How to detect Windows 64-bit platform with .NET?

Question

In a .NET 2.0 C# application I use the following code to detect the operating system platform:

string os_platform = System.Environment.OSVersion.Platform.ToS         


        

Answer 1

Enjoy ;-)

Function Is64Bit() As Boolean

    Return My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.ProgramFiles.Contains("Program Files (x86)")

End Function