32 bit and 64 bit

[WeatherMan]

He meant XPx64 will have all the features of x64.

 

[Zatharus]

He meant XPx64 will have all the features of x64.

It will support the x64 instruction set (but not necessarily all of them).

Which is better XP or Vista? on a 64bit

For the regular home user, go with Vista 64 over XP. For most people, they will only benefit from the ability to recognize/use more RAM.

We run Pro/Engineer CAD/CAM modeling and programming for our CNC's.

:good: Thanks! Makes perfect sense to me.

 

[JTM]

He meant XPx64 will have all the features of x64.

Yeah that's what I meant, woops.

 

[marr02]

What is with the X64?

 

[Zatharus]

What is with the X64?

This is in reference to the 64bit processor instruction protocol vs the x86 format.

 

[gamerman4]

What is with the X64?

x64 is actually a shortening of x86-64 which is the 64bit specification of the x86 architecture. x86 can refer to both 32 and 64 bit but to simplify, they use x64 to refer to 64bit and x86 to refer to 32bit.

 

[Zatharus]

x64 is actually a shortening of x86-64 which is the 64bit specification of the x86 architecture. x86 can refer to both 32 and 64 bit but to simplify, they use x64 to refer to 64bit and x86 to refer to 32bit.

Thank you for the further clarification. :good:

 

[2048Megabytes]

64-bit Windows XP isn't as good as Vista 64-bit because of driver issues I hear. Windows XP 64-bit doesn't have the a lot of software drivers you will need being a normal end-user.

Go Vista 64-bit Premium in my opinion. It is $100 here:

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[marr02]

64bit XP and Vista, which would you prefer?

 

[gamerman4]

I think XP 64bit wasn't thought out well, hardly anyone actually used it and support was bad because of the lack of users. A third party company making drivers for the 64bit version of XP was about as likely as them making one for Linux. Vista from the beginning was marketed on both 32 and 64 bit fronts so support for both versions was great. Now of course big brands probably made drivers for XP64 and you could probably find third party hacked drivers for other things whih could get you by with the 64bit version but overall it was just a last ditch addon to start getting people to move to a 64bit OS. Most things that were made in the era of Vista worked on both versions but because XP64 was more of an afterthought, it has less support. I would recommend Vista if you are looking to get a 64bit OS, or just wait for Windows 7 because it is definitely better than Vista.