How To Tell if You Have Windows 7 64-bit or 32-bit

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Difficulty: Easy

Time Required: Figuring out if you're running the 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows 7 should only take a minute.

Here's How:

Click on the Start button and then Control Panel.

Click on the System and Security link.

Note: If you're viewing either the Large icons or Small icons view of Control Panel, you won't see this link. Just click on the System icon and then proceed to Step 4.

In the System and Security window, click on the System link.

When the System window opens, titled as View basic information about your computer, locate the System area below the oversized Windows logo.

In the System area, look for System type among the other statistics about your computer.

The System type will report either a 32-bit Operating System or a 64-bit Operating System.

Important: There is no 64-bit version of Windows 7 Starter Edition.

Now that you know if you're running Windows 7 32-bit or Windows 7 64-bit, you can be comfortable choosing the correct software and drivers for your computer.

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Goto command promt Start->Run->cmd

 

once in command prompt then type the following

 

echo %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%

IF PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE == amd64 OR
   PROCESSOR_ARCHITEW6432 == amd64 THEN
   // OS is 64bit
ELSE
   // OS is 32bit
END IFAnother way to test for the same thing is:
IF PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE == x86 AND
   PROCESSOR_ARCHITEW6432 NOT DEFINED THEN
   // OS is 32bit
ELSE
   // OS is 64bit
END IF

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