[Ham-Computers] Windows version question

[Mike]

If you right click on the task bar, and choose "Properties", then "Start 
Menu" you'll see radio buttons that let you choose either "Start menu" 
or "Classic Start menu". Select "Start menu" and you'll see a two column 
dialog.
  For the definitive method of determining "bitness" go to

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827218#WinXP

73, Mike NF4L

On 5/25/12 12:50 AM, WA5CAB at cs.com wrote:
> In XP Professional there is no "Computer" in the Start menu.  At least no
> on any of my three machines.
>
> In the 64-bit version, is there a System64 folder (directory)?
>
> In a message dated 05/24/2012 23:29:29 PM Central Daylight Time,
> ad5pe at sbcglobal.net writes:
>> Start, Computer (hover and then right click), properties.
>>
>> About 1/2 way down (under System) is System Type: mine says "64-bit
>> operating system" on that line.
>>
>> Jay
>> AD5PE
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ham-computers-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>> [mailto:ham-computers-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of WA5CAB at cs.com
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 23:25
>> To: Ham-Computers at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: [Ham-Computers] Windows version question
>>
>> How do you tell whether the version of XP you are running is 32 bit or 64
>> bit?  I always assumed 32 bit but nothing on the machine thta I can find
>> says one way or the other.  I tried to download a copy of the current
>> Autocad DWG viewer, had to choose 32 or 64 bit, picked the former and
>> can't
>> get it to install.  It keeps claiming that .Net 4 is required and isn't
>> installed (yet it is).
>>
>> Robert Downs - Houston
>> wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
>> MVPA 9480
> Robert Downs - Houston
> wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
> MVPA 9480
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