On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 8:04 PM, Ikem Krueger <ikem.krueger@googlemail.com> wrote:
> IMHO, the right solution is to make the 64-bit edition the default download
> and to work on making the error message people get when trying to install it
> on a 32-bit machine nicer: "We're sorry, but your computer is too old to
> install this 64-bit version of Fedora. Please download the legacy 32-bit
> edition instead."

That would be an aweful first experience. Imagine her thoughts: "Oh. I
made something wrong.. Maybe it's nothing for me.."

I suggest to let it as it is and check the system (if 64bit or 32bit)
when it is running.

Maybe then a little popup comes up with something like:

"You're pc could be run faster, if you upgrade this operating system
to the 64bit version of it. You can download them here if you like:
[Link]"

Even better would be:

"You're pc could be run faster, if you upgrade this operating system
to the 64bit version of it. You can do so by clicking here: [Button]"



Except, that could be false advertising. In most cases, where CPU computation is not used heavily, 64-bit is actually SLOWER than the 32-bit counterpart. Optimizations are narrowing the gap, but it still remains true.