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Old 04-01-2008   #1 (permalink)
null


 
 

Vista 64bit - Adminstrative Tools MMC using 64bit?

I was poking around and noticed the following:
Administrative Tools > Services (%SystemRoot%\system32\services.msc)

However the following exists as well: (%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\services.msc)

So, is Vista 64 by default using the 32bit versions, or are the 64bit
version in system32 as well?

Note: When I run both neither have the "*32" which I'm assuming is a flag
for 32bit support.

Needless to say I'm a little confused.









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Old 04-01-2008   #2 (permalink)
Carey Frisch [MVP]


 
 

Re: Vista 64bit - Adminstrative Tools MMC using 64bit?

Did you install any 64-bit third-party programs that can
take advantage of a sophisticated 64-bit operating system?

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience -
Windows System & Performance

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"null" wrote:

I was poking around and noticed the following:
Administrative Tools > Services (%SystemRoot%\system32\services.msc)

However the following exists as well: (%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\services.msc)

So, is Vista 64 by default using the 32bit versions, or are the 64bit
version in system32 as well?

Note: When I run both neither have the "*32" which I'm assuming is a flag
for 32bit support.

Needless to say I'm a little confused.








My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 04-02-2008   #3 (permalink)
Charlie Russel - MVP


 
 

Re: Vista 64bit - Adminstrative Tools MMC using 64bit?

System32 has the 64bit version. And it is what is used. Even if you run the
one in SysWOW64, you actually end up with the 64-bit one.

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel


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>I was poking around and noticed the following:
> Administrative Tools > Services (%SystemRoot%\system32\services.msc)
>
> However the following exists as well: (%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\services.msc)
>
> So, is Vista 64 by default using the 32bit versions, or are the 64bit
> version in system32 as well?
>
> Note: When I run both neither have the "*32" which I'm assuming is a flag
> for 32bit support.
>
> Needless to say I'm a little confused.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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