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beedubaya

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I have a new hard drive comming in, and I have a legal copy of Win XP Pro x64 edition sitting in my desk. Would it be safe to give it a go? Or is driver support still too shaky to really consider it. Thanks for any replies.
 
Do it if it's a fresh install and you won't be jeopardizing any existing setup. I presume you'll be dual booting from the new drive on an existing machine. XP 64 bit is fast and stable. It also lacks a few things (Active x, flash support) has limited hardware support and is pointless for most people. That said, I run it exlcusively at work and love it as many do. If you already have a legit version you have nothing to lose. Be prepared to educate yourself on drivers and incompatible programs.
 
I've had the x64 version of XP loaded since there were no drivers available -
Since then, all the drivers I've needed have come out - even HP has released scanner drivers for the x64 version -

I don't think you'll have any issues -

enjoy!
 
I run it on all of my desktops. It runs great for me!

Drivers have come a long way, but if you've got legacy devices, be prepared to struggle or give up in defeat - some manufacturers like Logitech are useless in terms of 64-bit drivers.
 
active x plugins, and flash work fine in xp x64...

They even work fine in vista x64!
 
So all this stuff about flash not working is not true? Even for the 64-bit browsers?

What about IE7 64-bit and is there a 64-bit version of firefox?
 
Well, when running 32-bit applications it uses a WOW64 which simply switches the processes between 32 and 64 bits. When using an architecture like AMD64 with supports 32-bit at the hardware level then there's is no loss in performance.

Now the thing is, you need the drivers to be 64-bits because WOW64 is simply not usable for drivers.

Also, there is no DOS box... which is fine by me. You may use other alternatives :)

Oh and 16-bits application can not run on Windows XP 64-bit.
 
No command prompt whatsoever? Or just no NTVDM. NTVDM has worked like crap since service pack 2. I use DosBOX even on 32-bit Windows because it does a lot better job at DOS programs.
 
defuseme2k said:
active x plugins, and flash work fine in xp x64...

They even work fine in vista x64!
Click to expand...
They only work in the (included) 32 bit browser with XP 64 bit. The 64 bit default IE does not support them
 
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