How to identify bit version of Windows Vista

[Ron]

I have a friend who has just purchased a brand new laptop with Vista on
board, but she's a fairly inexperienced user. She needs to install a
critical update for her new HP C5180 printer, but HP has one critical
update for the 64 bit version, and a different update for the 32 bit
version.

She doesn't know how to find out her bit version of Vista, and I don't
have that much experience with Vista either, plus I haven't had direct
access to the PC yet to try to find version information.

How do we find out the bit version of Vista installed on this particular
laptop? I suspect it is probably a 32 bit version of Vista, but I need
to be absolutely sure before supplying her information as to exactly
which critical update she should install from HP's support website.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Go to Start > Welcome Center > View Computer Details >
System Type

It's highly likely the HP laptop is a 32-bit version of Vista.


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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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I have a friend who has just purchased a brand new laptop with Vista on
board, but she's a fairly inexperienced user. She needs to install a
critical update for her new HP C5180 printer, but HP has one critical
update for the 64 bit version, and a different update for the 32 bit
version.

She doesn't know how to find out her bit version of Vista, and I don't
have that much experience with Vista either, plus I haven't had direct
access to the PC yet to try to find version information.

How do we find out the bit version of Vista installed on this particular
laptop? I suspect it is probably a 32 bit version of Vista, but I need
to be absolutely sure before supplying her information as to exactly
which critical update she should install from HP's support website.

 

[Charlie42]

How do we find out the bit version of Vista installed on this
particular laptop? I suspect it is probably a 32 bit version of Vista,
but I need to be absolutely sure before supplying her information as
to exactly which critical update she should install from HP's support
website.

Control Panel > System and Maintenance > System > Basic computer
information

Charlie42

 

[Mike Brannigan]

I have a friend who has just purchased a brand new laptop with Vista on
board, but she's a fairly inexperienced user. She needs to install a
critical update for her new HP C5180 printer, but HP has one critical
update for the 64 bit version, and a different update for the 32 bit
version.

She doesn't know how to find out her bit version of Vista, and I don't
have that much experience with Vista either, plus I haven't had direct
access to the PC yet to try to find version information.

How do we find out the bit version of Vista installed on this particular
laptop? I suspect it is probably a 32 bit version of Vista, but I need to
be absolutely sure before supplying her information as to exactly which
critical update she should install from HP's support website.

Control Panel ... System - it is clearly stated there.

 

[Michael Walraven]

Ron,
Left click start orb
Right click 'Computer'
left click 'properties'
see under 'System'
System type: 32-bit Operating System for my machine.
Michael

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

Click Start > right click Computer > click Properties > look under 'System:'