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Nina Walker
Nina Walker

Reputation: 21

Why do my program files say (x86) but my processor and operating system is a x64 bit

I'm trying to allocate more ram to my Minecraft server and I'm wondering if I'm having problems with thy java so I look at my PC info and it says I have a 64 bit operating system and a 64 bit processor but when i go to program files it says that I have 32 bit. I've tried downloading java 7 and 8 but it still wont wok should i be trying to download 32 bit java I've always downloaded the 64 bit version of everything.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 489

Answers (2)

Kevin DeVrou
Kevin DeVrou

Reputation: 41

It is entirely possible to have multiple versions installed on your computer. Try checking the version that is most likely being used, the one that is on your path.

java -version

You should see something like this as a result.

java version "1.8.0_51"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_51-b16)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.51-b03, mixed mode)

If it is 64 bit it will be shown here, 32 bit versions do not explicitly say 32 bit.

Upvotes: 3

Danio
Danio

Reputation: 1114

You have two catalogues: 'Program Files' and 'Program Files (x86)'. The first one should contain 64-bit applications. The other one contains 32-bit applications. This is normal and doesn't mean you have 32-bit system.

Upvotes: 3

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