64 bit or 32 bit

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Hi,

Can anyone help me to find out which version of XP Pro I am using as I am
not sure,

I have looked on the main system window and it just states Windows XP Pro
version 2002.

Any advice will be great

Thanks Val
 
Val said:
Hi,

Can anyone help me to find out which version of XP Pro I am using as I am
not sure,

I have looked on the main system window and it just states Windows XP Pro
version 2002.

Any advice will be great

Thanks Val
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You have 32bit.. If you had the 64bit version, it would have stated that..
 
Val said:
Can anyone help me to find out which version of XP Pro I am using
as I am not sure,

I have looked on the main system window and it just states Windows
XP Pro version 2002.

Any advice will be great
Click to expand...

You asked, therefore you have the 32bit version.
 
Val said:
Hi,

Can anyone help me to find out which version of XP Pro I am using as I am
not sure,

I have looked on the main system window and it just states Windows XP Pro
version 2002.

Any advice will be great

Thanks Val
Click to expand...

Thanks for that info, I now have another question

What is the difference between 32 bit & 64 bit and is it possible to
upgrade from 32 to 64

Thanks again Val
 
Val said:
Can anyone help me to find out which version of XP Pro I am using
as I am not sure,

I have looked on the main system window and it just states Windows
XP Pro version 2002.
Click to expand...

Shenan said:
You asked, therefore you have the 32bit version.
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Thanks for that info, I now have another question

What is the difference between 32 bit & 64 bit and is it possible
to upgrade from 32 to 64
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Upgrade?
No.

Clean install?
Yes.

Difference - at least the basics...
---------------------------------------------
- Can use more system memory (32bit limited to 4GB - and you don't really
get to use all that in the way you might think.)
- Can run 64bit applications (if you don't have any - well...)
- Can be difficult to find drivers for older hardware for.

Now is a great time to point you to one of the easiest ways to find
information on problems you may be having and solutions others have found:

Search using Google!
http://www.google.com/
(How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )
 
Differences and Advantages Between 32-bit (x86) VS 64-bit (x64) Windows
Vista
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/...tween-32-bit-x86-vs-64-bit-x64-windows-vista/

I have used Vista for the comparison because XP 64 Bit never really became
mainstream.
Lately a number of vendor have been pushing 64 Bit Vista which more demand
for 64 bit
versions of applications.

Never tried migrating from a 32 to 64 bit OS.
So I don't have an answer. Googled and most
information on XP 64 bit is 3 or more years old.

One of the biggest advantages is breaking the 4GB or ram
limitation of 32 Bit Windows. The biggest down side is a lot
of applications are not 64 compatible or will not take full advantage
of a 64 Bit OS.

Hardware advances are always ahead of software as 32 bit programmers
need to learn new skills a play catch up.
 
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