How can I tell from the content of an installation disk whether it disk is for 32-bit machine or 64? Or does it matter? Just curious.
aaaaa <b@c.d> wrote in news:6kmgk59me62748ahg2rjgaqjpvo2caf4nb@4ax.com: > How can I tell from the content of an installation disk > whether it disk is for 32-bit machine or 64? Or does it > matter? Just curious. I have no personal experience with this, but I would assume that if your machine is 32bit and the software is 64bit, it will tell you it can not install or just sit there and do nothing. Also, decent software /should /say whether it is 32 or 64 bit in the package AND on the disc. Read this for more: http://www.smartcomputing.com/editorial/article.asp?article=arti cles/2008/s1905/10s05/10s05.asp&emid=192740
aaaaa wrote: > How can I tell from the content of an installation disk whether it > disk is for 32-bit machine or 64? Or does it matter? What does it say on the install CD? Does is say x64? If not, it's a 32-bit version. Sleeve picture: http://djstevyvee.com/images/windows-xp-x64-sp2.jpg CD image: http://i33.tinypic.com/t53u2u.jpg http://neon.home.texas.net/images/Area64/007-023.jpg It will be obvious whether or not you have the x64 edition. If you don't see "x64" then you don't have it.
Right click on Computer>Properties and it will tell you under "System Type". "aaaaa" <b@c.d> wrote in message news:6kmgk59me62748ahg2rjgaqjpvo2caf4nb@4ax.com... How can I tell from the content of an installation disk whether it disk is for 32-bit machine or 64? Or does it matter? Just curious.
On Jan 9, 51 am, aaaaa <b...@c.d> wrote: > How can I tell from the content of an installation disk whether it > disk is for 32-bit machine or 64? Or does it matter? > Just curious. If it is not printed on the CD and has not yet been installed, how do you tell from the content of the CD... My installation CD is a copy of an original and says Office Depot on it and has not been installed.