Do I have a 64bit or 32bit processor

Hello all,
I have an AMD Athlon 64 3500+ processor.
However, when I type WINMSD in Run I get the following
System Type: X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 47 Stepping 0 AuthenticAMD ~2200Mhz

So do I have a 64bit or a 32 bit processor? I got the 32bit edition of home
premium today, and just ordered the 64bit from Microsoft.

I also want to add that I have 1gig of PC3200 and a Geforce 6600 256mb
graphics card.

Will I suffer performance loss with the 64bit as opposed to the 32bit?

"Tyler" wrote:

> Hello all,
> I have an AMD Athlon 64 3500+ processor.
> However, when I type WINMSD in Run I get the following
> System Type: X86-based PC
> Processor x86 Family 15 Model 47 Stepping 0 AuthenticAMD ~2200Mhz
>
> So do I have a 64bit or a 32 bit processor? I got the 32bit edition of home
> premium today, and just ordered the 64bit from Microsoft.

You have a 64-bit CPU and I would stick with 32-bit Vista, 64-bit Vista is
slower and harder to find software and drivers to work on it.


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"Tyler" <Tyler@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7A2F874B-C753-487D-8DC3-00928D0530E5@microsoft.com...
> Hello all,
> I have an AMD Athlon 64 3500+ processor.
> However, when I type WINMSD in Run I get the following
> System Type: X86-based PC
> Processor x86 Family 15 Model 47 Stepping 0 AuthenticAMD ~2200Mhz
>
> So do I have a 64bit or a 32 bit processor? I got the 32bit edition of
> home
> premium today, and just ordered the 64bit from Microsoft.

Why would you order the 64bit version if you are just asking if you have a
64bit processor? What if you only had a 32bit Processor?


"Tyler" <Tyler@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7A2F874B-C753-487D-8DC3-00928D0530E5@microsoft.com...
> Hello all,
> I have an AMD Athlon 64 3500+ processor.
> However, when I type WINMSD in Run I get the following
> System Type: X86-based PC
> Processor x86 Family 15 Model 47 Stepping 0 AuthenticAMD ~2200Mhz
>
> So do I have a 64bit or a 32 bit processor? I got the 32bit edition of
> home
> premium today, and just ordered the 64bit from Microsoft.