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ProcessorArchitecture Enumeration

.NET Framework 4

Other Versions

Identifies the processor and bits-per-word of the platform targeted by an executable.

Namespace: System.Reflection
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

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[SerializableAttribute]
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public enum ProcessorArchitecture

Members

	Member name	Description
	None	An unknown or unspecified combination of processor and bits-per-word.
	MSIL	Neutral with respect to processor and bits-per-word.
	X86	A 32-bit Intel processor, either native or in the Windows on Windows (WOW) environment on a 64-bit platform.
	IA64	A 64-bit Intel processor only.
	Amd64	A 64-bit AMD processor only.

Remarks

Not all combinations of PortableExecutableKinds and ImageFileMachine describe valid PE file types. ProcessorArchitecture is the set of combinations of PortableExecutableKinds and ImageFileMachine that describe valid PE file types for managed code.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

System.Reflection Namespace

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