64 bit programs

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Is there any utility or program that can tell whether your system is =
using 64bit programs?
I ask because I just installed Nitro PDR Pro 6 x64 and it installed it =
in the x85 Programs Directory.  There is no way I can even tell if a true =
64 bit program is actually being utilized in my 64 bit OS.  I know I am =
being anal but with all the talk of 64 bit vs 32 bit, I started getting =
curious.  Seems that all the big box stores sell computers mostly with =
64 bit Windows installed but a great majority of the programs are 32 bit =
(I know they do not make many).

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What you say is largely correct. There are very few 64-bit programsyet.

What you say is largely correct. There are very few 64-bit programs
yet. That means that the advantage of 64-bit Windows is mostly
*potential* right now. I think it is good to be running 64-bit Windows
instead of 32-bit Windows, because it lets you buy and install 64-bit
software as it becomes available in the future (and almost certainly,
we will all start seeing more and more of this very soon). But do not
expect much of a performance increase until you start running 64-bit
software.

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Paul wrote:Open Task Manager and look at the Processes tab.

Open Task Manager and look at the Processes tab.  32-bit processes
are suffexed with "*32".  Everything else is 64-bit.

start/ run type in winverif not in there right click "computer" and go to

start/ run    type in winver

if not in there right click "computer" and go to properties should tell
you there.


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Did you mean to post in a different thread?

Did you mean to post in a different thread?

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Hah! What a deal!

Hah! What a deal! I never noticed this...

Thanks.

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What you say is largely correct. There are very few 64-bit programsyet.

What you say is largely correct. There are very few 64-bit programs
yet. That means that the advantage of 64-bit Windows is mostly
*potential* right now. I think it is good to be running 64-bit Windows
instead of 32-bit Windows, because it lets you buy and install 64-bit
software as it becomes available in the future (and almost certainly,
we will all start seeing more and more of this very soon). But do not
expect much of a performance increase until you start running 64-bit
software.

Stan Starinski wrote this, and it somehow bypassed my kill-file:Why did you

Stan Starinski wrote this, and it somehow bypassed my kill-file:


Why did you not quote Ken Blake on that?
He said that in the same thread, you friggen moron.

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wrote:He not only said the same thing I did, he repeated it word for word.

He not only said the same thing I did, he repeated it word for word.

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Ken Blake, MVP wrote:You can bet if spelling errors are less than 30% in his

You can bet if spelling errors are less than 30% in his posting, it is
plagiarized.

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LOL!

LOL! But I should mention that I am very prone to making typos myself.


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