Skyrim suffers from a chronic case of consolitus.

I thought you people said thet Windows 7 didnt have any problems with any games made?

Im running win 7 with only 4 gig of ram and Skyrim runs perfect.

But, Im playing Skyrim on Console, where it belongs.

Get one, they are cheap now.
And enjoy the way games should be played.

It's not as simple as "building a 64bit exec". If the main executable file is 64bit then all the supporting files and libraries needs to be 64bit. This includes external stuff like DirectX libraries and sound libraries.

I also feel strongly that companies should make more 64 bit games but there's currently VERY few 64 bit PC games on the market! It's not just Bethesda making 32 bit games, they all do...

A quick fact: 32 bit executables can run on 64-bit systems, but 64-bit executables cannot run on 32-bit systems etc.

I though that when the memory got full up the swap file takes the overload. In this event there would be a stutter but not a CTD? - you're right, but the operating system will desperately try to free some memory, and it might close applications on a whim. I know this is the case with Windows 7 (I've actually tested it). Anyways, the system will stutter so much that it'd feel like it's frozen for 10-15 seconds, and then work for a split second and then a new break again....

Clean, and instant CTD's is almost always (99.9% of the time) the result of memory errors, and they never crashes with error messages. Some developers have somehow managed to bypass the limits (Funcom's Age of Conan), with some fancy programming. The memory requirement for games they usually lists, is more a reference to the majority who don't know too much about the computer. It's basically how much memory they expect you to need when you sum up the game plus other programs/services.

Memory isn't the only factor when it comes to stability. It's easy enough to program for consoles because there is only one system. For PC you have so many different hardware combinations (!), and writing bug-free code that works on every combination of hardware, increases the chances for bugs. The real PC testing comes when the game is released, because that is, in reality, you'll probably find almost every bug with a testing team that big! Companies won't hire tens of thousands of testers, they do their best to find and fix the big bugs and let the masses find the rest and then they patch them up. Do you know of a game company who has released a product that's 100% stable on every PC at release without patches?

It's not as simple as "building a 64bit exec". If the main executable file is 64bit then all the supporting files and libraries needs to be 64bit. This includes external stuff like DirectX libraries and sound libraries.

I also feel strongly that companies should make more 64 bit games but there's currently VERY few 64 bit PC games on the market! It's not just Bethesda making 32 bit games, they all do...

According to steam over 50% of the gamers are on vista 64-bit/w7 64-bit.

That there is lots of other companies that doesn't make 64-bit executables is no excuse, someone has to do it on a permanent basis for others to follow so that progress can be made. External libraries like DirectX and the .net runtimes are already released as 64-bit by Microsoft. Also, 64 bit executables can use 32-bit libraries but not the other way.

Modifying a game to support 64bit is a difficult thing, that's why it's quite unlikely that Beth will release a 64bit support, unless the Creation Engine already supports it and Beth just hasn't unlocked it yet due to some problems.
They should have planned to support 64bit right from the beginning..

To the statistics: if 50% of the people use 32 bit systems then it's pretty logical that Beth doesn't 'waste' money on a 64bit version.
When more people (above 90%) use 64bit PCs, then 64bit games will finally come .

If I could upgrade my Win7 32bit OS to Win7 64bit and keep all my programs and other stuff I would do it today. But I cant!!!! Why, I know not.

ITs not needed games runs fine. Thread should be deleted or something and OP should be shot etc.

The thing is that if you got a 32-bit system and it allocates memory "out of bounds" (which happens fairly often actually), something crashes. I never said that Skyrim NEED to use more memory, it just have to handle that the system itself can have more than 4gb ram. That is why we need a 64-bit executable. Plus, it usually runs better on 64-bit operating systems when they run native and not in an emulated mode.

If I could upgrade my Win7 32bit OS to Win7 64bit and keep all my programs and other stuff I would do it today. But I cant!!!! Why, I know not.

/signed. Yes, it may be a lot of work, but remember that Skyrim will be played for many years to come. In 2015 a 32-bit application will be pathetically laughable, and hundreds of thousands of people will still play a (heavily modded) Skyrim then.

I don't think so.
I have had not many crashes of Skyrim yet (using Win7 64bit), and I also use loads and loads of other games and programs in 32bit. They run just as good as 64bit programs here.

The memory problems you and other people have can come from anywhere in the game-data. LAA or a 64bit-exe might fix it somehow (or at least make it less likely to happen), but this doesn't mean, that this is really the source of the problem.

But, Im playing Skyrim on Console, where it belongs.

Get one, they are cheap now.
And enjoy the way games should be played.

Not sure if serious...

If it haven't been clear what I've said, you are right, but 64-bit executables will increase performance on 64-bit systems and the game will be able to use all the available memory if necessary, and it can move outside the first 4gb available ram.

I think I know now what you mean. You don't want a 64bit exe so that Skyrim can use more memory for mods or stuff, because for this many libraries have to be rewritten too.
You just want the main exe to be compiled for 64bit architecture so that the operating system handles the game program differently (in a better way).
Interesting thought, that could really work.
I don't know exactly if or how Windows optimizes the management of 64bit programs, but this could increase performance.