# Windows x86, x86-64 builds

**URL:** <https://forum.graphviz.org/t/windows-x86-x86-64-builds/305>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [August 22, 2020, 12:47am UTC](https://forum.graphviz.org/t/windows-x86-x86-64-builds/305 "2020-08-22T00:47:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 5:24am UTC](https://forum.graphviz.org/t/windows-x86-x86-64-builds/305/13 "2020-08-26T05:24:14Z")

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> [@smattr](#):
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> Just returning to this now, and I realize this is not quite correct. The URL you’ve quoted has a range of releases up to 2.38. Where are the releases in-between 2.38 and 2.44.1? E.g. where is 2.42?

I meant 2.38 and older. We don’t save newer old releases any more.

> [@smattr](#):
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> Something related but minor: I think we should remove the directory hierarchy users have to jump through to download the Windows installers. Let’s change the “Stable Windows install packages” link on [Download | Graphviz](https://graphviz.org/download/) to a heading with three bulleted items underneath linking to each installer:
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> - [32-bit debug](https://www2.graphviz.org/Packages/stable/windows/10/msbuild/Debug/Win32/graphviz-2.44.1-win32.zip)
> - [32-bit release](https://www2.graphviz.org/Packages/stable/windows/10/msbuild/Release/Win32/graphviz-2.44.1-win32.zip)
> - [64-bit release](https://www2.graphviz.org/Packages/stable/windows/10/cmake/Release/x64/graphviz-install-2.44.1-win64.exe)
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> I don’t think any users are interested in the directory hierarchy or the incomplete 32-bit CMake release build. What do you think?

The directory structure is what it is because I wanted to mimic the Linux releases as far as possible, but we can change that if you want. The `CMake` releases contain an `.exe` installer, while the `MSBuilds` don’t. I think most 32-bit users would prefer to use the `CMake` installer. That said, I’m okay with adding a bulleted list to the downloads page. I think many users need some guidance though. That’s why I wrote [New simplified installation procedure on Windows](https://forum.graphviz.org/t/new-simplified-installation-procedure-on-windows/224).

> [@smattr](#):
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> Failing that we could just dump the current release in the archive folder, [Index of /Archive/stable/windows](https://www2.graphviz.org/Archive/stable/windows/), along with everything else. This is basically what GNU does for all their tools already.

There are considerations to be made due to that the server is an `SELinux` of which workings I’m totally ignorant. See [Windows Packages download broken (#1758) · Issues · graphviz / graphviz · GitLab](https://gitlab.com/graphviz/graphviz/-/issues/1758#note_373688750). @Ellson is the one to comment on this.

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