From: JN Andersen on


"Red Rackham" <ONeil37(a)hotmail.com> skrev i meddelelsen
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>
> "JN Andersen" <justjunk(a)stofanet.dk> wrote in message
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>>
>>
>> "Red Rackham" <ONeil37(a)hotmail.com> skrev i meddelelsen
>> news:uyvPm.29979$F44.28395(a)newsfe21.ams2...
>>>
>>> "Abdullah McGinty" <protestantred(a)biblebashers.com> wrote in message
>>> news:v7qdncU6WLU5GZPWnZ2dnUVZ7v6dnZ2d(a)brightview.co.uk...
>>>> "Red Rackham" <ONeil37(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:N%uPm.61007$2E.34600(a)newsfe20.ams2...
>>>>> As opposed to my usual tetchy questions.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm thinking of upgrading to Windows 7 but my computer needs to be 64
>>>>> bit whatever that means. How do I find out if my computer is 64 bit or
>>>>> not?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks pal,
>>>>>
>>>>> Le Dieu.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Windows 7 comes in 32 bit and 64 bit.
>>>>
>>>> You mean the 'free' version you are being offered is 64 bit?
>>>>
>>>
>>> 'Free' with a Dell laptop. I want to know if I can put it on my desktop
>>> too.
>>
>> You need to find out if your processor is 32bit or 64bit.
>>
>> It will probably show if you go to 'control panel' --> 'system'
>
>
> Thanks Jesper, I've been in there but can't seem to find anything. What
> exactly am I looking for?

Look for AMD or Intel and then the model name...

Alternatively you can see it in the BIOS.

From: JN Andersen on


"Red Rackham" <ONeil37(a)hotmail.com> skrev i meddelelsen
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> "JN Andersen" <justjunk(a)stofanet.dk> wrote in message
> news:4b0e8663$0$8570$ba624c82(a)nntp06.dk.telia.net...
>>
>>
>> "Red Rackham" <ONeil37(a)hotmail.com> skrev i meddelelsen
>> news:uyvPm.29979$F44.28395(a)newsfe21.ams2...
>>>
>>> "Abdullah McGinty" <protestantred(a)biblebashers.com> wrote in message
>>> news:v7qdncU6WLU5GZPWnZ2dnUVZ7v6dnZ2d(a)brightview.co.uk...
>>>> "Red Rackham" <ONeil37(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:N%uPm.61007$2E.34600(a)newsfe20.ams2...
>>>>> As opposed to my usual tetchy questions.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm thinking of upgrading to Windows 7 but my computer needs to be 64
>>>>> bit whatever that means. How do I find out if my computer is 64 bit or
>>>>> not?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks pal,
>>>>>
>>>>> Le Dieu.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Windows 7 comes in 32 bit and 64 bit.
>>>>
>>>> You mean the 'free' version you are being offered is 64 bit?
>>>>
>>>
>>> 'Free' with a Dell laptop. I want to know if I can put it on my desktop
>>> too.
>>
>> You need to find out if your processor is 32bit or 64bit.
>>
>> It will probably show if you go to 'control panel' --> 'system'
>
>
> Thanks Jesper, I've been in there but can't seem to find anything. What
> exactly am I looking for?

or run this:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=1B544E90-7659-4BD9-9E51-2497C146AF15&displaylang=en

From: JN Andersen on


"Red Rackham" <ONeil37(a)hotmail.com> skrev i meddelelsen
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>
> "JN Andersen" <justjunk(a)stofanet.dk> wrote in message
> news:4b0e8663$0$8570$ba624c82(a)nntp06.dk.telia.net...
>>
>>
>> "Red Rackham" <ONeil37(a)hotmail.com> skrev i meddelelsen
>> news:uyvPm.29979$F44.28395(a)newsfe21.ams2...
>>>
>>> "Abdullah McGinty" <protestantred(a)biblebashers.com> wrote in message
>>> news:v7qdncU6WLU5GZPWnZ2dnUVZ7v6dnZ2d(a)brightview.co.uk...
>>>> "Red Rackham" <ONeil37(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:N%uPm.61007$2E.34600(a)newsfe20.ams2...
>>>>> As opposed to my usual tetchy questions.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm thinking of upgrading to Windows 7 but my computer needs to be 64
>>>>> bit whatever that means. How do I find out if my computer is 64 bit or
>>>>> not?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks pal,
>>>>>
>>>>> Le Dieu.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Windows 7 comes in 32 bit and 64 bit.
>>>>
>>>> You mean the 'free' version you are being offered is 64 bit?
>>>>
>>>
>>> 'Free' with a Dell laptop. I want to know if I can put it on my desktop
>>> too.
>>
>> You need to find out if your processor is 32bit or 64bit.
>>
>> It will probably show if you go to 'control panel' --> 'system'
>
>
> Thanks Jesper, I've been in there but can't seem to find anything. What
> exactly am I looking for?

This little program will give you a detailed list of hardare and software on
your system:

http://www.belarc.com/Programs/advisor.exe

From: Red Rackham on

"JN Andersen" <justjunk(a)stofanet.dk> wrote in message
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>
> "Red Rackham" <ONeil37(a)hotmail.com> skrev i meddelelsen
> news:cGvPm.29980$F44.8583(a)newsfe21.ams2...
>>
>> "JN Andersen" <justjunk(a)stofanet.dk> wrote in message
>> news:4b0e8663$0$8570$ba624c82(a)nntp06.dk.telia.net...
>>>
>>>
>>> "Red Rackham" <ONeil37(a)hotmail.com> skrev i meddelelsen
>>> news:uyvPm.29979$F44.28395(a)newsfe21.ams2...
>>>>
>>>> "Abdullah McGinty" <protestantred(a)biblebashers.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:v7qdncU6WLU5GZPWnZ2dnUVZ7v6dnZ2d(a)brightview.co.uk...
>>>>> "Red Rackham" <ONeil37(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:N%uPm.61007$2E.34600(a)newsfe20.ams2...
>>>>>> As opposed to my usual tetchy questions.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm thinking of upgrading to Windows 7 but my computer needs to be 64
>>>>>> bit whatever that means. How do I find out if my computer is 64 bit
>>>>>> or not?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks pal,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Le Dieu.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Windows 7 comes in 32 bit and 64 bit.
>>>>>
>>>>> You mean the 'free' version you are being offered is 64 bit?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 'Free' with a Dell laptop. I want to know if I can put it on my desktop
>>>> too.
>>>
>>> You need to find out if your processor is 32bit or 64bit.
>>>
>>> It will probably show if you go to 'control panel' --> 'system'
>>
>>
>> Thanks Jesper, I've been in there but can't seem to find anything. What
>> exactly am I looking for?
>
> This little program will give you a detailed list of hardare and software
> on your system:
>
> http://www.belarc.com/Programs/advisor.exe


Thanks Jesper. It's 32 bit.

Cheers.


From: Matt on

"Red Rackham" <ONeil37(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm thinking of upgrading to Windows 7 but my computer needs to be
>>>>>>> 64 bit whatever that means. How do I find out if my computer is 64
>>>>>>> bit or not?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks pal,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Le Dieu.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Windows 7 comes in 32 bit and 64 bit.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You mean the 'free' version you are being offered is 64 bit?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 'Free' with a Dell laptop. I want to know if I can put it on my
>>>>> desktop too.

You won't be able to use it on anything other than the Dell laptop, as it
will be an OEM version specific to said laptop. Try to install it on another
machine and it'll tell you very politely to sod off ;-)