Do u guyz know of any way of how to determine if a specific machine is capable of running x64 based operating systems using either WMI or some CLI tool? I wanna be able to have a script return if it is possible that this machine will allow u to run x64 based operating systems even though a x86 OS is installed!

Thanks....

easiest answer is to check your processor. if its an intel Core Duo or any other dual/quad core it should run x64 with no problems. The only cores that wont are RISC processors like ARM, Apple G Cores and a few others. (Intel and AMD are know as CISC processors, so any CISC dual core should run it fine)

http://www.cpuinfo.de/index.php?lang=en&am...amp;articleid=1

This software tells you what instruction sets a CPU knows.

Creating a WMI script that queries Win32_Processor and checks the processor will tell you everything you need to know:

strComputer = "." 
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\CIMV2") 
Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery( _
	"SELECT * FROM Win32_Processor",,48) 
For Each objItem in colItems 
	Wscript.Echo " ---------"
	Wscript.Echo " CPU Check"
	Wscript.Echo " ---------"
	Wscript.Echo
	Wscript.Echo "SystemName:				 " & objItem.SystemName
	Wscript.Echo
	Wscript.Echo "DeviceID:				   " & objItem.DeviceID
	Wscript.Echo "SocketDesignation:		  " & objItem.SocketDesignation
	Wscript.Echo
	Wscript.Echo "NumberOfCores:			  " & objItem.NumberOfCores
	Wscript.Echo "NumberOfLogicalProcessors:  " & objItem.NumberOfLogicalProcessors
	Wscript.Echo
	Wscript.Echo "Manufacturer:			   " & objItem.Manufacturer
	Wscript.Echo "Name:					   " & objItem.Name
	Wscript.Echo "Description:				" & objItem.Description
	Wscript.Echo
	Wscript.Echo "ProcessorId:				" & objItem.ProcessorId
	Wscript.Echo "ProcessorType:			  " & objItem.ProcessorType
	Wscript.Echo
	Wscript.Echo "CurrentClockSpeed:		  " & objItem.CurrentClockSpeed
	Wscript.Echo "MaxClockSpeed:			  " & objItem.MaxClockSpeed
	Wscript.Echo "ExtClock:				   " & objItem.ExtClock
	Wscript.Echo "DataWidth:				  " & objItem.DataWidth
	Wscript.Echo "L2CacheSize:				" & objItem.L2CacheSize
	Wscript.Echo "L3CacheSize:				" & objItem.L3CacheSize
	Wscript.Echo
	Wscript.Echo "PowerManagementSupported:   " & objItem.PowerManagementSupported
	Wscript.Echo
	Wscript.Echo "Status:					 " & objItem.Status
Next

Which produces this on my AMD test box:

 ---------
 CPU Check
 ---------

SystemName:				 VISTA-PC

DeviceID:				   CPU0
SocketDesignation:		  CPU 1

NumberOfCores:			  1
NumberOfLogicalProcessors:  1

Manufacturer:			   AuthenticAMD
Name:					   AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3700+
Description:				AMD64 Family 15 Model 39 Stepping 1

ProcessorId:				078BFBFF00020F71
ProcessorType:			  3

CurrentClockSpeed:		  2193
MaxClockSpeed:			  2193
ExtClock:				   200
DataWidth:				  64
L2CacheSize:				1024
L3CacheSize:				0

PowerManagementSupported:   False

Status:					 OK

Thanks for the replies...

Fair enough, but what u guyz are saying is that I will have to create some kind of dictionary that I will base my decision on? Like if, the script returns "Intel Core 2 Duo" then x64 will be fine.... I was more looking for some WMI property or something that would return x64Capable = True/False, 1/0 or something.....

Thanks....

Thanks for the replies...

Fair enough, but what u guyz are saying is that I will have to create some kind of dictionary that I will base my decision on? Like if, the script returns "Intel Core 2 Duo" then x64 will be fine.... I was more looking for some WMI property or something that would return x64Capable = True/False, 1/0 or something.....

Thanks....

Pay attention

This WMI call in my script..

Wscript.Echo "DataWidth:				  " & objItem.DataWidth

...gives you the output...

DataWidth:				  64

That would be 32 if a 32bit processor, 64 for a 64bit processor.

I guess I have to pay attention....

Thanks man....I will give it a go tomorrow and try it out!

Sorry Cluberti... that did not do it...... the "DataWidth" WMI property only seemed to return the current loaded operating systems datawidth much like that "addresswidth" property.... In other words, if running the script on a x64 capable machine (Core 2 Duo) but it has an x86 operating system loaded, the script returns "32"....... Thanks anyways man, I guess I need to talk some C++ dudes to be able get that sorted out!

or you could just use cpu info and check for AMD64 or EM64T instruction sets like SubZero suggests

This should still give it to you (although cpuinfo can be used too, I'm not against it, but this is at least scriptable):

	Wscript.Echo "Manufacturer:			   " & objItem.Manufacturer
	Wscript.Echo "Name:					   " & objItem.Name
	Wscript.Echo "Description:				" & objItem.Description
	Wscript.Echo
	Wscript.Echo "ProcessorId:				" & objItem.ProcessorId
	Wscript.Echo "ProcessorType:			  " & objItem.ProcessorType

Manufacturer:			   AuthenticAMD
Name:					   AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3700+
Description:				AMD64 Family 15 Model 39 Stepping 1

ProcessorId:				078BFBFF00020F71
ProcessorType:			  3

You'd have to parse it though, for the name, description, or processorID.

Thanks people for all of the suggestions!

I am going for Clubertis suggestion and then parsing the info for "keywords".....

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