Solved 32 bit command prompt running on a 64 bit version of windows

[pharoahjared]

Hi I'm running windows 7 home premium 64 bit, but whenever a program uses command prompt it says system 32 i.e. Booting up. can you tell me why this is happening and can you help me fix it?

 

[derekimo]

Welcome to the forum,

We all have that, there's nothing wrong with your system.

 

[pharoahjared]

oh OK thank you. do you know why that is? Also how come when i write cmd and command prompt i get 2 different things?

 

[derekimo]

I'm not really sure, is there a reason you don't have SP1 installed?

 

[pharoahjared]

I'm not really sure, is there a reason you don't have SP1 installed?

not really i guess I'm waiting for my computer to restart with out my permission and install the updates.

 

[derekimo]

I'm not really sure, is there a reason you don't have SP1 installed?

not really i guess I'm waiting for my computer to restart with out my permission and install the updates.

That's one way to do it, I guess.

You could just give yourself 20 or 30 mins and get the updates out of the way.

 

[pharoahjared]

snip

i will do that tomorrow as my comp froze and i had to hold down the power button(I'm going to make a thread about this as this is not the first time) BTW did they get rid of the symbol by restart button that tells you that you need to install updates

 

[derekimo]

This?



As far as I know it is still there.

 

[pharoahjared]

This?



As far as I know it is still there.

yeah that, thank you
edit: i made a thread on my computer freezing i think it's Firefox that's causing it
http://www.sevenforums.com/browsers-mail/245872-coumpter-freezes-firefox-youtube.html#post2045792

 

[derekimo]

You're welcome.

 

[rraod]

Microsoft programmers have been using system32 since the early windows (32-bit). All the application programmers used this system32 program for their applications.

When windows is upgraded to 64-bit, these old applications still look for system32 folder in windows folder. Hence for application compatibility sake, Microsoft has kept the system32 folder for 64-bit portion of windows.

For 32-bit applications compatibility in windows 64 bit, windows implements WOW (windows on windows) technology, Hence the name sysWOW64 for 32 bit system folder. Even though the system folder for 32-bit programs is sysWOW64 in reality, this folder's name is mapped as system32 to those processes with the real 64-bit system32 hidden.

The windows folder also has a system folder for 16-bit applications. As Windows 64-bit does not support 16 bit code, this folder is empty.

Command.com was a 16 bit program, and as most of the people are used to it, it was left as it is, but in reality it is a 32 bit command interpreter like CMD.exe.

Some quirks of virtual programming at Microsoft.