"Bob Lucas" <bob@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:f3puve$kap$1@news.datemas.de...
>A friend has purchased a new Notebook computer. She has asked me to
>install the correct printer drivers.
>
> The operating system on her previous computer was Windows XP. The
> operating system on my friend's new computer is Vista Home Premium - but
> she does not know whether she has a 64-bit or a 32-bit processor.
>
> Lexmark have published drivers for Vista_x64 and Vista_x86. The x64
> version is cjs2300EN.exe (61.0 Mb). The x86 version is cjr2300EN.exe
> (43.4 Mb).
>
> Until I see the computer, I won't know which driver I should install.
> Consequently, I have downloaded both drivers.
>
> I shall need to find out whether my friend has a 32-bit or 64-bit version
> of the Vista operating system. I shall be grateful if someone could tell
> me the easiest way to identify the operating system.
>
> I intend to create a restore point, before I install the printer drivers.
> Is the procedure for creating a restore point in Vista the same as for
> Windows XP?
>
> Also, should I connect and switch on the printer, BEFORE I install the
> drivers - or should I run the exe files first?
>
> Many thanks.
>

Right click Computer on the Start menu, select properties, on the screen
that appears, you will find out whether she has 32-bit, most likely, or
64-bit installed. NOTE: unless requested from the manufacturer, 64-bit
rarely comes preinstalled on a system.

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Michael Solomon
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