Microsoft KB Archive/172194

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

Article ID: 172194

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition

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This article was previously published under Q172194



SUMMARY
This article describes how to determine whether a program is a 16-bit or 32-bit program.



MORE INFORMATION

 * 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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