XP 32-bit or 64-bit???

[Becky]

Hello. Am hoping someone can clear this up for me. I
know about XP Home and XP Professional. But when the
blaster virus showed up, I see that Microsoft listed in
their patch list a patch for the XP 32-bit and a
different patch for the XP 64-bit.

What is the difference between these and how do you tell
which you are using?

Does 32-bit = XP Home?
And 64-bit = XP Professional?

Any light you can shead would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Becky

 

[Jonathan Maltz [MS-MVP]]

Hi,

Click Start -> Run...
type "winver"
Unless you see "64 bit" somewhere in that window, it's 32 bit

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[purplehaz]

You have 32 bit version.



Windows XP Home = 32 bit.

Windows XP Pro = 32 bit.

Windows XP Media Center Edition = 32 bit

Windows XP Tablet PC Edition = 32 bit

Windows XP 64 bit edition = 64 bit.



Start, run, type in: winver, hit enter.

 

[Perdita X. Nitt]

Hello. Am hoping someone can clear this up for me. I
know about XP Home and XP Professional. But when the
blaster virus showed up, I see that Microsoft listed in
their patch list a patch for the XP 32-bit and a
different patch for the XP 64-bit.

What is the difference between these and how do you tell
which you are using?

Does 32-bit = XP Home?
And 64-bit = XP Professional?

Any light you can shead would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Becky

You do what you should have done before posting - you search the group(s) to
see if anyone might conceivably have had a similar problem. Had you done so,
you'd have found at least 5,000 answers to your question - please visit the
first link in my signature for answers to this - and all other - FAQs.

 

[donny]

man i wish i knew all the run-prompts like you do, ive
never heard of winver. is there a list of all of them
somewhere?

-----Original Message-----
Hi,

Click Start -> Run...
type "winver"
Unless you see "64 bit" somewhere in that window, it's 32 bit

--
--Jonathan Maltz [Microsoft MVP - Windows Server]
http://www.imbored.biz - A Windows Server 2003 visual, step-by-step
tutorial site
Only reply by newsgroup. If I see an email I didn't ask for, it will be
deleted without reading.

Hello. Am hoping someone can clear this up for me. I
know about XP Home and XP Professional. But when the
blaster virus showed up, I see that Microsoft listed in
their patch list a patch for the XP 32-bit and a
different patch for the XP 64-bit.

What is the difference between these and how do you tell
which you are using?

Does 32-bit = XP Home?
And 64-bit = XP Professional?

Any light you can shead would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Becky

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[Jonathan Maltz [MS-MVP]]

Not that I know of....you learn them over time though

http://support.microsoft.com is your friend though, it has a lot of the
run-programs listed in the correct articles

--
--Jonathan Maltz [Microsoft MVP - Windows Server]
http://www.imbored.biz - A Windows Server 2003 visual, step-by-step
tutorial site
Only reply by newsgroup. If I see an email I didn't ask for, it will be
deleted without reading.

man i wish i knew all the run-prompts like you do, ive
never heard of winver. is there a list of all of them
somewhere?

-----Original Message-----
Hi,

Click Start -> Run...
type "winver"
Unless you see "64 bit" somewhere in that window, it's 32 bit

--
--Jonathan Maltz [Microsoft MVP - Windows Server]
http://www.imbored.biz - A Windows Server 2003 visual, step-by-step
tutorial site
Only reply by newsgroup. If I see an email I didn't ask for, it will be
deleted without reading.

Hello. Am hoping someone can clear this up for me. I
know about XP Home and XP Professional. But when the
blaster virus showed up, I see that Microsoft listed in
their patch list a patch for the XP 32-bit and a
different patch for the XP 64-bit.

What is the difference between these and how do you tell
which you are using?

Does 32-bit = XP Home?
And 64-bit = XP Professional?

Any light you can shead would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Becky

.

 

[Stephen]

You have 32 bit version.



Windows XP Home = 32 bit.

Windows XP Pro = 32 bit.

Windows XP Media Center Edition = 32 bit

Windows XP Tablet PC Edition = 32 bit

Windows XP 64 bit edition = 64 bit.



Start, run, type in: "winver", hit enter.

Stephen

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| Hello. Am hoping someone can clear this up for me. I
| know about XP Home and XP Professional. But when the
| blaster virus showed up, I see that Microsoft listed in
| their patch list a patch for the XP 32-bit and a
| different patch for the XP 64-bit.
|
| What is the difference between these and how do you tell
| which you are using?
|
| Does 32-bit = XP Home?
| And 64-bit = XP Professional?
|
| Any light you can shead would be appreciated.
| Thanks!
| Becky