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<blockquote data-quote="§am" data-source="post: 363378" data-attributes="member: 9187">64bit Windows uses a different ways to distinguish between 32bit and 64bit installed apps (under Program Files), and it could be the new install/update hasn't established which version you had installed - though doesn't explain missing exe files.Were all your other apps unscathed?Most companies now use a partitioned area of the drive supplied for recovery software, so thats a good place to look, but again, most of it will be 32bit so might not be what you really need.Dell is pretty good for 64bit drivers though even for older machines, and if you can't find Win7&nbsp; versions, try Vista versions as they're not much different.Add an SSD to your current setup and you'll be flying <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="§am, post: 363378, member: 9187"] 64bit Windows uses a different ways to distinguish between 32bit and 64bit installed apps (under Program Files), and it could be the new install/update hasn't established which version you had installed - though doesn't explain missing exe files. Were all your other apps unscathed? Most companies now use a partitioned area of the drive supplied for recovery software, so thats a good place to look, but again, most of it will be 32bit so might not be what you really need. Dell is pretty good for 64bit drivers though even for older machines, and if you can't find Win7 versions, try Vista versions as they're not much different. Add an SSD to your current setup and you'll be flying :) [/QUOTE]

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