windows xp 32bit or 64 bit?

[melissa]

anyone know how to tell if the xp i am running is a 32
bit or a 64 bit? i am trying to disinfect my nt by
downloading a patch and need this info for the patch.
thanks!

[purplehaz]

You have the 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.


melissa wrote:
> anyone know how to tell if the xp i am running is a 32
> bit or a 64 bit? i am trying to disinfect my nt by
> downloading a patch and need this info for the patch.
> thanks!

[Yves Leclerc]

If you are running a P4 processor or an AMD processor, it a 32 bit version
of XP.

The 64 bit version is for the Intel Itanium processors (big bucks!!!!!).
Later, MS should also be shipping a 64bit version for the AMD64 chips.

Y.

"melissa" > wrote in message
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> anyone know how to tell if the xp i am running is a 32
> bit or a 64 bit? i am trying to disinfect my nt by
> downloading a patch and need this info for the patch.
> thanks!

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

If you have to ask, you're almost definitely running the 32-bit
version of WinXP. (I'm not trying to be facetious; I'm sure you'd
have noticed paying several thousand dollars more for the Itanium or
Itanium II CPU required to run the 64-bit version of WinXP Pro.)
There is, of course, no 64-bit version of WinXP Home.

Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Overview
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bit/overview.asp

To verify for yourself, Click Start > Run, type in "Winver" and
press <Enter>. If the resulting dialog box does not _explicitly_
state that you have "Windows XP 64-Bit Edition," then you have a
32-bit OS.


Bruce Chambers

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"melissa" > wrote in message
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> anyone know how to tell if the xp i am running is a 32
> bit or a 64 bit? i am trying to disinfect my nt by
> downloading a patch and need this info for the patch.
> thanks!

[Ken Blake]

In ,
melissa > typed:

> anyone know how to tell if the xp i am running is a 32
> bit or a 64 bit? i am trying to disinfect my nt by
> downloading a patch and need this info for the patch.


Almost certainly you have the 32-bit edition. Almost anybody who
has to ask the question is running the 32-bit version. The 64-bit
version requires special hardware. It and the hardware have come
down in price, but are still substantially more expensive than
the standard consumer PCs you see around. Very few home users are
using it.

But if you want to check to be sure, enter WINVER at the Start |
Run line.

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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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