Starting with Windows Vista, the 64-bit versions of Windows have two Program Files folders. The regular Program Files folder holds 64-bit applications, while "Program Files (x86)" is used for 32-bit ...

Dave Thomson asked about the folders Program Files and Program Files (x86). “Why are there two, and is there some advantage of using one over the other?” First, you shouldn’t pick one over the other.

This assembly code is designed to perform file handling and string comparison tasks using x86 assembly language. The main routine, main PROC, opens a file named "hello.txt", checks if the file is ...

Deep within your computer is a blueprint that specifies a certain “language” of machine instructions it can understand and execute. This blueprint (called the “instruction set architecture”) sits ...

A while back I was trying to create an XFS file system on Linux that would allow for file sizes larger than 1 TB. From what I understand, this would require block sizes larger than 4K. This is ...

The company announced expanded hardware support for x86 systems, adding 100 new third-party systems and 100 new components to its Hardware Compatibility List; introduced a hardware certification test ...