Determine if your Processor is 64 bit capable from Windows Vista or Windows 7 [Tip]

With 64-bit operating systems being all the rage right now you may be looking at your computer with your 32 bit operating system and wondering if you can upgrade it to a 64 bit version. From Windows Vista or Windows 7 there is an easy way to do this:

Click Start
Right click on Computer and select Properties
Click on Windows Experience Index
Vista: When the Performance Information and Tools box opens select View and Print Details
Windows 7: When the Performance Information and Tools box opens select View and Print Detailed Performance and System Information
Look under System and look for 64-bit capable and note whether or not your report says YES or NO

My office desktop is not 64-bit capable. Which is sad, but the computer is almost 5 years old so I suspected that was the case. To read about the benefits of 64-bit check out the Wikipedia article.