On 01/28/2010 04:18 PM, jwminer at accessvt.com wrote: > Marilyn A. wrote: > >> 2) I have been given these two pieces of information (below) for a >> 64 bit HP. I have been trying to get this to work. Perhaps I have >> to download it to a specific place. One time I did this it said >> that the format was not correct. >> > >> http://ghostscript.com/releases/ghostscript-8.64.tar.bz2Windows XP >> x64 edition, 2003 or Vista (64-bit) >> >> The x64 self-extracting archive is normally named gs###w64.exe This >> is for 64-bit Windows operating systems based on the x64 instruction >> > Are you using a 64-bit version of Windows? Just because your > computer is 64-bit does not mean its operating system is 64-bit, nor > does it need to be. Do not get a 64-bit version of GhostScript or > anything else if your operating system is 32-bit. > > If you're not sure about the "bit" of your OS, right-click on "My > Computer" or "Computer" and then on Properties and the screen that > comes up should tell you whether it's 32-bit or 64-bit. > The other thing to keep in mind is that the safe mode may be to use 32-bit ghostscript, which will also run on a 64-bit machine. For most people the performance difference from 32 to 64 bit won't be so obvious anyway.
Greg
