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Opinions on Windows XP 64

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imported_boe

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Anyone here running Windows 64? I've tried Vista - even on the newest hardware with tons of memory, fast processors, great video cards - it is much slower than XP - you won't be able to convince me otherwise so this is a thread about Windows XP 64 not Vista - please don't bother trying to get me to think Vista is good. Perhaps Vista SP2 will be fast but I doubt it - I'll need something to hold me over till Windows 7 is out. I play games, use xilisoft, nero, corel, office, adobe suite, sonicwall client, remote desktop.

XP 32 runs fine but want to know if there is any reason I should consider going XP 64 instead.

Thanks

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Originally posted by: boe
Anyone here running Windows 64? I've tried Vista - even on the newest hardware with tons of memory, fast processors, great video cards - it is much slower than XP - you won't be able to convince me otherwise so this is a thread about Windows XP 64 not Vista - please don't bother trying to get me to think Vista is good.

XP 32 runs fine but want to know if there is any reason I should consider going XP 64 instead.

Thanks
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Alright, fair enough. Just an FYI but I have Home Premium running just fine on my gaming laptop and I'm loving it.

Second, this thread is most likely going to be moved, as this isn't the right sub-forum for such a topic.

Back on track... 64bit can control more RAM. Not to mention it's based off of Windows Server 2003 64, not XP, so it's likely more robust. Though I'm not an exert, by any means.

 
XP 32 runs fine but want to know if there is any reason I should consider going XP 64 instead.
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Not really, it's pretty much a dead product. MS will do security updates for it but virtually all new 64-bit development will be aimed at Vista.
 
Thanks - I was going to build a system with 4 GIGS.

I figure if I can get drivers for all my hardware - my only concern is apps working well on Windows XP 64.

But I thought I'd get some other users experience just to play it safe.
 
I use it. Its a good solid OS. :thumbsup:

Haven't had issues with games or apps I use, ATI and Nvidia provide good solid drivers too.
Hell, even Creative just released some new drivers for my X-Fi card a few days ago! 😀

Check your hardware vendors website and see if your stuff is supported.
If it is, then go for it, it really isn't as bad as some folks would have you believe.

There was a SP2 released a few months back, be sure to install it. You can get the latest IE7 and Media Player 11, and its still getting security updates as well.

But bear in mind it wont run 16bit apps, but thats the same with Vista x64.

Hope this helps.
 
If you use it, make sure your hardware manufacturers have decent driver support for it. I own licenses for XP64 and XP32 (good old MSDNAA). Currently, I use only XP32 and Ubuntu 7.10 on my desktop due to poor XP64 / Vista driver support for my nForce3 chipset.
 
I just recently received a copy and license for XP 64 in addition to a Vista 64 Ultimate integrated w/SP1 DVD. I figured I'd try out a dual boot scenario to see how I like XP 64 as I've never used it before.

Installed XP64 first, then Vista; both went well. With the Vista SP1 install, all my 680i drivers were included which was not the case with the Original Vista DVD. That was nice since I usually forget that network drivers aren't included and it's tough to get the latest on the nVidia site without a network driver. Next, I got my Vista partion installed with all the software I use and it worked beautifully. I must be one of the few, but for some reason Vista seems much faster to me. I have it on 4 machines including an Nforce3 PC and they all work well.

Moving on. Next, I switched over to XP 64 to start working on that partition. Installed my 680i drivers, rebooted. Got back in and noticed there was no sound. Started looking for my sound drivers from Realtek. Started installing those and it told me I need some HD Audio Bus driver from MS. I looked for those for a few minutes and found I need to email MS. I gave up on those for the moment. Activated the OS, then tried to install SP2 through windows update. It kept failing for some reason. Rebooted. Blue Screen. Couldn't get into either OS now.

So, XP64 didn't go well for me. I'm sure I could have got it working, but figured what's the point. I haven't had any problems with Vista for a long time now, so I'm back to a Vista only machine.

Tim
 
I'll give it a try - if worse come to worse, I can go back to Windows XP 32.

Anyone know if SP3 for XP will also be available for 64?
 
Originally posted by: boe
it is much slower than XP - you won't be able to convince me otherwise]
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Well, suit yourself but I won't be moving back to XP after having used Vista x64 SP1 for over a month. It has been a pleasure to use and play games on.

I did use XP x64 for about half a year and had only little trouble with it. The problem is that it never had retail availability, thus support for it has been mediocre at best. You may find some devices will not work due to lack of 64-bit drivers, some programs and games will not install because the installer does not recognize the OS or the installers are 16-bit apps.

The bottom line is, you may encounter drivers, programs and games that won't install on x64 XP or may install but won't work properly. Thanks to Vista x64 however, the most popular devices, apps and games should work.

There is no significant difference in performance compared to its 32-bit brother, the only difference comes from driver and software quality. Be warned that optimization for the x64 XP may be poor due to the fact that the OS was never sold in retail.

If you want most trouble-free experience you can get, use the old 32-bit XP instead. It works fine and can almost use all of 4GB of RAM. If you get more than 4GB RAM though, I recommend Vista x64 instead.
 
Originally posted by: toadeater
Originally posted by: TimBob
Started looking for my sound drivers from Realtek. Started installing those and it told me I need some HD Audio Bus driver from MS. I looked for those for a few minutes and found I need to email MS.
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You can download it from here:

http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=901105

It's available from 3rd party sites too.
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Its also included in Service Pack 2 for XP x64.
 
Thanks, I'll keep that in mind and might give XP64 another try at a later date. I've been up late installing and reinstalling OSes for the last few days so need a break.
 
Originally posted by: boe
Anyone here running Windows 64? I've tried Vista - even on the newest hardware with tons of memory, fast processors, great video cards - it is much slower than XP - you won't be able to convince me otherwise so this is a thread about Windows XP 64 not Vista - please don't bother trying to get me to think Vista is good. Perhaps Vista SP2 will be fast but I doubt it - I'll need something to hold me over till Windows 7 is out. I play games, use xilisoft, nero, corel, office, adobe suite, sonicwall client, remote desktop.

XP 32 runs fine but want to know if there is any reason I should consider going XP 64 instead.

Thanks

Thread moved from PC Gaming
-PC Gaming Moderator KeithTalent
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I cant think of any good reason to use XP64. Although youre convinced that Vista is going to be slower no matter what, thats the price of progress, and with a modern computer you'd have to be counting milliseconds in order to notice the difference for most tasks.

Either way, I dont see the point in holding off until Windows 7. Like every other OS that has come before it, Windows 7 will be slower than Vista in the same way Vista is slower than XP, XP was slower than 2000, 2000 was slower than 98 etc...

XP64 is not very well supported now (compared to XP32 or Vista64), and I doubt itll see much support in the future. Its simply not a mainstream OS. Youre unlikely to run into any major problems, but still, I just dont see the point in "upgrading" to XP64, because I guarantee you you'll end up spending the cash again for Vista 64 before windows 7 is out. If you really want a 64bit windows, youll want Vista 64.

If you were to somehow get XP64 for free and youre willing to spend the time installing, you might as well go for it. But if youre paying, save your money.
 
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