32 or 64 Bit version?

[Jessica]

I'm trying to download the "worm" patch (is it really
necessary for XP Professional?) and need to know if I'm
running XP 32 bit or 64 bit. I believe it's 64 bit, but
how do I find out for sure?

Winver shows the following:

Version 5.1, Build 2600, Windows XP Professional

Thanks,
Jessica

[Jonathan Maltz [MS-MVP]]

Winver would say somewhere in it "64 bit" if you were running the 64 bit
one.

Also, why do you think it's the 64 bit one? Did you pay 3000+ dollars for
your computer?

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--Jonathan Maltz [Microsoft MVP - Windows Server]
http://www.imbored.biz - A Windows Server 2003 visual, step-by-step
tutorial site :-)
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deleted without reading.


"Jessica" > wrote in message
...
> I'm trying to download the "worm" patch (is it really
> necessary for XP Professional?) and need to know if I'm
> running XP 32 bit or 64 bit. I believe it's 64 bit, but
> how do I find out for sure?
>
> Winver shows the following:
>
> Version 5.1, Build 2600, Windows XP Professional
>
> Thanks,
> Jessica
>

[Nicholas]

Jessica --

You have the 32-bit version of Windows XP. The 64-bit version is
only commercially available for very expensive, high-end Itanium =
processors.

Blaster Worm: Critical Security Patch for Windows XP (32-bit version)
http://microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=3D2354406C-C5B6-44AC=
-9532-3DE40F69C074&displaylang=3Den


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Nicholas

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"Jessica" > wrote in message:
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| I'm trying to download the "worm" patch (is it really=20
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| running XP 32 bit or 64 bit. I believe it's 64 bit, but=20
| how do I find out for sure?
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| Winver shows the following:
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| Version 5.1, Build 2600, Windows XP Professional
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| Thanks,
| Jessica
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[Larry Samuels MS-MVP XP \(Shell/User\)]

If you have to ask,it is 32bit.

You would know if you had the 64bit version (which only runs on IA64 ie
Itanium and Itanium II processors) by the light feeling in your wallet.

If you download the wrong version you will get a "not a valid win32
application" message when you try to run the patch.

--
Larry Samuels MS-MVP (Windows-Shell/User)
Associate Expert
Unofficial FAQ for Windows Server 2003 at
http://home.earthlink.net/~larrysamuels/WS2003FAQ.htm
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone

"Jessica" > wrote in message
...
> I'm trying to download the "worm" patch (is it really
> necessary for XP Professional?) and need to know if I'm
> running XP 32 bit or 64 bit. I believe it's 64 bit, but
> how do I find out for sure?
>
> Winver shows the following:
>
> Version 5.1, Build 2600, Windows XP Professional
>
> Thanks,
> Jessica
>

[Jessica]

No reason, thanks for the info! I'm all set.

-Jessica

>-----Original Message-----
>Winver would say somewhere in it "64 bit" if you were
running the 64 bit
>one.
>
>Also, why do you think it's the 64 bit one? Did you pay
3000+ dollars for
>your computer?
>
>--
>--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.
>
>
>"Jessica" > wrote in message
...
>> I'm trying to download the "worm" patch (is it really
>> necessary for XP Professional?) and need to know if I'm
>> running XP 32 bit or 64 bit. I believe it's 64 bit, but
>> how do I find out for sure?
>>
>> Winver shows the following:
>>
>> Version 5.1, Build 2600, Windows XP Professional
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jessica
>>
>
>
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>