8800 GT / 9800 GT or HD3870 / HD4850 to game comfortably with Windows 7.

"The answer is Yes, remember I'm on the Internet you can trust me".

PS: Seriously though if your Computer doesn't somewhat exceed the requirements for Windows 7 you'll probably experience less then desirable gaming results.

thelessa · Apr 02, 2010, 02:31 PM // 14:31

Thank you all for the quick responses. I am currently running XPpro SP3.

I built a new system back in Dec. AMD Phenom IIx4 965, 4 gigs of ram and a GeForce GTX 295 video card. So I believe that it should handle Win7. I was planning to get get the pro version, just had not decided which version to get, 32 or 64 bit, I just wanted to make sure that it would do what I needed it to do

Elder III · Apr 02, 2010, 09:16 PM // 21:16

get the 64bit version - no question about it - you won't ever be able to utilize more than approx 3.5 gb of Memory if you don't, and the standard of the day is 3-4gb on a new system.