Will Windows 7 32 bit edition support 8 GB RAM?

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Published on 2010-05-14T01:47:41Z Indexed on 2010/05/14 1:56 UTC
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Will Windows 7 32 bit edition support 8 GB RAM? or it will only support 4 GB.

Will i have to buy 64 bit version if i want to use 8 GB RAM?

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