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I'm upgrading win2000 to XP A couple of questions

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staatsof

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I've been using win2000 pro for a number of years and now that my tablet pc has XP and
my wifes laptop is XP, it's time ...

I'm building 2 new desktops and will running Raid on both. I will be doing clean installs for both desktops. We don't do gaming.

So in a summary fashion could people respond top these questions?

So why show I go 32bit versus 64bit? What's the big difference?

If I do go 64bit will that ease an eventual upgrade to Vista?

I'm not interested in going straight to Vista right now.

Thanks for any help.

 
Originally posted by: staatsofSo why show I go 32bit versus 64bit? What's the big difference?
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64-bit WinXP Pro is based off of Windows Server 2003. It's a niche product and doesn't have the widespread driver support that 32-bit WinXP has. Its claim to fame would mostly be that it can handle 4GB+ of RAM nicely if your hardware supports it.

32-bit WinXP has more driver support (think stuff like scanners, printers, etc) and comes in both the Media Center and cheaper Home editions, in addition to the Pro edition, giving you more choices. I like XP Pro, for weird reasons of my own 😱

If I do go 64bit will that ease an eventual upgrade to Vista?
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It won't really matter one way or the other.
 
if you are considering going 64bit (either for extra memory or for some specific applications) then go vista as its 64bit is more mainstream (and 1 disc gives you options of 32 or 64 if you go retail). Unless you have some specific hardware/software that wont work on vista or already own xp licenses it is kind of silly to buy XP now as vista is not much more expensive and it has some nice additional features (plus it will be supported longer).
 
Thanks for the reply.

So I might run into problems getting drivers for some things like some of my older cards,
scanner or DDS drive because no one (including Microsoft) will have bothered to create a 64 bit version???
 
Originally posted by: jkresh
Unless you have some specific hardware/software that wont work on vista or already own xp licenses it is kind of silly to buy XP now as vista is not much more expensive and it has some nice additional features (plus it will be supported longer).
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I don't jump into the new stuff right away. Let the others explore the bleeding edge of technology.


 
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