determining 32/64 bit processing?

[John]

I am running XP SP3; a friend is running Vista. Where can we go in Windows
to determine whether we are running 32 or 64 bit software?

 

[VanguardLH]

I am running XP SP3; a friend is running Vista. Where can we go in Windows
to determine whether we are running 32 or 64 bit software?

Run 'winver'. Start -> Run -> winver.exe

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

See
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/...and-64-bit-Windows-frequently-asked-questions

 

[John]

Thanks for the reference. The instructions for looking up 32/64 bit
capability are written for Vista, which is fine. However, in XP, there seems
to be no reference to 32 or 64 bit computing. Is there anything else in XP
that will tell me explicitly which I have?

 

[Jose]

Thanks for the reference.  The instructions for looking up 32/64 bit
capability are written for Vista, which is fine.  However, in XP, thereseems
to be no reference to 32 or 64 bit computing.  Is there anything else in XP
that will tell me explicitly which I have?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827218

 

[VanguardLH]

Thanks for the reference. The instructions for looking up 32/64 bit
capability are written for Vista, which is fine.

The same System applet is in Windows XP.

However, in XP, there seems to be no reference to 32 or 64 bit computing.
Is there anything else in XP that will tell me explicitly which I have?

Sigh. (rolls eyes)

Apparently winver.exe disappeared from your host. You actually have to buy
the Windows XP Professional x64 version. It doesn't come bundled on the
same install CD as the 32-bit versions.

http://www.start64.com/images/win64/user/winver-1.png

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Right-click on My Computer | Properties: What WinXP version is displayed on
the resulting General tab?

TIP: If you're running WinXP 64-bit, you'd probably know it already as you
would've paid 50-100% more for the computer than WinXP 32-bit.

 

[Doum]

Thanks for the reference. The instructions for looking up 32/64 bit
capability are written for Vista, which is fine. However, in XP,
there seems to be no reference to 32 or 64 bit computing. Is there
anything else in XP that will tell me explicitly which I have?

If you didn't specifically ask for 64 bits when you've bought your computer
(or your Windows XP) you can be 99% sure it's 32 bits.