32 and 64 bit

[jakess]

can someone please explain the 32 and 64 issues:

how do i know if my pc or OS is 32 or 64 bit. Sometimes i install software thats fails because of the incorrect bit application compatibility issue

 

[Ploper001]

To find out if you Processor is 64-bit, right click My Computer and click Properties. Then look in the "Computer" section at the bottom of the window. If it says "64", "64-Bit", "x64" or "EM64T" anywhere, then it's a 64-Bit Processor. If not, it's a 32-Bit Processor.

It should also say at the top of this window whether the Windows version installed is 64-Bit or not:

"Microsoft Windows XP
Professional
..." = an example of 32-Bit Windows XP

"Microsoft Windows XP
64-Bit Edition
Version 2003" = an example of 64-Bit Windows XP

 

[jakess]

our pc's only shows OS and SP version.

But why having problem installing certain applications that is 32 bit???

 

[PKSIT]

you might beable to find out by going to start > run and then type in "dxdiag" that shows a bunch of info about your system.