Can anyone tell me how to determine whether my Windows is 32 bit or 64 bit ?
Re: 32-bit or 64-bit?
Posted: 23 Apr 2014, 11:28
by Rodo
Go to your computer control panel. Then click System. It is 32 bit, well mine is.
Re: 32-bit or 64-bit?
Posted: 23 Apr 2014, 11:43
by Suff
Start, Right Click on the computer icon, select properties.
Under System
System Type will tell you if it's 32 or 64.
I'd expect it to be 64.
Re: 32-bit or 64-bit?
Posted: 23 Apr 2014, 13:01
by TheOstrich
64-bit, but then the computer's only a couple of years old.
I also have an ancient 32-bit stand-alone PC which I use to run various MS.DOS games dating back from the last century (!) which can't be loaded on modern systems ...
Re: 32-bit or 64-bit?
Posted: 23 Apr 2014, 14:49
by Suff
TheOstrich wrote:which can't be loaded on modern systems ...
They can, however, be virtualised and gain a huge speed increase running on your new machine. I do this a lot and I also use it to keep a working copy of my old machines when I upgrade.
I can provide more info in a whole thread dedicated to the topic if anyone has an interest.