Vista 64bit - Adminstrative Tools MMC using 64bit?

I was poking around and noticed the following:
Administrative Tools > Services (%SystemRoot%\system32\services.msc)

However the following exists as well: (%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\services.msc)

So, is Vista 64 by default using the 32bit versions, or are the 64bit
version in system32 as well?

Note: When I run both neither have the "*32" which I'm assuming is a flag
for 32bit support.

Needless to say I'm a little confused.

Did you install any 64-bit third-party programs that can
take advantage of a sophisticated 64-bit operating system?

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience -
Windows System & Performance

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"null" wrote:

I was poking around and noticed the following:
Administrative Tools > Services (%SystemRoot%\system32\services.msc)

However the following exists as well: (%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\services.msc)

So, is Vista 64 by default using the 32bit versions, or are the 64bit
version in system32 as well?

Note: When I run both neither have the "*32" which I'm assuming is a flag
for 32bit support.

Needless to say I'm a little confused.

System32 has the 64bit version. And it is what is used. Even if you run the
one in SysWOW64, you actually end up with the 64-bit one.

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel


"null" <null@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I was poking around and noticed the following:
> Administrative Tools > Services (%SystemRoot%\system32\services.msc)
>
> However the following exists as well: (%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\services.msc)
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> So, is Vista 64 by default using the 32bit versions, or are the 64bit
> version in system32 as well?
>
> Note: When I run both neither have the "*32" which I'm assuming is a flag
> for 32bit support.
>
> Needless to say I'm a little confused.
>
>
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