Getting Ready for 64-bit Windows
A key goal of the 64-bit version of Windows is to make it easy for developers to use a single source-code base for their 32-bit and 64-bit applications. This overview describes how to make your source code support both 32-bit and 64-bit computing. Familiarity with existing Windows data types will help.
In this Section
- Abstract Data Models
- The New Data Types
- The Environment
- The Tools
- Rules for Using Pointers
- Virtual Address Space
- Alignment Faults
- Process Interoperability
- Drivers
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