One of the most common errors a programmer encounters when porting applications from a Win32 system to a Win64 one is the error related to the function OnTimer. The function OnTimer is used nearly in every application and you are likely to get some compilation errors. Earlier this function had the prototype “OnTimer(UINT nIDEvent)” and is most likely to be present in user classes in the same form. Now this function has the prototype “OnTimer(UINT_PTR nIDEvent)” and it causes a compilation error for the 64-bit system.
64 bit
What advantages do 64-bit processors have over 32-bit ones?
There are 3 most obvious advantages of 64-bit processors over their 32-bit counterparts: extended address space, capacity increase, and larger number of general-purpose registers.
