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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index b260af6ea9..82c5acfd01 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -73,14 +73,15 @@
The Apache/Win32 binaries are distributed as Windows Installer packages
(.msi) named httpd-2.5.xx-win32-x86-no_ssl.msi for a version without mod_ssl
and httpd-2.5.xx-win32-x86-openssl-1.0.1x.msi for a version including the
- mod_ssl plus the openssl library and command line utility. These packages
+ mod_ssl plus the openssl library and command line utility. Additional 64 bit
+ binaries have similarly named -win64-x64 package names. These packages
may be unpacked without "installing" them by using the msiexec /a option.
- If you have unpacked a source distribution (named httpd-2.5-xx.zip, without
- any -win32-x86 notation) you must compile the package yourself, see the links
- mentioned above. Unless you intended to do this, please look again for the
- binary package from http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/binaries/win32/ and
- install the desired .msi package.
+ If you have unpacked a source distribution (named httpd-2.5.x-win32-src.zip,
+ without any -x86 or -x64 notation) you must compile the package yourself,
+ see the links mentioned above. Unless you intended to do this, please look
+ again for an .msi package in http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/binaries/win32/
+ and install that desired .msi package.
The .msi package configures the httpd.conf file, and installs and starts
the Apache2.x service for you. It also installs plenty of useful shortcuts