Media Player - 32 or 64 bit?

[Guest Don]

Hey gang,

 

This may be a dumb question on my part...

 

I am running Vista Ultimate 64 bit, I know there is a windows media player

listed under programs x86, and under just programs. I take it, that is a 32

bit wmp listed under the programs x86, and a 64 bit wmp listed under just

programs?

So, if I have wmp open, is there an easy way to tell, which one is open from

within wmp? Like in IE7, if you click on help and about, it lists the 64 bit

version as 64 bit, anything similar in WMP?

 

 

Thanks,

 

 

 

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Don

[Guest Carlos]

RE: Media Player - 32 or 64 bit?

 

Don,

Press simultaneously Shift, Ctrl, Esc to bring up task manager.

Click on the processes tab.

All 32-bit processes have an *32 by their right side.

The default WMP is 32-bit because the 64-bit decoders are scarce.

Both 32-bit and 64-bit decoders (freeware) can be downloaded from here:

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=173941

Both decoders can coexist peacefully in your Vista x64.

Carlos

 

"Don" wrote:

> Hey gang,

>

> This may be a dumb question on my part...

>

> I am running Vista Ultimate 64 bit, I know there is a windows media player

> listed under programs x86, and under just programs. I take it, that is a 32

> bit wmp listed under the programs x86, and a 64 bit wmp listed under just

> programs?

> So, if I have wmp open, is there an easy way to tell, which one is open from

> within wmp? Like in IE7, if you click on help and about, it lists the 64 bit

> version as 64 bit, anything similar in WMP?

>

>

> Thanks,

>

>

>

> --

> Don

>

>

>

[Guest Don]

Re: Media Player - 32 or 64 bit?

 

Great info, many thanks Carlos!

 

--

Don

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:1995A9A7-85B6-4A90-96A9-5D70E01E9BED@microsoft.com...

> Don,

> Press simultaneously Shift, Ctrl, Esc to bring up task manager.

> Click on the processes tab.

> All 32-bit processes have an *32 by their right side.

> The default WMP is 32-bit because the 64-bit decoders are scarce.

> Both 32-bit and 64-bit decoders (freeware) can be downloaded from here:

> http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=173941

> Both decoders can coexist peacefully in your Vista x64.

> Carlos

>

> "Don" wrote:

>

>> Hey gang,

>>

>> This may be a dumb question on my part...

>>

>> I am running Vista Ultimate 64 bit, I know there is a windows media

>> player

>> listed under programs x86, and under just programs. I take it, that is a

>> 32

>> bit wmp listed under the programs x86, and a 64 bit wmp listed under just

>> programs?

>> So, if I have wmp open, is there an easy way to tell, which one is open

>> from

>> within wmp? Like in IE7, if you click on help and about, it lists the 64

>> bit

>> version as 64 bit, anything similar in WMP?

>>

>>

>> Thanks,

>>

>>

>>

>> --

>> Don

>>

>>

>>