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From: R. C. White on 9 Sep 2009 16:52 Hi, Angela. No problem at all! ;<) ALL 64-bit versions of Vista come with TWO complete versions of IE7. You should find them at: C:\Program Files (x86)\iexplore.exe - the 32-bit (x86) version C:\Program Files\iexplore.exe - the 64-bit (x64) version Microsoft sets the 32-bit version as default, even on 64-bit Vista. When you download IE8, you get BOTH 32-bit and 64-bit versions; again, the 32-bit version runs by default, even on 64-bit Vista. Win7 x64 comes with BOTH versions of IE8 and - again - the 32-bit version runs by default. You can run the 64-bit version of either IE7 or IE8 just like you run any other application: browse to Program Files (NOT x86) and click on iexplore.exe. Or create a shortcut, or pin it to the Start menu or the Taskbar - or any of the other ways to run an application. When IE7 or IE8 is running, click Help | About Internet Explorer. If the 64-bit edition is running, it will say, for example: Version 8.0.7600.16385 64-bit Edition If the 32-bit version is running, it will say: Version 8.0.7600.16385 In other words, the 32-bit edition does not even mention "bitness". So if it doesn't say "64-bit", then you are running the 32-bit edition. And, yes, you can run both versions at the same time, side by side on the same desktop. See the attached screenshot, especially the two not-quite-identical "About..." boxes. A few applications, such as Adobe Flash, will not run in 64-bit IE. But they will run just fine in 32-bit IE in a 64-bit Vista or Win7. (I don't know about WinXP x64 because I haven't run that in over 3 years.) RC -- R. C. White, CPA San Marcos, TX rc(a)grandecom.net Microsoft Windows MVP Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64 "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:#pswt4MMKHA.4964(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > [[Forwarded to Win 64-bit General via crosspost]] > > > angela g wrote: >> A webex tech support person suggested I might need to run IE 32-bit to >> access a webinar (I have 64-bit Vista Home Premium). I tried to download >> and install 32-bit IE but when I tried to install it I got an error msg >> saying it wouldn't run on my PC, apparently because it's 32-bit IE and I >> have 64-bit PC. >> >> Is there a special 32-bit version of IE for 64-bit PCs like mine, and if >> so, >> where is the download? >> >> Thank you in advance.
From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on 9 Sep 2009 18:43 [THX for jumping in here, RC!] R. C. White wrote: > Hi, Angela. > > No problem at all! ;<) > > ALL 64-bit versions of Vista come with TWO complete versions of IE7. You > should find them at: > C:\Program Files (x86)\iexplore.exe - the 32-bit (x86) version > C:\Program Files\iexplore.exe - the 64-bit (x64) version > > Microsoft sets the 32-bit version as default, even on 64-bit Vista. > > When you download IE8, you get BOTH 32-bit and 64-bit versions; again, the > 32-bit version runs by default, even on 64-bit Vista. > > Win7 x64 comes with BOTH versions of IE8 and - again - the 32-bit version > runs by default. > > You can run the 64-bit version of either IE7 or IE8 just like you run any > other application: browse to Program Files (NOT x86) and click on > iexplore.exe. Or create a shortcut, or pin it to the Start menu or the > Taskbar - or any of the other ways to run an application. > > When IE7 or IE8 is running, click Help | About Internet Explorer. If the > 64-bit edition is running, it will say, for example: > Version 8.0.7600.16385 64-bit Edition > > If the 32-bit version is running, it will say: > Version 8.0.7600.16385 > > In other words, the 32-bit edition does not even mention "bitness". So if > it doesn't say "64-bit", then you are running the 32-bit edition. And, > yes, > you can run both versions at the same time, side by side on the same > desktop. See the attached screenshot, especially the two > not-quite-identical "About..." boxes. > > A few applications, such as Adobe Flash, will not run in 64-bit IE. But > they will run just fine in 32-bit IE in a 64-bit Vista or Win7. (I don't > know about WinXP x64 because I haven't run that in over 3 years.) > > RC > > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:#pswt4MMKHA.4964(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> [[Forwarded to Win 64-bit General via crosspost]] >> >> >> angela g wrote: >>> A webex tech support person suggested I might need to run IE 32-bit to >>> access a webinar (I have 64-bit Vista Home Premium). I tried to download >>> and install 32-bit IE but when I tried to install it I got an error msg >>> saying it wouldn't run on my PC, apparently because it's 32-bit IE and I >>> have 64-bit PC. >>> >>> Is there a special 32-bit version of IE for 64-bit PCs like mine, and if >>> so, >>> where is the download? >>> >>> Thank you in advance.
From: R. C. White on 9 Sep 2009 22:50 Hi, Angela. Please see me earlier message. It sounds to me like you already have IE8 and are trying to install IE7 over it. :>( > my guess is that his version I'm trying > to install contains both 32 and 64-bit, Good guess! See my earlier post - and posts by Bobby and Don. > and to install the 32-bit (the one I > don't have now), I need to uninstall 64-bit, BAD Guess! As we said before, BOTH versions are installed automatically. You can choose to run either one (the 32-bit is the default but you can change it) - or both side by side. So, no need to uninstall 64-bit. You really can't, anyhow, without uninstalling 32-bit along with it. > and then use this download to > reinstall both. Does that make sense? Sorry if the answer is obvious. I'm not sure that "obvious" is the word. But just install IE8 on your 64-bit Vista. Then look in TWO locations and you will find the TWO versions of iexplore.exe: the 32-bit in Program Files (x86) and the 64-bit in Program Files (without the "x86"). You may think that these two identically-named files are identical, but they are not. One clue is that the 32-bit file is 658 KB; the 64-bit version is bigger at 681 KB. You want - and need - and will automatically get BOTH files "for the price of one". > I'd > just prefer to not do something stupid. : o ) Not stupid. Just hard to understand the way Microsoft does things sometimes. :^{ Now...When I tried to send the screenshot of both "Help | About..." windows earlier, I forgot to Attach it. Then I tried to send it in a second message - which was rejected because it was too big (about 400 KB). So I cut it down and tried again - and I don't know what happened. My Sent Items says it was sent, but it hasn't shown up here yet. But you don't really need it. Just open each of the two versions of IE - either 7 or 8 - and click Help | About Internet Explorer and look at the Version line to see if it mentions 64-bit. If it doesn't you are seeing the 32-bit version - which is the default. If you want to see the 64-bit version, just browse to: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe and click on it. (And I just realized that I left the \Internet Explorer out of the paths in my first message.) Good luck! Please post back and let us know how it works out for you. RC -- R. C. White, CPA San Marcos, TX rc(a)grandecom.net Microsoft Windows MVP Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64 "angela g" <angelag(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:CC7D7E12-00F8-4181-94A2-C38A83BFC402(a)microsoft.com... > Thanks everyone. I did download IE from the links you gave. When tried to > install, got msg that a newer version was already on my PC. Well, I > suspect > they're the same version but anyhow, my guess is that his version I'm > trying > to install contains both 32 and 64-bit, and to install the 32-bit (the one > I > don't have now), I need to uninstall 64-bit, and then use this download to > reinstall both. Does that make sense? Sorry if the answer is obvious. I'd > just prefer to not do something stupid. : o ) > > "Don Varnau" wrote: > >> Hi, >> In IE> Help> About, what's the version? If 64-bit or x-64 isn't in the >> About >> Internet Explorer info, you're running the 32-bit version. When IE8 is >> installed to a 64-bit system, both 64-bit and 32-bit versions of IE are >> installed, but the 32-bit version of IE is the default. >> >> Anyhow... >> Windows Internet Explorer 8 for Windows Vista 64-bit Edition or Windows >> Server 2008 64-bit Edition >> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3aeda9db-b318-408a-860b-bc37bd6ab70c&displaylang=en >> >> >> Hope this helps, >> Don >> [MS MVP- IE] >> >> >> "angela g" <angelag(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:6B9B9E22-F3AD-4797-B251-5CBA78D713D4(a)microsoft.com... >> > A webex tech support person suggested I might need to run IE 32-bit to >> access >> > a webinar (I have 64-bit Vista Home Premium). I tried to download and >> install >> > 32-bit IE but when I tried to install it I got an error msg saying it >> > wouldn't run on my PC, apparently because it's 32-bit IE and I have >> > 64-bit >> PC. >> > >> > Is there a special 32-bit version of IE for 64-bit PCs like mine, and >> > if >> so, >> > where is the download? >> > >> > Thank you in advance. >> >>
From: angela g on 10 Sep 2009 11:32 Thanks. It was IE 8 I was trying to install. Apparently when the new version and previously installed version are same version, that msg appears and one cannot install. I neglected to mention that I deleted IE 32-bit a few months ago. I was trying to do something, the browser didn't work right, I was using IE 32-bit, noticed for the first time that there was both a 32-bit and 64-bit, the 64-bit did work, since I have 64-bit PC, I figured the 32-bit was a mistake, deleted it, and was fine. It was only when I talked to the Webex guy on Tue. that seemed like 32-bit version might be good some occasions. (Just like I normally use Firefox but sometimes IE for whatever reason works better.) I tried today to uninstall IE to reinstall with both 32 and 64 bit version. Guess what, it's not listed on the Add and Uninstall Programs in Ctrl Panel. If you try to delete or rename it directly, I'm told I don't have access, even tho I normally have admin access. Since the NEED to have 32-bit IE has only come up once (and I don't know that it would have solved the Webex issue anyhow), at this point I'm ready to give up and wait however many months till there's a new version of IE. Unless someone has a better idea. Thanks again everyone for all your suggestions and time. "R. C. White" wrote: > Hi, Angela. > > Please see me earlier message. It sounds to me like you already have IE8 > and are trying to install IE7 over it. :>( > > > my guess is that his version I'm trying > > to install contains both 32 and 64-bit, > > Good guess! See my earlier post - and posts by Bobby and Don. > > > and to install the 32-bit (the one I > > don't have now), I need to uninstall 64-bit, > > BAD Guess! > > As we said before, BOTH versions are installed automatically. You can > choose to run either one (the 32-bit is the default but you can change it) - > or both side by side. > > So, no need to uninstall 64-bit. You really can't, anyhow, without > uninstalling 32-bit along with it. > > > and then use this download to > > reinstall both. Does that make sense? Sorry if the answer is obvious. > > I'm not sure that "obvious" is the word. But just install IE8 on your > 64-bit Vista. Then look in TWO locations and you will find the TWO versions > of iexplore.exe: the 32-bit in Program Files (x86) and the 64-bit in > Program Files (without the "x86"). You may think that these two > identically-named files are identical, but they are not. One clue is that > the 32-bit file is 658 KB; the 64-bit version is bigger at 681 KB. You > want - and need - and will automatically get BOTH files "for the price of > one". > > > I'd > > just prefer to not do something stupid. : o ) > > Not stupid. Just hard to understand the way Microsoft does things > sometimes. :^{ > > Now...When I tried to send the screenshot of both "Help | About..." windows > earlier, I forgot to Attach it. Then I tried to send it in a second > message - which was rejected because it was too big (about 400 KB). So I > cut it down and tried again - and I don't know what happened. My Sent Items > says it was sent, but it hasn't shown up here yet. But you don't really > need it. Just open each of the two versions of IE - either 7 or 8 - and > click Help | About Internet Explorer and look at the Version line to see if > it mentions 64-bit. If it doesn't you are seeing the 32-bit version - which > is the default. If you want to see the 64-bit version, just browse to: > C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe and click on it. (And I > just realized that I left the \Internet Explorer out of the paths in my > first message.) > > Good luck! Please post back and let us know how it works out for you. > > RC > -- > R. C. White, CPA > San Marcos, TX > rc(a)grandecom.net > Microsoft Windows MVP > Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64 > > "angela g" <angelag(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:CC7D7E12-00F8-4181-94A2-C38A83BFC402(a)microsoft.com... > > Thanks everyone. I did download IE from the links you gave. When tried to > > install, got msg that a newer version was already on my PC. Well, I > > suspect > > they're the same version but anyhow, my guess is that his version I'm > > trying > > to install contains both 32 and 64-bit, and to install the 32-bit (the one > > I > > don't have now), I need to uninstall 64-bit, and then use this download to > > reinstall both. Does that make sense? Sorry if the answer is obvious. I'd > > just prefer to not do something stupid. : o ) > > > > "Don Varnau" wrote: > > > >> Hi, > >> In IE> Help> About, what's the version? If 64-bit or x-64 isn't in the > >> About > >> Internet Explorer info, you're running the 32-bit version. When IE8 is > >> installed to a 64-bit system, both 64-bit and 32-bit versions of IE are > >> installed, but the 32-bit version of IE is the default. > >> > >> Anyhow... > >> Windows Internet Explorer 8 for Windows Vista 64-bit Edition or Windows > >> Server 2008 64-bit Edition > >> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3aeda9db-b318-408a-860b-bc37bd6ab70c&displaylang=en > >> > >> > >> Hope this helps, > >> Don > >> [MS MVP- IE] > >> > >> > >> "angela g" <angelag(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> news:6B9B9E22-F3AD-4797-B251-5CBA78D713D4(a)microsoft.com... > >> > A webex tech support person suggested I might need to run IE 32-bit to > >> access > >> > a webinar (I have 64-bit Vista Home Premium). I tried to download and > >> install > >> > 32-bit IE but when I tried to install it I got an error msg saying it > >> > wouldn't run on my PC, apparently because it's 32-bit IE and I have > >> > 64-bit > >> PC. > >> > > >> > Is there a special 32-bit version of IE for 64-bit PCs like mine, and > >> > if > >> so, > >> > where is the download? > >> > > >> > Thank you in advance. > >> > >> >
From: R. C. White on 10 Sep 2009 13:05
Hi, Angela. I'm sorry to say that you probably DO NEED the 32-bit IE. :>( A FEW websites don't recognize 64-bit IE yet. Some of them, sadly, are Microsoft sites! But the biggest gap - for me at least - is that Adobe's Flash Player has not yet been updated to run on a 64-bit browser, as I mentioned before. We're not waiting for a new version of IE; we're waiting for Adobe to catch up to the 21st Century. For Adobe's official position on this, see their TechNote, written nearly a year ago and still current: Flash Player support on 64-bit operating systems http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/000/6b3af6c9.html This means my grandson can't watch Super Why videos on pbskids.org unless he uses 32-bit IE8. :>( RC -- R. C. White, CPA San Marcos, TX rc(a)grandecom.net Microsoft Windows MVP Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64 "angela g" <angelag(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B8E142A8-4BBB-4E57-BCD6-830860B7E3A8(a)microsoft.com... > Thanks. > It was IE 8 I was trying to install. Apparently when the new version and > previously installed version are same version, that msg appears and one > cannot install. > > I neglected to mention that I deleted IE 32-bit a few months ago. I was > trying to do something, the browser didn't work right, I was using IE > 32-bit, > noticed for the first time that there was both a 32-bit and 64-bit, the > 64-bit did work, since I have 64-bit PC, I figured the 32-bit was a > mistake, > deleted it, and was fine. > > It was only when I talked to the Webex guy on Tue. that seemed like 32-bit > version might be good some occasions. (Just like I normally use Firefox > but > sometimes IE for whatever reason works better.) > > I tried today to uninstall IE to reinstall with both 32 and 64 bit > version. > Guess what, it's not listed on the Add and Uninstall Programs in Ctrl > Panel. > If you try to delete or rename it directly, I'm told I don't have access, > even tho I normally have admin access. > > Since the NEED to have 32-bit IE has only come up once (and I don't know > that it would have solved the Webex issue anyhow), at this point I'm ready > to > give up and wait however many months till there's a new version of IE. > Unless someone has a better idea. > Thanks again everyone for all your suggestions and time. > > "R. C. White" wrote: > >> Hi, Angela. >> >> Please see me earlier message. It sounds to me like you already have IE8 >> and are trying to install IE7 over it. :>( >> >> > my guess is that his version I'm trying >> > to install contains both 32 and 64-bit, >> >> Good guess! See my earlier post - and posts by Bobby and Don. >> >> > and to install the 32-bit (the one I >> > don't have now), I need to uninstall 64-bit, >> >> BAD Guess! >> >> As we said before, BOTH versions are installed automatically. You can >> choose to run either one (the 32-bit is the default but you can change >> it) - >> or both side by side. >> >> So, no need to uninstall 64-bit. You really can't, anyhow, without >> uninstalling 32-bit along with it. >> >> > and then use this download to >> > reinstall both. Does that make sense? Sorry if the answer is obvious. >> >> I'm not sure that "obvious" is the word. But just install IE8 on your >> 64-bit Vista. Then look in TWO locations and you will find the TWO >> versions >> of iexplore.exe: the 32-bit in Program Files (x86) and the 64-bit in >> Program Files (without the "x86"). You may think that these two >> identically-named files are identical, but they are not. One clue is >> that >> the 32-bit file is 658 KB; the 64-bit version is bigger at 681 KB. You >> want - and need - and will automatically get BOTH files "for the price of >> one". >> >> > I'd >> > just prefer to not do something stupid. : o ) >> >> Not stupid. Just hard to understand the way Microsoft does things >> sometimes. :^{ >> >> Now...When I tried to send the screenshot of both "Help | About..." >> windows >> earlier, I forgot to Attach it. Then I tried to send it in a second >> message - which was rejected because it was too big (about 400 KB). So I >> cut it down and tried again - and I don't know what happened. My Sent >> Items >> says it was sent, but it hasn't shown up here yet. But you don't really >> need it. Just open each of the two versions of IE - either 7 or 8 - and >> click Help | About Internet Explorer and look at the Version line to see >> if >> it mentions 64-bit. If it doesn't you are seeing the 32-bit version - >> which >> is the default. If you want to see the 64-bit version, just browse to: >> C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe and click on it. (And I >> just realized that I left the \Internet Explorer out of the paths in my >> first message.) >> >> Good luck! Please post back and let us know how it works out for you. >> >> RC >> >> "angela g" <angelag(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:CC7D7E12-00F8-4181-94A2-C38A83BFC402(a)microsoft.com... >> > Thanks everyone. I did download IE from the links you gave. When tried >> > to >> > install, got msg that a newer version was already on my PC. Well, I >> > suspect >> > they're the same version but anyhow, my guess is that his version I'm >> > trying >> > to install contains both 32 and 64-bit, and to install the 32-bit (the >> > one >> > I >> > don't have now), I need to uninstall 64-bit, and then use this download >> > to >> > reinstall both. Does that make sense? Sorry if the answer is obvious. >> > I'd >> > just prefer to not do something stupid. : o ) >> > >> > "Don Varnau" wrote: >> > >> >> Hi, >> >> In IE> Help> About, what's the version? If 64-bit or x-64 isn't in the >> >> About >> >> Internet Explorer info, you're running the 32-bit version. When IE8 is >> >> installed to a 64-bit system, both 64-bit and 32-bit versions of IE >> >> are >> >> installed, but the 32-bit version of IE is the default. >> >> >> >> Anyhow... >> >> Windows Internet Explorer 8 for Windows Vista 64-bit Edition or >> >> Windows >> >> Server 2008 64-bit Edition >> >> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3aeda9db-b318-408a-860b-bc37bd6ab70c&displaylang=en >> >> >> >> >> >> Hope this helps, >> >> Don >> >> [MS MVP- IE] >> >> >> >> >> >> "angela g" <angelag(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> >> news:6B9B9E22-F3AD-4797-B251-5CBA78D713D4(a)microsoft.com... >> >> > A webex tech support person suggested I might need to run IE 32-bit >> >> > to >> >> access >> >> > a webinar (I have 64-bit Vista Home Premium). I tried to download >> >> > and >> >> install >> >> > 32-bit IE but when I tried to install it I got an error msg saying >> >> > it >> >> > wouldn't run on my PC, apparently because it's 32-bit IE and I have >> >> > 64-bit >> >> PC. >> >> > >> >> > Is there a special 32-bit version of IE for 64-bit PCs like mine, >> >> > and >> >> > if >> >> so, >> >> > where is the download? >> >> > >> >> > Thank you in advance. |