32 bit support for WinCE

[Panderner]

Issues when the 32 bit devices doesn't support WinCE Games but why WinCE Games are exclusive to 64 Bit Devices like Dolphin Emulator?

[flyinghead]

Which 32-bit platform(s) do you want to run Windows CE games on?

[Panderner]

Look #661 and #794

[flyinghead]

Neither the Fire TV nor the Raspberry Pi 4 are fast enough to run Windows CE games.

Even the fastest arm64 platforms available today (SD855) aren't powerful enough to run Windows CE games.

[Panderner]

Yeah the mmu emulation is CPU intensive. what x86 CPU is minimum requirement to run wince games full speed?

[flyinghead]

It's hard to say. It will also depend on the OS: ironically Windows will run Windows CE games slower than Linux or macOS do.
Any recent >2.5GHz intel cpu should be OK.

[Panderner]

I think is demul is a 32 bit windows app it able to run wince games a 32 bit version of Windows running on a core 2 quad 9650 runs ok?

[flyinghead]

You should ask the demul team

[Panderner]

And how about 32 bit version of Windows running on a i7 CPU?

[barbudreadmon]

And how about 32 bit version of Windows running on a i7 CPU?

The real question is : is there a point in having a 32 bit OS on an i7 cpu ?

[Panderner]

And how about 32 bit version of Windows running on a i7 CPU?

The real question is : is there a point in having a 32 bit OS on an i7 cpu ?

Yes 64 bit CPUs can install a 32 bit OS It can. some modern budget android phones running a 64 bit CPU but it is using a 32 bit os

[barbudreadmon]

Yes 64 bit CPUs can install a 32 bit OS It can

Too bad for them, maybe they could have played winCE games if they installed a 64-bits OS.

modern budget android phones

Too bad for them, with their cheap phone they won't be able to play winCE games anyway.

The point is : any device that has the specs to run those winCE games has or can install a 64-bits OS, and there is no reason to do otherwise.

[Panderner]

Yes 64 bit CPUs can install a 32 bit OS It can

Too bad for them, maybe they could have played winCE games if they installed a 64-bits OS.

modern budget android phones

Too bad for them, with their cheap phone they won't be able to play winCE games anyway.

The point is : any device that has the specs to run those winCE games has or can install a 64-bits OS, and there is no reason to do otherwise.

Why? How about 32 bit version of Windows running on 3.8 GHz Pentium 4 and core 2 duo E8600 and older xeon CPUs?

[barbudreadmon]

How about 32 bit version of Windows running on 3.8 GHz Pentium 4 and core 2 duo E8600 and older xeon CPUs?

They can install 64-bits instead.

[flyinghead]

Yes, it can be done, but I don't think it's worth my time for the reasons exposed above. Now if someone is up to the task, I'll be very happy to merge a PR.