How do I tell whether my IE is 64-bit? (For that matter, Java too?)

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Published on 2010-03-26T03:08:54Z Indexed on 2010/03/26 3:13 UTC
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Millions of questions already on the web about how to tell whether the OS is 64-bit, but not whether IE and/or Java runtime is 64-bit.

Some background: I installed 64-bit Win 7, and IE installed automatically with it from CD; I didn't download IE.

I did download Java runtime. Mouseover tips in Control Panel!Programs shows it as: "Java 32-bit Java(TM) Control Panel"

Then I went to http://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp and that page says...

We have detected you may be viewing this page in a 32-bit browser. If you use 32-bit and 64-bit browsers interchangeably, you will need to install both 32-bit and 64-bit Java in order to have the Java plug-in for both browsers.

But I cannot tell in the aftermath whether my Java is 64-bit. Evidently the "Java(TM) Control Panel" is, but I don't know if that's the same as the runtime. (I'm afraid to ask on the offical Java forums, because they're such a-holes.)

Also, How do I issue a command to the OS to tell whether this IE is 64-bit? Help!About doesn't say on that.

Thanks.

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