Determining If Your Computer is 32-Bit or 64-Bit. Reference Number: KB-01230. Last Modified: October 26. Open the Apple menu and choose About This Mac. Click the System. Use the chart below to identify your processor type: To determine system type for Windows. On the keyboard, hold down the Windows Key and press the letter R.
The main difference between 32 and 64 bit at this point in time.would. be speed. A 64-bit processor can handle larger chunks of data so of course it moves faster. Alas, you can install a 64 bit system, but most of the applications that would run on it still are in 32 bit so there's no real advantage - yet. I suppose some high-end graphics and/or video production would run quicker.
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IIRC Adobe may have already optimized it's Creative Suites for a 64-bit system, but on that I am not sure. The main drawback currently to 64-bit processing is that there just.isn't. a large number of applications available. The 32-bit platform has been in use for years so that's what the bulk is. I cannot honestly say that one version is more stable than another, I just don't know. (Being an Apple user for EVER, the only problems I've encountered were ones of my own making.) I will say that many device drivers for things like printers and hardware still run in 32-bit. Programming for 64 bit of course takes longer since rewriting the code entails more than just doubling the size of data packages that the processor will work with.
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I am currently running a Mac Pro and went so far as to install the latest Snow Leopard and could switch between 32 and 64-bit on startup but didn't see any difference with the speed of the applications I use. I run my system in 32 bit since I can find more software for that.
Time will change that however. What, if I may ask, are you looking to do with your Macintosh that requires you to install Windows?
Windows: Office 2013 and 2016 Open one of the programs in Office, such as Word. If the ribbon looks similar to the following image (ribbon tabs with sharp corners), you are using either Office 2013 or 2016. If your ribbon looks different, skip to the next section. To find out more details about which version of Office 2013 or 2016 you are using, click the “File” tab. On the backstage screen, click “Account” in the list of items on the left. On the right side of the Account screen, you’ll see which edition of Office you’re using and whether or not you have a subscription product. Under Office Updates, the exact version number and build number are listed.
To find out whether your version of Office is 32-bit or 64-bit, click “About Word”. The version and build number are listed at the top of the About dialog box along with either “32-bit” or “64-bit”. Click “OK” to close the dialog box. Windows: Office 2010 If the ribbon in your version of Office has tabs with corners that are not quite so sharp, you are likely using Office 2010. To find out more information about which version of Office 2010 you’re using, click the “File” tab. On the File screen, click “Help” in the list of items on the left.
On the right side of the File screen, you’ll see which edition of Office you’re running. Under About Microsoft Word (or other Office program), the exact version and build number is listed, along with whether the program is 32-bit or 64-bit. For even more information, click “Additional Version and Copyright Information”. You’ll see a dialog box with additional information about the current version of the program and your Product ID towards the bottom. Click “OK” to close the dialog box. Mac: Office 2016 or 2011 If you’re using Office for Mac, open one of the Office programs, such as Word, and click on the Word (or Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) menu.
Select “About Word”. The About Word (or Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) dialog box displays, listing the current version number and the build number. If you see Version 15.x, you’re using Office for Mac 2016. If you see Version 14.x, Office for Mac 2011 is what you’re using. On the Mac, there is no choice between running a 32-bit or 64-bit version of the operating system, since the OS has been 64-bit for several years.
Office for Mac 2011 was only available in a 32-bit version, and Office for Mac 2016 is now only available in a 64-bit version.