Internet Explorer 10.x 64-bit?

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s|b

My main browser is Fx, but since IE 10.x was available I went ahead and
installed it. Now I have version 10.0.9200.16521 installed and I notice
it's not 64-bit. WTF?
 
M

Mellowed

My main browser is Fx, but since IE 10.x was available I went ahead and
installed it. Now I have version 10.0.9200.16521 installed and I notice
it's not 64-bit. WTF?
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Where does it tell you the bits?
 
G

Gene E. Bloch

My main browser is Fx, but since IE 10.x was available I went ahead and
installed it. Now I have version 10.0.9200.16521 installed and I notice
it's not 64-bit. WTF?
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It seems that IE exists in two versions. The 32-bit is for some kind of
compatibility.

If you enter Internet Explorer in the Start menu search bar (and maybe
wait 2 or 3 seconds), you will see both "Internet Explorer" and
"Internet Explorer (64-bit)" among your hits.
 
M

Mellowed

It seems that IE exists in two versions. The 32-bit is for some kind of
compatibility.

If you enter Internet Explorer in the Start menu search bar (and maybe
wait 2 or 3 seconds), you will see both "Internet Explorer" and
"Internet Explorer (64-bit)" among your hits.
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I believe that the OP is saying that he has a 64 bit machine and that
the IE loaded is a 32 bit. I don't think that is possible. However, if
the OP is saying that it is 32 bit, I can't find such a any notation in
my copy of IE10 of the bit width, 32 or 64. Can you find such a notation??
 
G

GreyCloud

My main browser is Fx, but since IE 10.x was available I went ahead and
installed it. Now I have version 10.0.9200.16521 installed and I notice
it's not 64-bit. WTF?
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If you downloaded it, did you select the 64-bit selection? If so, it is
64-bit.
 
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s|b

Where does it tell you the bits?
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Tools > About Internet Explorer

Also, when I still had IE 9.x, the Start Menu showed two versions:
Internet Explorer and Internet Explorer 64-bit. Now there's only one and
it says 'Internet Explorer'
 
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s|b

If you enter Internet Explorer in the Start menu search bar (and maybe
wait 2 or 3 seconds), you will see both "Internet Explorer" and
"Internet Explorer (64-bit)" among your hits.
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When you have version 9.x installed, yes, but not with version 10.x.
 
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s|b

I believe that the OP is saying that he has a 64 bit machine
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I have Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1 installed.
and that
the IE loaded is a 32 bit. I don't think that is possible.
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Why wouldn't that be possible? IE 9.x had two versions: 'Internet
Explorer' and 'Internet Explorer (64-bit)'. Version 10.x only has one
version.
However, if
the OP is saying that it is 32 bit, I can't find such a any notation in
my copy of IE10 of the bit width, 32 or 64. Can you find such a notation??
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As far as I know, it should be visible via Tools > About Internet
Explorer, but there's no '64-bit' in the description.
 
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s|b

Tnx!
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Don't know what to believe of this though... Tool > About still doesn't
mention 64-bit.

<http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj128101.aspx>

| Enhanced Protected Mode
|
| Enhanced Protected Mode is a new feature in Internet Explorer 10. It works by extending the existing Protected Mode functionality to help prevent attackers from installing software, accessing personal information, accessing information from corporate Intranets, and from modifying system settings. To do this, Enhanced Protected Mode must reduce some of the capabilities available to Internet Explorer, including:
|
| Restricting access to personal assets. Restricts Internet Explorer from locations that contain your personal information until you grant permissions to it. This helps prevent unauthorized access to your personal information.
|
| Restricting access to corporate assets. Restricts access to valuable information on your corporate network resources by controlling access through the following tab processes:
|
| Not allowing Internet tab processes to have access to a user's domain credentials.
|
| Not allowing Internet tab processes to operate as local web servers.
|
| Not allowing Internet tab processes to make connections to intranet servers.
|
| Administrators can also use the Group Policy setting, Turn on Enhanced Protected Mode, to control how Enhance Protected Mode is used in their organization. For more information about Enhanced Protected Mode, see the Enhanced Protected Mode post on IEBlog, and both the Understanding Enhanced Protected Mode and the Enhanced Protected Mode and Local Files blog posts on IEInternals.

I don't think that this has anything to do with enabling 64-bit...
 
G

Gene E. Bloch

I have Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1 installed.


Why wouldn't that be possible? IE 9.x had two versions: 'Internet
Explorer' and 'Internet Explorer (64-bit)'. Version 10.x only has one
version.


As far as I know, it should be visible via Tools > About Internet
Explorer, but there's no '64-bit' in the description.
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OK, I've learned that my earlier post was not relevant.

Let me try again :)

If I do Tools - About in the 32-bit version (I have IE9), it says
"Version 9.0.8112.16421". If I do that in the 64-bit version, it says
"Version 9.0.8112.16421 64-bit Edition".

I will take that to mean that no mention of data width implies 32 bits.
 
B

Bruce Hagen

s|b said:
Don't know what to believe of this though... Tool > About still doesn't
mention 64-bit.

<http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj128101.aspx>

| Enhanced Protected Mode
|
| Enhanced Protected Mode is a new feature in Internet Explorer 10. It
works by extending the existing Protected Mode functionality to help
prevent attackers from installing software, accessing personal
information, accessing information from corporate Intranets, and from
modifying system settings. To do this, Enhanced Protected Mode must reduce
some of the capabilities available to Internet Explorer, including:
|
| Restricting access to personal assets. Restricts Internet Explorer
from locations that contain your personal information until you grant
permissions to it. This helps prevent unauthorized access to your personal
information.
|
| Restricting access to corporate assets. Restricts access to valuable
information on your corporate network resources by controlling access
through the following tab processes:
|
| Not allowing Internet tab processes to have access to a user's
domain credentials.
|
| Not allowing Internet tab processes to operate as local web
servers.
|
| Not allowing Internet tab processes to make connections to
intranet servers.
|
| Administrators can also use the Group Policy setting, Turn on Enhanced
Protected Mode, to control how Enhance Protected Mode is used in their
organization. For more information about Enhanced Protected Mode, see the
Enhanced Protected Mode post on IEBlog, and both the Understanding
Enhanced Protected Mode and the Enhanced Protected Mode and Local Files
blog posts on IEInternals.

I don't think that this has anything to do with enabling 64-bit...
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From the link I posted:

<qp>
In 64-bit Windows 7, Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) has 32-bit and 64-bit
together in one browser now. The IE10 browser frame process runs 64-bit, but
for compatibility with plug-ins, IE10 runs 32-bit tabs by default. If the
user turns on “Enhanced Protected Modeâ€, they will have 64-bit tabs by
default for IE10.
</qp>

It is "one browser" so Help | About will not say 64-bit even if you are
running it.
 
G

Gene E. Bloch

OK, I've learned that my earlier post was not relevant.

Let me try again :)
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OTOH, by trying again, I might have succeeded once again to create an
irrelevant post.

....based on Bruce Hagen's remark and link. But it's unclear to me if
that's correct, after reading your replies to him.

I won't learn anything myself, though, since I plan on waiting until MS
tells me to update IE to IE10, just to see how long it takes :)
 
K

Ken1943

My main browser is Fx, but since IE 10.x was available I went ahead and
installed it. Now I have version 10.0.9200.16521 installed and I notice
it's not 64-bit. WTF?
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When I went to install IE 10 on my 64 bit windows 7, it would not allow
the 32 bit version to be installed. "Not compatible with your version of
windows". When I installed the 64 bit update, it also updated the 32 bit
version. I checked in \Program Files x86 and also \Program Files.

I used separate downloads for each version.

The shortcut should tell what version is used. Program Files or Program
Files (x86)


KenW
 
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R. C. White

Hi, sjb.

I moved on to Win8 before IE 10 arrived, so I'm not sure about how it
behaves in Win7.

But Win7 x64 always included BOTH 32-bit and 64-bit versions of IE - and I
suspect that's true with IE 10 now.

Look in (File) Explorer for Drive C:; you should see folders for both
Program Files and Program Files (x86). In EACH of them you should see a
subfolder for Internet Explorer, and EACH should contain an iexplore.exe
file.

To get the 64-bit version, run:
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe

To run the 32-bit version, click:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe

By default, the 32-bit version always runs; to get the 64-bit version you
must navigate to it and click (or create a shortcut of some kind, of
course). There is no approved way to make 64-bit IE the default.

Just now, in Win8, I navigated to the two folders and started BOTH the
64-bit version and the 32-bit version of IE 10. (Yes, we CAN run them side
by side.) The two "About Internet Explorer 10" boxes look identical to me.
They both say:
Internet Explorer 10
Version: 10.0.9200.16484
Update Versions: 10.0.2 (KB2792100)
Product ID: 00150-20000-00003-AA459

No mention of "bitness" on either of them.

But when I click on Internet Explorer in Win8's Modern Start Menu, I can't
even find an "About Internet Explorer" screen. :>(

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
(e-mail address removed)
Microsoft Windows MVP (2002-2010)
Windows Live Mail 2012 (Build 16.4.3505.0912) in Win8 Pro


"s|b" wrote in message
My main browser is Fx, but since IE 10.x was available I went ahead and
installed it. Now I have version 10.0.9200.16521 installed and I notice
it's not 64-bit. WTF?
 
R

Robin Bignall

OTOH, by trying again, I might have succeeded once again to create an
irrelevant post.

...based on Bruce Hagen's remark and link. But it's unclear to me if
that's correct, after reading your replies to him.

I won't learn anything myself, though, since I plan on waiting until MS
tells me to update IE to IE10, just to see how long it takes :)
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A reasonable strategy. I don't know whether they've released it as an
option (I presume they have). I installed the pre-release version,
which got updated automatically to the official version via regular
Windows Update.
 
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