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Detecting 64-bit Windows client

Hi,
Can I rely on the following code to accurately detect a Windows 64-bit client?

var bWin64 = navigator.platform=="win64";

Thanks,
Fred Brown
Jul 23 '05 #1
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Fred Brown wrote:
Can I rely on the following code to accurately detect
a Windows 64-bit client?

var bWin64 = navigator.platform=="win64";


No, the properties of the - navigator - object are not reliable.

Richard.
Jul 23 '05 #2

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