diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/BaseOpenSimServer.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/BaseOpenSimServer.cs
index c09e53d1d2..3c2b122899 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/BaseOpenSimServer.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/BaseOpenSimServer.cs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers
                 return true;
 
             return false;
-        }             
+        }
         /// <summary>
         /// Must be overriden by child classes for their own server specific startup behaviour.
         /// </summary>
@@ -190,8 +190,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers
             //m_log.Info("[STARTUP]: Virtual machine runtime version: " + Environment.Version + Environment.NewLine);
             m_log.InfoFormat(
                 "[STARTUP]: Operating system version: {0}, .NET platform {1}, {2}-bit\n",
-                Environment.OSVersion, Environment.OSVersion.Platform, Util.Is64BitProcess() ? "64" : "32");
-
+                Environment.OSVersion, Environment.OSVersion.Platform, Environment.Is64BitProcess ? "64" : "32");
+            m_log.Info("[STARTUP]: Processor Architecture: " + System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE"));
             try
             {
                 StartupSpecific();
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/ServerBase.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/ServerBase.cs
index 81b112fbe9..eeab173e7c 100755
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/ServerBase.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/ServerBase.cs
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers
             //m_log.Info("[STARTUP]: Virtual machine runtime version: " + Environment.Version + Environment.NewLine);
             m_log.InfoFormat(
                 "[SERVER BASE]: Operating system version: {0}, .NET platform {1}, {2}-bit",
-                Environment.OSVersion, Environment.OSVersion.Platform, Util.Is64BitProcess() ? "64" : "32");
+                Environment.OSVersion, Environment.OSVersion.Platform, Environment.Is64BitProcess ? "64" : "32");
         }
 
         public void RegisterCommonAppenders(IConfig startupConfig)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
index 3fb32a2473..a12d17a47b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
         RegressionTest,
         QueueUserWorkItem,
         SmartThreadPool,
-        Thread,
+        Thread
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
             // controlled in config files.
             string nativeLibraryPath;
 
-            if (Util.Is64BitProcess())
+            if (Environment.Is64BitProcess)
                 nativeLibraryPath = Path.Combine(Path.Combine(path, "lib64"), libraryName);
             else
                 nativeLibraryPath = Path.Combine(Path.Combine(path, "lib32"), libraryName);
@@ -2712,10 +2712,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
         /// Determine whether the current process is 64 bit
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>true if so, false if not</returns>
-        public static bool Is64BitProcess()
-        {
-            return IntPtr.Size == 8;
-        }
 
         #region FireAndForget Threading Pattern
 
@@ -2974,7 +2970,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
                         realCallback.Invoke(obj);
                         break;
                     case FireAndForgetMethod.QueueUserWorkItem:
-                        ThreadPool.QueueUserWorkItem(realCallback, obj);
+                        ThreadPool.UnsafeQueueUserWorkItem(realCallback, obj);
                         break;
                     case FireAndForgetMethod.SmartThreadPool:
                         if (m_ThreadPool == null)