MBP 2.4GHz and Vista: 32-bit or 64-bit?

Is the Core 2 Duo in the MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz a 32-bit or 64-bit CPU?
I was unable to find-out and I need the answer to determine whether I should install the 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows Vista Ultimate on my Boot Camp partition.
As a side-note, I would appreciate comments about the differences/ incentive(s) to install a 64-bit version of the OS vs. the 32-bit.
Thank you in advance for your responses.

All Core 2 Duo processors are 64 bit processors. You can run either the 32 bit version of Vista or the 64 bit version on a 64 bit processor. Apple does not support 64 bit Vista... meaning you may have a heck of a hard time finding drivers for all of the components. BootCamp creates a driver CD with drivers for 32 bit versions of XP and Vista... but not 64 bit versions. The benefits of running 64 bit Vista (especially on a notebook limited to 4GB of memory) are nearly non existent. It is unlikely that you will be able to get all of your components functioning properly with 64 bit Vista as you'll have to scour the internet trying to find 64 bit drivers that "might" work. Unless you have a real need for 64 bit Vista (and I'm guessing by your lack of familiarity with the Core 2 Duo being a 64 bit processor... that you probably don't "need" a 64 bit OS)... you'll be better off going with the 32 bit version... with everything working via the drivers provided by Apple.

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