how to identify a 64-bit Windows machine in Rev

[Phil Davis]

  You give the most complete answers! Thanks Dar. You've been missed in these parts!

Phil


On 9/14/10 5:37 PM, Dar Scott wrote:
>
> On Sep 13, 2010, at 6:06 PM, Phil Davis wrote:
>
>>  Does anyone have a clear-cut way for Rev to know whether it's running in a 
>> 32-bit or a 64-bit environment on Windows?
>
>
>
> Hardware CPU:
>
> Under...
>
> HKLM\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0
>
> ...find...
>
> Identifier     REG_SZ
>
> If 64 is in the value, the hardware is 64.  If x86 is, you don't know
>
> ProcessorStringName
>
> If 64 is in the name, the hardware is 64.  Otherwise, you don't know.
>
>
> OS:
>
> You can check the environment variable PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE.
>
> If 64 in the value, then you seem to be running a 64-bit Rev on a 64-bit system.
>
> Otherwise look at environment variable PROCESSOR_ARCHITEW6432.  If 64 is in 
> the value, you are running on a 64-bit OS.  If it is x86, then you are running 
> a 32-bit OS.
>
> You can also look for a folder normally only found in the 64-bit OS, such as 
> "\\program files (x86)".  If it is there, the OS is very likely 64.  If it is 
> missing, the OS is very likely 32-bit.  I don't know if reinstalling over 
> another OS will affect this.
>
> If the OS is 64, then the hardware is.
>
>
> Dar
>
>
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