How can I use VBScript to determine whether I am running a 32-bit or 64-bit Windows OS?

How do i detect the bitness (32-bit vs. 64-bit) of the Windows OS in VBScript?

I tried this approach but it doesn't wo开发者_运维问答rk; I guess the (x86) is causing some problem which checking for the folder..

Is there any other alternative?

progFiles="c:\program files" & "(" & "x86" & ")"

set fileSys=CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

If fileSys.FolderExists(progFiles) Then    
   WScript.Echo "Folder Exists"    
End If

Came up against this same problem at work the other day. Stumbled on this genius piece of vbscript and thought it was too good not to share.

Bits = GetObject("winmgmts:root\cimv2:Win32_Processor='cpu0'").AddressWidth

Source: http://csi-windows.com/toolkit/csi-getosbits

You can query the PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE. A described here, you have to add some extra checks, because the value of PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE will be x86 for any 32-bit process, even if it is running on a 64-bit OS. In that case, the variable PROCESSOR_ARCHITEW6432 will contain the OS bitness. Further details in MSDN.

Dim WshShell
Dim WshProcEnv
Dim system_architecture
Dim process_architecture

Set WshShell =  CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set WshProcEnv = WshShell.Environment("Process")

process_architecture= WshProcEnv("PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE") 

If process_architecture = "x86" Then    
    system_architecture= WshProcEnv("PROCESSOR_ARCHITEW6432")

    If system_architecture = ""  Then    
        system_architecture = "x86"
    End if    
Else    
    system_architecture = process_architecture    
End If

WScript.Echo "Running as a " & process_architecture & " process on a " _ 
    & system_architecture & " system."

Here is a pair of VBScript functions based on the very concise answer by @Bruno:

Function Is32BitOS()
    If GetObject("winmgmts:root\cimv2:Win32_Processor='cpu0'").AddressWidth _
       = 32 Then
        Is32BitOS = True
    Else
        Is32BitOS = False
    End If
End Function

Function Is64BitOS()
    If GetObject("winmgmts:root\cimv2:Win32_Processor='cpu0'").AddressWidth _
       = 64 Then
        Is64BitOS = True
    Else
        Is64BitOS = False
    End If
End Function

UPDATE: Per the advice from @Ekkehard.Horner, these two functions can be written more succinctly using single-line syntax as follows:

Function Is32BitOS() : Is32BitOS = (GetObject("winmgmts:root\cimv2:Win32_Processor='cpu0'").AddressWidth = 32) : End Function

Function Is64BitOS() : Is64BitOS = (GetObject("winmgmts:root\cimv2:Win32_Processor='cpu0'").AddressWidth = 64) : End Function

(Note that the parentheses that surround the GetObject(...) = 32 condition are not necessary, but I believe they add clarity regarding operator precedence. Also note that the single-line syntax used in the revised implementations avoids the use of the If/Then construct!)

UPDATE 2: Per the additional feedback from @Ekkehard.Horner, some may find that these further revised implementations offer both conciseness and enhanced readability:

Function Is32BitOS()
    Const Path = "winmgmts:root\cimv2:Win32_Processor='cpu0'"
    Is32BitOS = (GetObject(Path).AddressWidth = 32)
End Function

Function Is64BitOS()
    Const Path = "winmgmts:root\cimv2:Win32_Processor='cpu0'"
    Is64BitOS = (GetObject(Path).AddressWidth = 64)
End Function

WMIC queries may be slow. Use the environment strings:

Function GetOsBits()
   Set shell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
   If shell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%") = "AMD64" Then
      GetOsBits = 64
   Else
      GetOsBits = 32
   End If
End Function

Determining if the CPU is 32-bit or 64-bit is easy but the question asked is how to determine if the OS is 32-bit or 64-bit. When a 64-bit Windows is running, the ProgramW6432 environment variable is defined.

This:

CreateObject("WScript.Shell").Environment("PROCESS")("ProgramW6432") = ""

will return true for a 32-bit OS and false for a 64-bit OS and will work for all version of Windows including very old ones.

Addendum to Bruno's answer: You may want to check the OS rather than the processor itself, since you could install an older OS on a newer CPU:

strOSArch = GetObject("winmgmts:root\cimv2:Win32_OperatingSystem=@").OSArchitecture

Returns string "32-bit" or "64-bit".

You can also check if folder C:\Windows\sysnative exist. This folder (or better alias) exist only in 32-Bit process, see File System Redirector

Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set wshShell = CreateObject( "WScript.Shell" )

If fso.FolderExists(wshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%windir%") & "\sysnative" ) Then
    WScript.Echo "You are running in 32-Bit Mode"
Else
    WScript.Echo "You are running in 64-Bit Mode"
End if

Note: this script shows whether your current process is running in 32-bit or 64-bit mode - it does not show the architecture of your Windows.

' performance should be good enough
' Example usage for console:
' CSript //NoLogo *ScriptName*.vbs
' If ErrorLevel 1 Echo.Win32
' VBScript:
On Error Resume Next
Const TargetWidth = 32
Set WMI = GetObject("winMgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\.\root\cimv2")
Set Query = WMI.ExecQuery("SELECT AddressWidth FROM Win32_Processor")
For Each Item in Query
  If Item.AddressWidth = TargetWidth Then
    WScript.Quit 1
  End If
Next
WScript.Quit 0

Using environment. Tested in XP, but I can't find a 32 bit CPU to test...

   function getbitsos()
      with WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell").environment("PROCESS")
        if .item("PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE") ="X86" and .item("PROCESSOR_ARCHITEW6432") =vbnullstring Then
          getbitsos=array(32,32,32)
        elseif .item("PROGRAMFILES(x86)")=vbnullstring Then 
          getbitsos=array(64,32,32)
        elseif .item("PROGRAMFILES(x86)")=.item("PROGRAMFILES") Then
          getbitsos=array(64,64,32)
        Else
          getbitsos=array(64,64,64)
        end if   
      end with
    end function
    
    a=getbitsos()
    wscript.echo "Processor " &a(0) & vbcrlf & "OS "  & a(1) &vbcrlf& "Process " & a(2)& vbcrlf