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Q172194: How to Determine If a Program Is 16-Bit or 32-Bit

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Article: Q172194
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): WINDOWS NT:4.0
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Last Modified: 09-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
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This article describes how to determine whether a program is a 16-bit or 32-bit
program.

MORE INFORMATION
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1. Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to open the Windows NT Security dialog box.

2. Click Task Manager.

3. Click the Processes tab.

4. On the Options menu, make sure that there is a check mark next to Show 16-Bit
  Tasks. If there is no check mark, click Show 16-Bit Tasks.

5. All 16-bit tasks are indented under Ntvdm.exe (along with Wowexec.exe). All
  other tasks or processes are 32-bit.

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Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search
Version           : WINDOWS NT:4.0
Issue type        : kbhowto

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