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    Windows XP 64

    So I am on microsofts site looking at what the big deal is. I am finally putting together my friends new systsem I posted about earlier and he said he got the 64 bit version of windows XP. He meets all the requirements and such but it says it needs all 64 bit drivers for everrything...anyone running this? run into any problems finding 64 bit drivers?


    from professional to 64 bit, the ram min requirments jump quite a bit 64 mb to 1 gig...
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    Unless he has 64-bit apps he needs to run, I wouldn't bother. Apparently, some 32-bit apps might not run under x64 as well. I'm 90% sure ColdFusion is on that list.
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    this does sound good at all

    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
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    MSDE 64 isn't included in XP x64? That's retarded with a capital duh.

    If you were gonna go 64-bit, you should've checked the driver support before buying the hardware. Scrap it.
    Last edited by PAlexC; 08-23-2005 at 12:59 PM.
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    Doesn't Seem worth it.

    I wonder if he can exchange it back to Pro, and wait till 64 bit is more widely supported.
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    i'll be installing it on my notebook whenever ms finds the time to ship me the cd i ordered a few weeks back.
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    What do you use your notebook for?
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    What the hell is the point of all the different versions? Why don't they just make one version that does everything?

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    then they'd lose their share of market confusion!

    WinXP 64-bit version is almost a waste of time from the tests I've seen.

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    Quote Originally Posted by WannaBe_80z
    What do you use your notebook for?
    everything.

    photoshop, illustrator, studio 2004mx, 3dsmax (old version), a few games, etc etc.

    WinXP 64-bit version is almost a waste of time from the tests I've seen.
    I am guessing it will be as usefull as 22inch platinum spinners, but i'm going to do it anyway.
    Last edited by TallGuyLittleCar; 08-23-2005 at 01:57 PM.
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    lmfao.

    they just recently made it where SQL could run on the 64-bit OS. But hey... lightwave is fully 64-bit now

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