Can I run explore 32-bit on Windows 64-bit?

Hello!

Compatibility and testing, I want to launch a 32-bit version of Windows Explorer on Windows Vista 64-bit. Is it still possible? And if yes, how do I do that?

I looked in the System32 folder and it contains the explorer.exe but it seems to be the 64-bit version. Is there another EXE stored in another place I can run, who is 32-bit?

Just to be clear, I mean Internet Explorer. I'm not interested in the answers that are interested in Internet Explorer. I'm afraid that with Windows Explorer, also known as the file Explorer in versions of Windows that came after Vista.

Correction! The explorer.exe is stored not in C:\Windows\System32 and C:\Windows. That's what I wanted.

I'll answer my own question here. I found the site with a tip on how to start the 32-bit version of Windows Explorer on 64-bit Windows.

http://MDN.Morovia.com/kb/HOWTO-launch-32bit-Windows-Explorer-64bit-Windows-10610.html

He suggests creating a shortcut on the desktop and pointing to the following text:

% Systemroot%\syswow64\explorer.exe/separees/e, {20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

I know SystemRoot (environment variable) sent me to C:\Windows and SysWOW64\explorer.exe apparently is the 32-bit version of Explorer on 64-bit Windows. But do the/separate switches and / e? Can you explain or give me a link to the article in TechNet library or something where it is explained?

Update

Apparently the switch/separate is undocumented. But the /e switch may not be relevant for Windows Vista, for Windows XP only.

Here's what I found:

Microsoft KB130510
Microsoft KB314853
Microsoft KB307856
Superuser - Explorer command line switches?

For Windows Vista, this should be sufficient:

%systemroot%\syswow64\explorer.exe/separate

The separate switch is required to start explorer.exe as a separate process. If the 64-bit version is launched in any case, even if the 32-bit version of explorer.exe is stored to syswow64.

Where should I click to accept my own answer...? Well well... anyway... I accept my own response!

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