Is Notepad in x64 version is a 64 Bit application?
in [64 Bits Windows]
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From: Tom Lake on 3 Feb 2010 06:11 "Nobody" <nobody(a)nobody.com> wrote in message news:uITnbQvoKHA.4836(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > I don't have a 64 Bit Windows version installed. Does anyone know if > Notepad that is included with Windows XP/Vista/2008/7 64-Bit editions is > 32 or 64 Bits? The Notepad that runs from the start menu is 64-bit. Tom Lake
From: Tom on 3 Feb 2010 08:44
Yes, but the file sizes are different. Not really anything to investigate, I just find it interesting. "Charlie Russel - MVP" <Charlie(a)mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message news:#5y9iWBpKHA.1552(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Yes, the version numbers are the same, since they're driven by the build > number. > > -- > Charlie. > http://msmvps.com/blogs/russel > > > > > "Tom" <noway(a)nothere.com> wrote in message > news:O75Xay4oKHA.1548(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> >> >> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <Charlie(a)mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message >> news:#hxbsRwoKHA.5508(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>> Actually, no. The one in System32 is 64bit as well. But the one is >>> \windows\SysWOW64 is 32-bit. All the programs in \windows\system32 on an >>> x64 system should be 64-bit. Only the ones in SysWOW64 should be 32-bit. >>> (yeah, right. I know that makes NO sense, but there it is.) >>> >>> Of course, if you use a 32-bit tool to look at the \windows\system32 >>> directory, all you'll actually see is the SysWOW64 directory, >>> masquerading as the system32 directory. >> >> I noticed that as well when checking task manager. Interestingly, the >> file versions numbers are exactly the same, despite the variances in the >> sizes of those files. > |