Friend has 32 bit laptop

[DarkShadow.3456]

My friend has a 32 bit laptop ans we really want to play gw2 together, is there a way we can download it on their laptop?

Thanks!

[SandraSolace.7682]

Looks like your friend is very unlucky.

 

[Inculpatus cedo.9234]

Support for 32-bit Windows ended almost a year ago.  Your friend can try downloading the 32-bit client in 'My Account' and see how it plays.

Good luck.

[TheQuickFox.3826]

Your friend could check if his/her/x laptop actually has a x64 capable CPU. 32-bit only CPUs have not been sold for ages and if the CPU supports x64 instructions it is possible to install a 64-bit OS on it and run the modern Guild Wars 2 client.

[GODh.3892]

Not sure if it (still) works, but gw2 has a command line  argument to force the game in 32-bit mode (-32):

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Command_line_arguments

[Healix.5819]

2 hours ago, GODh.3892 said:

Not sure if it (still) works, but gw2 has a command line  argument to force the game in 32-bit mode (-32):

-32 prevents the 32-bit client from automatically switching to the 64-bit client on a 64-bit system. It still works, but there's no point - the 32-bit client is no longer functional and will tell you to upgrade.

[GODh.3892]

52 minutes ago, Healix.5819 said:

-32 prevents the 32-bit client from automatically switching to the 64-bit client on a 64-bit system. It still works, but there's no point - the 32-bit client is no longer functional and will tell you to upgrade.

Ok, it is still mentioned on wiki, but i already was afraid that it "stopped" working (a.k.a. became useless)... ty for your explanation.

[Darketh.2304]

What are the specs of the system? Does it have a 64bit cpu but a 32 bit install of windows? If it truly is a old 32 bit system then odds are even if the 32 but launcher still works the frame rate would probably make the gaming experience awful at best.

[Ashantara.8731]

On 7/21/2022 at 5:09 PM, TheQuickFox.3826 said:

Your friend could check if his/her/x laptop actually has a x64 capable CPU. 32-bit only CPUs have not been sold for ages and if the CPU supports x64 instructions it is possible to install a 64-bit OS on it and run the modern Guild Wars 2 client.

In addition, you require a 64-bit operating system for that. You can't run 64-bit programs on a 32-bit OS.

However,  after a very quick Google search, I discovered that emulators exist:
https://superuser.com/questions/1000858/running-64-bit-programs-on-a-32-bit-system

Edit: What's the confused reactions for? I was perfectly clear on the facts.
 

Edited July 27, 2022 by Ashantara.8731

[ASP.8093]

Err, what are the actual system specs? There hasn't been a pure 32-bit Intel CPU since like 2010, and even that was just some runty Atoms. Most chips were x86-64 by like 2005 or so.

Seems far more likely they've just got a 32-bit OS for some reason.