Author Topic: WinXP 64 Bit (Read 545 times)

Puck · « **on:** December 26, 2006, 06:08:42 PM »

I'm running an Athalon 64/GeForce 7900 GSX-something or other for my AH box. Would it be worth the trouble to re-build the machine with Windows XP Pro 64 bit?

I would have LOVED to search on this and not ask a questions I'm sure has been asked before, but '64' and 'bit' are both south of the four character search minimum.

So, for future generations, here are some key words

WinXP64
Sixty Four
Sixty-four
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Found what I need to know. Can't delete my post. Sorry for worsening the S/N ratio

Skuzzy · « **Reply #1 on:** December 26, 2006, 07:48:12 PM »

The 64 bit version of XP is, at best, only fairly stable. Drivers are the big problem. And it really does not buy you anything for the hassle, or potential hassle.

Applications are all, pretty much, still 32 bit and that is not going to change for a very long time.

Puck · « **Reply #2 on:** December 26, 2006, 09:14:24 PM »

Thank you, sir. You have saved me the pain and agony of rebuilding my game machine.

doc1kelley · « **Reply #3 on:** December 29, 2006, 10:04:32 AM »

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Originally posted by Skuzzy
The 64 bit version of XP is, at best, only fairly stable. Drivers are the big problem. And it really does not buy you anything for the hassle, or potential hassle.

Applications are all, pretty much, still 32 bit and that is not going to change for a very long time.

Actually Skuzzy it's been much more stable for me than my installs of regular winxp. I think it handles it better as I've had fewer crashes with winxp X64 and I've never seen a BSOD in X64 in 9 months now. Utilities are the main problem as all your third party stuff is pretty much 32 bit.

All the Best...
Jay
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Skuzzy · « **Reply #4 on:** December 29, 2006, 02:01:24 PM »

No offense doc, but if you have found the 64 bit version more stable, then something was wrong with the 32 bit installation. The drivers for the 32 bit version are far more stable than the 64 bit version. That really is not my opinion.

Support for the 64 bit version of XP is pretty spotty as most companies feel it really is not a mainstream product.

Schutt · « **Reply #5 on:** December 30, 2006, 05:11:42 AM »

Well i thought you need it if you want to use more than 4 GB of RAM?

Skuzzy · « **Reply #6 on:** December 30, 2006, 06:27:44 AM »

If the OS uses the Intel PAE, it can address more than 4GB of RAM regardless if it is a 32 bit or 64 bit OS. Most variants of UNIX will address 64GB (or more in a couple of cases) of RAM and they are still 32 bit.

Puck · « **Reply #7 on:** December 30, 2006, 09:57:51 AM »

Speaking of which, when do we get a native *nix version of AH for those of us who think Windoze is the largest virus ever written for a personal computer?