Windows 7 64bit should I upgrade?

Hi,
I am running PP CS3, Windows XP Pro 32 bit, on a Dell 490 with a dual core 3Ghz xeon CPU, 4 GB RAM, RAID 0 HDD (2 drives) for Capture files, NVidia Quarto 3500 graphics card.
I am running Windows 7 32bit on a old Sony notebook for a little while and I wanted to upgrade my Dell to 64bit computing. My question should I make the jump or stay with Windows XP. I wanted to upgrade for these reasons....
1) To take advantage of the extra 1GB of RAM.
2) Windows 7 is supposed to run the CPUs more efficient.
3) Windows 7 is also supposed to not turn on services I don't use.
Right now I have just about every service in Windows XP manually turned off. I do not connect to the internet with this computer so I do not have to install any Antivirus software to slow things down. This is a pain. If it is not going to run any better then I will stay where I am.

Do a Google search with the keywords "Windows only reports 3GB RAM" and you
will see my point. I know that on the Windows website it does say that XP
will use 4GB RAM. Also, if you look in System properties Windows XP only
reports 3GB RAM. I am hoping that Windows 64bit will use the full 4GB RAM.
Maybe it will not unless I invest in more ram. I will have to do more
research on that issue. Anyway my Epson printer only has a 32bit driver so
until I can upgrade that I have to stick with what I have.

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