any drawbacks to 64-bit versus 32-bit install?

[Michael Cronenworth]

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Subject: any drawbacks to 64-bit versus 32-bit install?
From: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday at crashcourse.ca>
To: Fedora List <fedora-list at redhat.com>
Date: 11/17/2008 08:27 AM

>   perhaps a dumb question but i have to toss together a temporary
> linux box for someone to take to a trade show, so i'm going to install
> f10 preview on one of my gateway mx7120s, which has a 64-bit AMD CPU.
> obviously, either a 32-bit or 64-bit install will work fine, but are
> there any compelling reasons why i might want to use the "safer"
> 32-bit version?  i don't know of any, but i'm willing to be persuaded
> one way or the other.  i have no strong opinions on the topic.

Who told you 32-bit is "safer?"