Features Not Supported in Windows XP 64-Bit Edition
A number of features in Windows XP Professional are not included with Windows XP 64-Bit Edition. The following is a list of these features.
Digital Media
The following digital media features are not included with Windows XP 64-Bit Edition:
* Digital video disc (DVD) video playback
* CD Recording
* Kodak Imaging Accessory
* Windows Media™ Player
* A subset of Windows Media™ Technologies
o DirectMusic®
o Microsoft TV Technologies for Windows®
o Video mixing renderer (VMR)
* NetMeeting®
* IEEE 1394 audio
* Fax
Subsystems and Protocols
Windows XP 64-Bit Edition does not provide support for a number of older subsystems and transport protocols, including the following:
* Microsoft® MS-DOS® subsystem
* OS/2 subsystems
* 16-bit subsystems
* Portable Operating System Interface for UNIX (POSIX) subsystem
* Legacy transport protocols
o Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange (IPX/SPX) LAN and WAN
o AppleTalk Protocol LAN
o Services for Macintosh
o Data Link Control (DLC) LAN
o NetBIOS Enhanced User Interface (NetBEUI) LAN
o Service Advertising Protocol (SAP) Agent for Server
o Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) router
o Infrared Data Association (IrDA)
o Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
o Network BIOS (NetBIOS) gateway
Mobile Computing
Windows XP 64-Bit Edition does not provide support for features aimed primarily at users of portable computers. The following features are not included:
* Hot docking/undocking
* PC Card
* IrDA
* Terminal Services client for Handheld PC
* Power Management
System Restore
The System Restore feature is not supported in Windows XP 64-Bit Edition.
Networking and Communications
The following networking and communications features are not included in Windows XP 64-Bit Edition:
* Internet Locator Service (ILS)
* MSN™ Internet Access client
* Message Queuing (MSMQ) Level 8 Listener
* Windows Messenger Service
* SharePoint™ Team Services from Microsoft
Database
The 64-bit versions of these database engines and features are not included in Windows XP 64-Bit Edition; 32-bit versions of Microsoft Database Engine (MSDE) and Jet RED are included.
* Microsoft Database Engine (MSDE) 64-Bit
* Jet RED 64-Bit
* Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) Oracle provider
* MDAC Oracle driver
* MDAC Data Access Objects (DAOs)
* MDAC Visual FoxPro® Driver
* Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) Share
System Administration
These system administration and management features are not supported in Windows XP 64-Bit Edition:
* Winrep (Windows Report Tool)
* Security Dynamics Access Control Entry (ACE) Agent
* Windows Installer
* Fast User Switching
* Remote Assistance
* File and Settings Transfer Wizard
* Windows Product Activation (WPA)
* Installation of Recovery Console on the hard disk; Recovery Console can be run from the operating system CD
* Search Companion
* Speech recognition