Just installed Windows Xp 64 bit. Now what do i do?

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lestat0521

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Well i just got everything installed, dont see any difference, dont notice any difference, so what is better about running this thing? Can i install half life 2 and other 32 bit applications?? Will they run any faster? What exactly should i be using this system for? Im surprised no one has mad a post like this...

What can we expect to see/do with the 64 bit version?

I leave it up to you all to research and post what you find here...!!
 
mechBgon

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Yes, I was about to say, "install HalfLife2 and play it 'til your eyeballs fall out" ;)

 
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lansalot

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Well i just got everything installed, dont see any difference, dont notice any difference, so what is better about running this thing? Can i install half life 2 and other 32 bit applications?? Will they run any faster? What exactly should i be using this system for? Im surprised no one has mad a post like this...
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I'm surprised you installed it first, and asked these questions afterwards... :p
 
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hippotautamus

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Yeah, you wasted your money mate. There's no reason to buy a 64bit OS unless you have applications that take advantage of it...which you obviously don't.
 
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oconnection

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Originally posted by: hippotautamus
Yeah, you wasted your money mate. There's no reason to buy a 64bit OS unless you have applications that take advantage of it...which you obviously don't.
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Waste of money? It's currently out for testing. You can download it for free of the Microsoft web site. mmmk
 
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so what is better about running this thing?
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You get to use all of the registers on your AMD64 and 64-bit process have access to >4G VM in a linear address space. That's about it. The overall system should feel a little bit faster, but nothing outrageous.

Seeing as how there's virtually no 64-bit Windows apps available yet you've pretty much done everything new you can do, now to start installing 32-bit apps and hope the WoW compatibility layer works well.
 
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Alex

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cool i might try it out... except i wont have anything to run on it either...
 
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