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+ | ======Why Two Shortcuts? | ||
+ | **You have finished installing Rhino V5 on your 64-bit Windows computer and you have two Shortcuts.** | ||
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+ | The V5 installer installs both 32 and 64-bit versions of Rhino automatically. Each one has abilities and limitations the other does not. | ||
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+ | **32-bit Rhino V5:**\\ | ||
+ | * **Advantage** - Rhino V5 32-bit can run plug-ins designed for V5 AND Rhino V4. | ||
+ | * **Disadvantage** - 32-bit applications are limited to using a total of 4GB of memory, shared between Windows and the application. | ||
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+ | **64-bit Rhino V5:**\\ | ||
+ | * **Advantage** - Rhino V5 64-bit is not limited to 4GB of memory. It can use all of the memory installed in your computer. | ||
+ | * **Disadvantage** - 64-bit V5 cannot run plug-ins designed for Rhino V4. It must have plug-ins designed specifically for it. | ||
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+ | **Do I need both?**\\ | ||
+ | * Maybe, maybe not. | ||
+ | * If you're not sure leave both installed | ||
+ | * If disk space is critical, perhaps on an SSD hard drive, you can uninstall the one you don't need. | ||
+ | * If needed, you can uninstall either the 32 or 64-bit version of Rhino. | ||
+ | * **Do not uninstall the " | ||