One problem with using XP these days it has trouble utilizing today’s larger (more code) programs such as Firefox and other web browsers. I am going to be able to open up a lot more tabs with Windows 7-64bit and the 8gb of memory I use with it than with Windows XP.
I just need XP-32bit to operate a favorite scanner. So am about to install it on a hard drive partition
Most browsers, including Firefox, are 32-bit even in a 64-bit OS. There is a 64-bit build of Firefox called Waterfox, which I’ve been using for since the beginning of the year.