How to reinstall 64 bit over 32 bit iTunes installation

Best as I can tell, Apple Software Update installed the wrong iTunes update on my system. I've been running the 64 bit version of iTunes since I got this system up and running (Win7 x64, Intel Core2Quad, etc).
Today, I elected to go ahead and let iTunes update. No worries, except now I've got iTunes running in 32 bit mode (and slowly at that).
Because my library is in excess of 90K songs, I'd sure like to get the little boost that running in 64 bit mode offered.

No worries, except now I've got iTunes running in 32 bit mode (and slowly at that).
This is by design.
There is no "true" 64-bit version of the ITunes.exe - but this should not be a problem, my library is about 40K songs and ITunes is usually using not more than 150M of memory. As the adress space limit for a 32-bit process on a 64-bit system is 3 GB, this should give you plenty of headroom ...
What the 64-bit version adds are 64-bit device drivers. These are required as you cannot run 32-bit drivers on a 64-bit system.
Regards,
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