Not necessarily... I'm running two 32 bit operating systems, and the
processor information reports 64 bit on both operating systems, since I
have a 64 bit instruction set enabled cpu in my computer. Those
operating systems are Windows XP Home, and Ubuntu Linux 8.04.2.
Later, Ray Parrish
lkuzyk wrote:
> I have deleted the post inquiring about 32 or 64 bit and where to locate information............
> .
> View System Information window
> 1.. Click Start, and then click Run.
> 2.. Type winmsd.exe, and then click OK.
> 3.. When System Summary is selected in the navigation pane, locate Processor under Item in the details pane. Note the value.
> a.. If the value that corresponds to Processor starts with x86, the computer is running a 32-bit version of the Windows operating system.
> b.. If the value that corresponds to Processor starts with ia64 or AMD64, the computer is running a 64-bit version of the Windows operating system.
> L. Kuzyk
>
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