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    Long story short, I lost my XP CD and got one from a friend. I have a product key already but I cannot seem to find if this CD is 32 or 64 bit. I did a little research and found that it should say it on the readme.htm file in the disk, but mine does not....

    Is it safe to say that I have a 32 bit disc? I only have 32-bit compatible hardware so installing this would do me no good.

    Thanks

    -Luke

    Monday, January 13, 2014 4:55 PM

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    A windows XP 64-bit CD is extremely rare.  You likely have a 32-bit disc.

    Carey Frisch

    Monday, January 13, 2014 6:01 PM
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    A windows XP 64-bit CD is extremely rare.  You likely have a 32-bit disc.

    Carey Frisch

    Monday, January 13, 2014 6:01 PM
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    The reason why I am asking is because his job only uses XP Pro x64 and they had this disk laying around for him to have. If it doesn't say I am going to assume it is x86 since, like you said, it is extremely rare (which means it should be noted).
    Monday, January 13, 2014 6:12 PM
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    The disk will always state either x64 or 64-bit on it, if it's a genuine MS 64-bit disk.

    Noel Paton | Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
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    Friday, January 17, 2014 2:16 PM
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