XP 64 bit or Vista 64 Bit

[Spitfire7]

I am building a new video editing computer. I was set on XP 64 bit, but someone just told me if I am going with 64 bit then go with Vista. I have tried to stay away from Vista because of its compatibility issues and stick with XP because of my good luck with it. Please let me know.

 

[sturm]

Check and maker sure there are drivers for all your hardware before going with any 64 bit os.

 

[Zoron]

If you're going to go 64-bit, then yes, Vista is the way to go. Just ensure whatever software and hardware you plan on using will work with Vista and 64-bit before going ahead.

 

[Kraynor]

I'm running XP 64-bit here after downgrading from Vista (I love Vista, it just has some surround sound issues with older games due to Microsoft ripping DirectSound out of DX10)

In my case I had no problems getting driver for all of my hardware, and the only single hiccup I had was forgetting to install the drivers that let it boot from a SATA drive... 'NETLDR is missing' ensued and had to reinstall.

If you do go down the XP 64 route, make sure you hit that F6 key ^_^