32-bit or 64-bit

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How can I tell if my Windows XP Home Edition is 32-bit or 64-bit?

Thanks in adavnce for any help.
 
Matt said:
How can I tell if my Windows XP Home Edition is 32-bit or 64-bit?

Thanks in adavnce for any help.
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Could you please do a search before asking, or read a few headers, in this
newsgroup???? This question appears appr. every minute now!
 
Your OS is 32bit.. unless you have paid literally thousands for something
like an Itanium platform
 
Pull your processor out of it's socket and count the number of contacts on
the output bus.
 
Hello all,

I will be posting this on several threads; however to tell if you have a
64-bit vs. a 32-bit computer, just run the System Information tool. (type
winmsd at in the Run box) If you have a 32-bit system, the "System Type"
listed should be something like"X86-based PC". If you have a 64-bit
system, you will see an entry stating something like "Itanium (TM) - based
PC". In addition, when looking at the processor(s) on the computer, a
32-bit system should start with x86 and a 64-bit will start with ia64.
(didn't check an AMD or other processors to see if they show different)

I also noticed that on the Windows 2003 Server I tested, that the winver
tool showed in the artwork that the OS was built for 64-bit hardware.
(don't remember the exact wording)

Best regards,

Mike Truitt
Microsoft Corporation
 
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