Free Windows XP 64-Bit Edition. (1 yr trial)

[jhill1977]

Nevermind, I figured it out, I had a CD version in my cart. Cleared my shopping cart, and it worked fine. Stupid Me!!!

- Justin

 

[Spamela]

i have enough headaches with the 32 bit version of XP/Pro nuking.

 

[Alistar7]

Originally posted by: Heinrich
Can I assume that the 1 year starts on install or first 'real' bootup?

 

[phillydog]

Originally posted by: AAjax
"Windows XP 64-Bit Edition for 64-Bit Extended Systems is only compatible with 64-bit AMD Opteron? or Athlon 64-based computers. It cannot be successfully installed on 64-bit Intel Itanium?based systems."

I'm not sure if this applies only to this trial, but I have customers running WIN/2003 64-bit usign an Intel Itanium processor.

I think this post is incorrect though, since WIN/XP only comes in 'home' and 'pro', both 32-bit.
WIN/2003 comes in atleast 4 different versions, and this is only the 32-bit version. The 64-bit version is another story.....

I'm running WIN/2003 standard and it has only crapped out 2x, due to me using hacked drivers for my parallel port webcam (okay... all you can start laughing now)

 

[phillydog]

Well, just ordered the download since I am too cheap to pay the shipping, but infact it was WIN/XP (not 2003) 64-bit.

I'm not sure why any business would buy an expensive 64-bit machine to install this OS and not WIN/2003, but so be it, I guess I was wrong.

If anyone does install this, please post if it is more stable than the 32-bit win/xp, and perhaps if there is more driver support.

 

[wetcat007]

Originally posted by: phillydog
Well, just ordered the download since I am too cheap to pay the shipping, but infact it was WIN/XP (not 2003) 64-bit.

I'm not sure why any business would buy an expensive 64-bit machine to install this OS and not WIN/2003, but so be it, I guess I was wrong.

If anyone does install this, please post if it is more stable than the 32-bit win/xp, and perhaps if there is more driver support.

Windows XP is a mainstream OS Windows 2003 server is not. With the AMD 64bit processors going for as low as 200 dollars, i see no reason not to have a 64 bit version, it needs to be done sooner or later.

 

[batmanuel]

I actually spent $8 for the CD to be shipped to me. I don't have an A64 yet, but I think it'll be cool to have as an historical artifact. I can put it with the CDs I still have from the Windows XP Public Preview the summer before WinXP was released. What the hell, I figured. Might be worth something to a collector a few decades hence, maybe. Probably not, but who knows?

 

[forkd]

Originally posted by: batmanuel
I actually spent $8 for the CD to be shipped to me. I don't have an A64 yet, but I think it'll be cool to have as an historical artifact. I can put it with the CDs I still have from the Windows XP Public Preview the summer before WinXP was released. What the hell, I figured. Might be worth something to a collector a few decades hence, maybe. Probably not, but who knows?

can't hurt....you could find a lot of things worse to try

 

[batmanuel]

Originally posted by: forkd

Originally posted by: batmanuel
I actually spent $8 for the CD to be shipped to me. I don't have an A64 yet, but I think it'll be cool to have as an historical artifact. I can put it with the CDs I still have from the Windows XP Public Preview the summer before WinXP was released. What the hell, I figured. Might be worth something to a collector a few decades hence, maybe. Probably not, but who knows?

can't hurt....you could find a lot of things worse to try

Exactlly. Plus it's kinda cool to play with the betas. It was kinda neat to see the XP Beta 2 boot up with a splash screen that read "Whistler". I really hope they put out a Longhorn preview for us to play around with in a year or so.

 

[Ape]

Ordered the CD. Only $7.03 shipped USPS. Thanks for the heads up. Ape Out.

 

[moks78]

Originally posted by: Ape
Ordered the CD. Only $7.03 shipped USPS. Thanks for the heads up. Ape Out.

..same thing here.

 

[Woodie]

Thanks...to go w/ my Athlon 64 that's being shipped as we speak.

 

[crazydave]

For the ppl who're asking "Why not use Windows 2003 64-bit that's already out", I think (and someone correct me if I'm wrong), that it's only for Itanium, not Athlon64. There's also a Windows XP 64 Bit Edition out already, which is also for Itanium. This particular 64-bit edition (the 365 day free version) is Athlon64 specific, and not for Itanium. Man, too many versions of Windows....so confusing.

 

[RIGorous1]

any performance reviews?

 

[DrPizza]

A couple of tech people told me that if I have WinXP, I'd be allowed to uninstall it and install Win98 instead... something about being allowed to go back to previous versions..

A. is this true?

B. If so, and I build a computer tomorrow, can I get this one year license for free, and then just install winxp instead? (dropping to an earlier version?)

 

[RIGorous1]

Originally posted by: RIGorous1
any performance reviews?

found this on anandtech's homepage

 

[BurningDog]

wow, gaming takes a big crap in 64bits

 

[coolred]

For anybody thats order the CD, when are they supposed to ship, and have you been charged for it yet?

I order a CD for the 7.03 SH probablly the same day this thread started. I am still waiting for the CD, but I think i read somewhere that it would take quite a while for them to get the CD's out. But one thing I am wondering is when I will be charged. I have yet to see the charge on my debit card and am just wondering if they will wait till it ships(since technically what i paid for was shipping)to charge my card?

 

[nero2]

Originally posted by: BurningDog
wow, gaming takes a big crap in 64bits

Right now, yes, but once 64bit windows, drivers, and games get ironed out, things will be better off on 64bit. This whole process won't be finished for at *least* another year.

 

[Duckstab]

Originally posted by: JuryDuty
Nice. I'm getting an Athlon64 soon, so this'll work great for the next year.

Hahahaha, that's about the funniest thing i've heard this month. Alpha/Beta OS work great? Unlikely...
Thanks for cheering me up at least

 

[CyberTron]

Originally posted by: AAjax
"Windows XP 64-Bit Edition for 64-Bit Extended Systems is only compatible with 64-bit AMD Opteron? or Athlon 64-based computers. It cannot be successfully installed on 64-bit Intel Itanium?based systems."


Oh how the tides have turned

wow, no kidding, never thought i would see that one.

 

[crazydave]

Originally posted by: CyberTron

Originally posted by: AAjax "Windows XP 64-Bit Edition for 64-Bit Extended Systems is only compatible with 64-bit AMD Opteron? or Athlon 64-based computers. It cannot be successfully installed on 64-bit Intel Itanium?based systems." Oh how the tides have turned

wow, no kidding, never thought i would see that one.

yeah, sounds funny doesn't it... but don't forget, there's xp64 for itanium2 that's been out for a while already.... http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bit/evaluation/overview.asp

 

[zaph]

still alive for those getting athlon 64's

 

[GoodToGo]

Thanks getting it right now, should have it within 40 minutes.