XP vs XP64

WWS · 11-20-2005, 01:15 AM

I was thinking of going with XP64, but I am not so sure. I am trying to find a cd/dvd optical drive that will support XP64 but having no luck. Also I am not sure if the Sata 3Gb Hard drives will work either.

What OS would you recommend?? Thanks

fade2green514 · 11-20-2005, 01:20 AM

go with 32bit for now. vista is going to be out in a year or so, and rumor has it that the 64bit drivers will be much better at that time

what processor do you have?

TheChef · 11-20-2005, 01:25 AM

I have had trouble running things with the WOW64 thing on x64, as well as not having any drivers fro my hardware. Luckily I only have the free trial version. I would go with 32 bit for now.

Keisuke2k4 · 11-20-2005, 08:48 AM

um.. how do you find out if your computer is 64bit or not?

spacedude89 · 11-20-2005, 09:07 AM

it depends on what processor you have

kof2000 · 11-20-2005, 09:28 AM

amd 64,sempron,pentium d, some pentium 4s x2s, opterons,etc. 64bits

i am going to give x64 another try once i get another spare drive. last time i tried it it didnt have alot of drivers.

11-20-2005, 01:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
WWS Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: California, SF Bay Area Posts: 48	XP vs XP64 I was thinking of going with XP64, but I am not so sure. I am trying to find a cd/dvd optical drive that will support XP64 but having no luck. Also I am not sure if the Sata 3Gb Hard drives will work either. What OS would you recommend?? Thanks

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TheChef Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New York Age: 17 Posts: 1,383	I have had trouble running things with the WOW64 thing on x64, as well as not having any drivers fro my hardware. Luckily I only have the free trial version. I would go with 32 bit for now. __________________ Athlon 64 3000+ Venice -- MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum Asus nVidia GeForce 6600 -- Corsair ValueSelect 1024mb Seagate 120GB Barracuda -- Xoxide X-Clear Case FOR SALE http://www.computerforum.com/47630-fs-a64-3000-6600-1gb-ram-w-stuff.html http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=mzvideos

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spacedude89 Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Oregon Age: 19 Posts: 1,419	it depends on what processor you have __________________ Desktop: Abit AW9D-MAX ~ Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 2.4GHz ~ Radeon X1900GT Laptop: HP ~ Core Duo T2050 ~ nVidia 7600 First smiles, then lies. Last comes gunfire.

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kof2000 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oahu Age: 27 Posts: 6,273	amd 64,sempron,pentium d, some pentium 4s x2s, opterons,etc. 64bits i am going to give x64 another try once i get another spare drive. last time i tried it it didnt have alot of drivers. __________________ QX9650@4.2 swiftech \|9600@3.0 9700 nt 780i \| 790fx 8gb ddr1200 \| 8gb ddr1200 2x150gb 3x1tb \|2x250gb 3x8800gtx \|3x2900xt 1gb 2x20xdvdrw \|2x20xdvdrw 15in1 card reader \|15in1 card reader ng15/g9 \|ng15/g9 1200w psu \|1200w psu 2x28" LCD \|2x28" LCD

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11-20-2005, 01:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
fade2green514 Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: buffalo ny Age: 20 Posts: 3,630	go with 32bit for now. vista is going to be out in a year or so, and rumor has it that the 64bit drivers will be much better at that time what processor do you have?

11-20-2005, 08:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
Keisuke2k4 Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 29	um.. how do you find out if your computer is 64bit or not?