HP a6130:
Intel® ViivT processor technology
Intel® CoreT2 Duo processor E6550
You are running the 32-bit (x86) version of Vista on a processor fully capable
of running the 64-bit (x64) version of Vista.
Therefore you do not have a 32-bit "system".
To check the version of Vista that you are running go to Control Panel (Classic
view) > System > "System" category > "System type:"
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"R. C. White" <rc@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:61B36DFB-E288-4013-9D4E-138712B1BA74@xxxxxx
Quote:
> 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
> --
> 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
> news:B3223048-0676-45CE-80F5-9C8B53883A55@xxxxxx 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
>