I don't think so. One of the advantages to a 64 bit OS is a larger memory pool. XE limits the memory (to under the 32 bit limitation...) so I don't see that happening. Unless there was an easy switch to go from XE -> SE or EE Oracle would not be motivated to do so. On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 12:08 PM, Guilherme Raymo Longo < grlongo.ireland@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi everyone! > > Today I was asked if it would be able to install Oracle XE on a 64 bits > system. I said that Oracle does not provide a 64 bits packages but I found a > couple of hacks to actually install it on a 64 bits platform. > What I was wondering is if there is any performance enhancement doing this > or this would be like having Oracle XE on a 32 bits system? Even though > still a good thing because other software would benefit from the 64 bits > system. ;o) > > PS. Does any one know if oracle intend to release a version of Oracle XE > for 64 bits system? > > Thanks! > Guilherme Longo >