Detecting 64-bit Vista

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I don't see an equate for 32/64 bit determination.

Is the best choice the Get System Info "WOW64 Status" item? (Can't find
anything on that in the help.)

TIA,

Jane

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Hi Jane,

> I don't see an equate for 32/64 bit determination.
>
> Is the best choice the Get System Info "WOW64 Status" item? (Can't find
> anything on that in the help.)

See this thread:

Subject: Detecting 64bit system
Newsgroups: softvelocity.clarion.addons.setupbuilder
Date: 25 Feb 2009 18:00:46 -0500
From: Arnor Baldvinsson

http://www.lindersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13578

Best regards,

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Hi Jane,

> I don't see an equate for 32/64 bit determination.
>
> Is the best choice the Get System Info "WOW64 Status" item? (Can't find
> anything on that in the help.)

Yes, "Get System Information (WOW64 Status)" detects a 64-bit Windows
operating system. It returns "1" on x64 systems.

Some more WOW64 information can be found in the "Set x64 Mode" documentation
(see attached screenshot).

Friedrich

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Thanks, Arnor.

Jane

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Thanks, Friedrich.

I first came across WOW on NT4 systems (for thunking 16-bit software), and
have seen the Wow6432Node and SysWOW64 folders on my Vista machine, so I was
pretty sure that value would be a good indication. Appreciate the
confirmation.

And as I look less blearily this morning, I see that that is mentioned in
the Get System Info item in the CHM. But it's out of alphabetical order
(between "Virtual PC Virtual Machine" and "Volume System Name") so I managed
to skim right by it last night.

Jane

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Hi Jane,

> I first came across WOW on NT4 systems (for thunking 16-bit software),
> and have seen the Wow6432Node and SysWOW64 folders on my Vista machine,
> so I was pretty sure that value would be a good indication. Appreciate
> the confirmation.
>
> And as I look less blearily this morning, I see that that is mentioned in
> the Get System Info item in the CHM. But it's out of alphabetical order
> (between "Virtual PC Virtual Machine" and "Volume System Name") so I
> managed to skim right by it last night.

Yes, you are right. Fixed now, thank you! :-) I have also added a link to
"Set x64 Mode".

Friedrich