have I not 32-bit or 64 - bit

Need to know if I have 32 bit or 64 bit and I tried two methods that Microsoft has suggested.  None worked.  (On their website to help), they said that they could not help at this time. Can someone tell me where to find this info?  I have a Dell laptop, Windows XP Home Edition version 2002... computer operating system is an Intel Pentium MMX service pack 3.   Don't know if this is relevant or not. Thank you!

Wednesday, December 22, 2010 16:11:16 + 0000, lablady4385 wrote:
 
> Need to know if I have 32 bit or 64 bit and I tried two methods that Microsoft has suggested.  None worked.  (On their website to help), they said that they could not help at this time. Can someone tell me where to find this info?  I have a Dell laptop, Windows XP Home Edition version 2002... computer operating system is an Intel Pentium MMX service pack 3.   Don't know if this is relevant or not. Thank you!
 
 
 
Hold down the Windows key, then press Pause. Break. It will tell you
the number of 'bits' of your Windows installation there.
 
But if you don't have Windows XP and don't know what it is, almost
the answer is certainly 32 bit.
 

Ken Blake (MS-MVP)

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