[scribus] 64 bit/ another ghostscript question

[Marilyn A. Apfel, PhD]

Thank you Greg.  I have a 64 bit OS. 


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Quoting Gregory Pittman <gregp_ky at yahoo.com>:
> 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
>
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