Hi, Earl.
Quote:
> it says "ACPI x86 based PC". Does that mean I have a 32-bit
Yep. In Microsoft-speak, x86 means 32-bit.
The first IBM PC used an Intel 8088 CPU, which was an 8086 with an 8-bit
bus, rather than a 16-bit. (I'm an accountant, not a techie, so this might
not be technically correct, but it's close enough for today.) Then the
Tandy 2000 and one or two other computers used an 80186 in the mid-1980s.
This was followed by the 80286, the 386 (Intel dropped the 80 along about
here), the 486 and the - no, not 586 - the Pentium. The whole family of
CPUs came to be referred to as x86, and that's what MSFT adopted a couple of
years ago to differentiate the 32-bit WinXP and Vista from the 64-bit.
In a 64-bit WinXP or Vista installation, 32-bit applications (which are
still almost all apps on the market) are installed into the
new-and-only-in-x64 folder "C:\Program Files (x86)", while new 64-bit apps
(when there are any) go into the familiar "C:\Program Files". I don't know
why they didn't just keep the old name for 32-bit and use (x64) for 64-bit.
When we dual-boot both 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems, this creates a
LOT of confusion!
But none of that concerns you for now - except that x86 = 32-bit.
RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@xxxxxx
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail beta in Vista Ultimate x64)
"The Earl" <TheEarl@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
> Following your instructions, it says 32-bit operating system.
>
> How do I find out if my hardware is 32-bit or 64-bit?? Under "Device
> Manager"/Computer it says "ACPI x86 based PC". Does that mean I have a
> 32-bit
> PC also?? It is an HP a6130.me (Whatever that means).
> --
> The Earl, Dubai, UAE
>
>
> "The Earl" wrote:
> Quote:
>> I have a Canon Pixma 530 Multifunctional Printer/Scanner/FAX which I am
>> trying to connect to my new HP computer with Vista (I think it is 32 bit,
>> if
>> that is what "32x" means) - it dont work, a total of £1,200 worth of kit
>> that
>> is TOTALLY USELESS!!!!!!! (I have been messing around with this for a
>> week
>> now which is why I am a tad irritable and about to chuck the lot out the
>> window).
>>
>> There is nothing wrong with the printer - it works fine on my laptop with
>> Windows XP and other devices (camera, external drive) work fine on the
>> USBs,
>> I have already recieved a first response from the Canon Helpdesk and,
>> following their advice, downloaded, unzipped and installed the
>> "appropriate"
>> driver... my PC even tells me that it has installed it correctly -
>> super!!!!
>>
>> Until I connect the MP530, only to recieve the "USB Device not
>> recognised"
>> message. I have tried every bit of advice I have been able to glean from
>> googling the problem to death and scouring this forum - still no good. I
>> have
>> deleted INFCACHE.1, reinstalled it, unplugged the PC, plugged it back in,
>> rebooted with the printer plug in, rebooted with the printer plug out,
>> tried
>> to manually point the "unknown device" to any drive anyywhere that the
>> drivers may have been secreted to and many, many other totally fruitless
>> exercises.
>>
>> I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that this is either something
>> totally
>> dumb that I have done (quite possible) or a major problem with Vista that
>> urgently needs sorting (Are you reading this Bill???), and this is
>> reinforced
>> by the sheer volume of similar pleas for help you can find on forums all
>> over
>> the internet.
>>
>> I need a response to this quickly, I have too much work piling up and
>> need
>> to use the new machine urgently. This is starting to affect my bottom
>> line
>>
>> PLEASE SOMEBODY TELL ME WHAT TO DO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>> --
>> The Earl, Dubai, UAE