How to determine if my computer is 64 or 32 bit

Merry Christmas Gary. Had to add info did you? :-)

Hi Dalton ... and Merry Christmas  ==>  didn't notice your post (actually it wasn't there when I was writing mine).    Actually the one before yours says the same thing as well ... but the Properties screen doesn't actually answer the specific question ["... determine if my computer is 64 or 32 bit ...."] ==>  it shows whether the OS is 32 or 64 bit;  but not the physical computer.

If the physical computer is not 64 bit, the OS won't be either,

Agree --- but if the OS is 32 bits, then you don't know from that whether or not the CPU is 32 or 64 bits.  [That's why I said "... If you have a 32-bit OS ..."]

Good point!

in the start menu  type "system information" and open the file and it should tell you everything about your computer

all you want to know :  http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/32-bit-and-64-bit-Windows-frequently-asked-questions

Sorry for the delay.  Holiday schedule kept me away from the Desktop in question.
Thanks very much for the information.