You can buy a 64-bit XP Pro at NewEgg or TigerDirect. Around $150 or so. Vista Home Premium for about $100. These are OEM, lavalier wrote: > I have a 64 bit AMD Athalon. The OS is MS XP Media Center Edition > 2005. It doesn't mention 32 or 64 so I guess it's 32. Is there a way > to upgrade to a 64 OS? > On 5/10/2009 7:18 PM, Gman wrote: > >> The easiest way is to right click on My Computer (XP) or just Computer >> (Vista) and select Properties. The General tab will show you the OS in use. >> If it does not specifically mention the number 64, you are running the >> 32-bit version. >> >> Peace, >> Gman >> >> http://www.thevenusproject.com/index.php >> >> "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask" >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Don"<dsw32952@xxxxxxxxx> >> To:<pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2009 7:04 PM >> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: [Fwd: Re: CPU again running at 100%] >> >> > --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To subscribe, unsubscribe or modify your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk OR To subscribe to the mailing list, send an email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject. To unsubscribe send email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject. To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To join our separate PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------