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Jasonms   03-08-2006 at 06:55:27 PM

Hello, sorry for the newbie question. I'm new to AMD and wanted to know if my current Windows XP will support or even work on the Athlon64 processor.. Or do I have to purchase a new version of Windows XP/64? Thanks!

Jason

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Luminaris   03-08-2006 at 06:58:40 PM
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It will work with your current windows 32 bit.

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simplyput   03-08-2006 at 07:14:59 PM
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It will work with your current windows 32 bit.



What about perfomance gains though? Is XP a 64 bit native?

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Luminaris   03-08-2006 at 07:19:04 PM
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I've never really experienced windows 64 bit. I'm sure it does give some performance gains. I know at first, they had trouble with the 64 bit version due to a lack of driver support. I have no idea how it is now though.

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hawkeye22   03-08-2006 at 07:27:50 PM
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XP Pro runs just fine on a 64 bit processor. It runs just as well as it does on my P4-2.0Ghz machine. XP-64 does perform better, but still has driver support problems, especially with older hardware. Hopefully Vista will have better support. It's supposed to anyhow.

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Tattysnuc   03-08-2006 at 07:30:16 PM
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In case you didn;t believe the other guy, XP 32 bit works flawlessly with an Athlon 64 processor. You do not need to buy the 64 bit version.

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TechnologyCoordinator   03-08-2006 at 07:30:32 PM
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Windows XP Professional is available in a 64-bit Edition. You can trade in your 32-bit edition for a 64-bit edition.

Both AMD and Intel have chips that will run in either 32-bit or 64-bit mode.

My suggestion: Stick with 32-bit.

Driver and application support for Windows XP Professional 64-Bit Edition is not widespread enough yet. While many of your devices and application will run in either OS, there may be a few that you just cannot live without that would work.

I plan to go 64-Bit when I upgrade to Vista later this year.

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Jasonms   03-09-2006 at 01:33:36 AM
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Thank you all for the info! Glad I don't have to spend my limited budget on yet another version of windows!. Can't wait to play on my new AMD system!

Jason

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enewmen   03-09-2006 at 01:53:07 AM
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Thank you all for the info! Glad I don't have to spend my limited budget on yet another version of windows!. Can't wait to play on my new AMD system!

Jason



It will be a while before 64 bit becomes any easier or faster than 32 bit.

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Action_Man   03-09-2006 at 01:55:16 AM
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XP-64 is already faster then XP.

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