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

 Last reviewed: July 31, 1997
Article ID: Q172194
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0

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.

Additional query words: 4.00
Keywords : nthowto NTWkst
Version : WINDOWS NT:4.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto

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Last reviewed: July 31, 1997
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