Should I use Windows XP 64bit Edition?

Warpy · Nov 30, 2004, 11:09 AM

Anyone tried this, what are the benefits?

gadabout · Nov 30, 2004, 11:59 AM

Well, I have a dual boot going with the latest public beta of WinXP Pro 64bit v.1218. For me everything was loaded ok, not drivers, but windows itself. There is a little bit of a speed boost, but without updated drivers for the 64bit OS it is slowed down with poor graphics and motherboard drivers.

ATIs graphic driver support for me is unusual though. ATI has released beta drivers, but none with the support of my ATI 8500. I did download a modified ATI beta 1 driver from *shiver* DNA. The installation was absolutely horrible, crashed and such. But it did extract the driver files that I needed, and I just did a manual update. The graphics after that seemed to be smoother but the second monitor did mess up every now and then.

My sound card is an Audigy 2 and Creative has some beta drivers released for it. But they will stop working on January 5, 2005. So in that sense it works fine.

Almost all of my motherboard peripherals were detected just fine (LAN, GigaLAN, USB, FireWire). My only problem was that I had to wait for Giga-Byte to release beta drivers for their ITE RAID controller. So that was really the only thing holding me back. I have 4 HD’s on the RAID but acting as a ATA, and my 4 CD-Rom drivers are plugged into the normal IDE ports.

I haven’t played around with it to much, but from a stability stand point, it’s been rock solid for me. I know that Winamp works fine, FireFox, ABC, hmm, can’t think of anymore. I’ll have reboot into it to see what else I have loaded.

I haven’t really experimented with games because of my graphics driver problem. They only game I did run however was Diablo II – Lord of Destruction. Whenever there was a lot of enemies around or effects with lava in the Pit of Despair (I think that’s the level) the FPS dropped a lot. Resulting in pausing and the game kind of skipping.

Anyway, if you need more info, I’ll be sure to try and help ya out.

Edit: Wrote this in Word and pasted it here but was Quad spaced.

PangingJr · Nov 30, 2004, 12:10 PM

I don't use the XP 64-Bit, just got some links...

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Customer Preview Program
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/6...n/upgrade.mspx

Overview of Windows XP 64-Bit Edition
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...a_fea_ejfy.asp

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Comparison of Setup Requirements Between Windows XP Professional and Windows XP 64-Bit Edition
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...a_fea_ppnm.asp

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Features Not Supported in Windows XP 64-Bit Edition
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...a_fea_tfiu.asp

List of Limitations in 64-Bit Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp

Cannot Install Some Programs on Windows XP for 64-bit Platforms
http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp

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Windows Server 2003 x64 newsgroup via a Web-based newsreader.
http://communities.microsoft.com/new...64bit&slcid=us

Warpy · Nov 30, 2004, 01:06 PM

Thanks guys for the input. I have made my decision to steer well clear!

soldier2nd · Nov 30, 2004, 09:32 PM

thats best
steer clear of beta oses till they r officialy released
64bit oses will come,say in 2-4 years 64bit oses will be around then,atm there r no 64bit apps just 64 bit cpus

Nov 30, 2004, 11:09 AM	#1
Warpy DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: USA Posts: 2,761 Rep Power: 0	Should I use Windows XP 64bit Edition? Anyone tried this, what are the benefits? __________________ The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, "I'm from the government and I'm here to help."

Nov 30, 2004, 11:59 AM	#2
gadabout Im Zaphod Beeblebrox Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 89 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Dual Boot WinXP Pro & WinXP Pro 64bit v.1218 Well, I have a dual boot going with the latest public beta of WinXP Pro 64bit v.1218. For me everything was loaded ok, not drivers, but windows itself. There is a little bit of a speed boost, but without updated drivers for the 64bit OS it is slowed down with poor graphics and motherboard drivers. ATIs graphic driver support for me is unusual though. ATI has released beta drivers, but none with the support of my ATI 8500. I did download a modified ATI beta 1 driver from shiver DNA. The installation was absolutely horrible, crashed and such. But it did extract the driver files that I needed, and I just did a manual update. The graphics after that seemed to be smoother but the second monitor did mess up every now and then. My sound card is an Audigy 2 and Creative has some beta drivers released for it. But they will stop working on January 5, 2005. So in that sense it works fine. Almost all of my motherboard peripherals were detected just fine (LAN, GigaLAN, USB, FireWire). My only problem was that I had to wait for Giga-Byte to release beta drivers for their ITE RAID controller. So that was really the only thing holding me back. I have 4 HD’s on the RAID but acting as a ATA, and my 4 CD-Rom drivers are plugged into the normal IDE ports. I haven’t played around with it to much, but from a stability stand point, it’s been rock solid for me. I know that Winamp works fine, FireFox, ABC, hmm, can’t think of anymore. I’ll have reboot into it to see what else I have loaded. I haven’t really experimented with games because of my graphics driver problem. They only game I did run however was Diablo II – Lord of Destruction. Whenever there was a lot of enemies around or effects with lava in the Pit of Despair (I think that’s the level) the FPS dropped a lot. Resulting in pausing and the game kind of skipping. Anyway, if you need more info, I’ll be sure to try and help ya out. Edit: Wrote this in Word and pasted it here but was Quad spaced. __________________ AMD64 X2 3800+ 2GB DDR400 Dual Channel 250GB SATA Seagate \| 500GB SATA WD (WAS an external HD unit, until closure failed) DVD+/-RW Dual Layer w/ Lightscribe \| Plextor DVD+/-RW Dual Layer ATI MSI RX3870 OC Edition PCI-E 2.0 Windows 7 64bit

Nov 30, 2004, 01:06 PM	Thread Starter #4
Warpy DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: USA Posts: 2,761 Rep Power: 0	Thanks guys for the input. I have made my decision to steer well clear! __________________ The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, "I'm from the government and I'm here to help."

Nov 30, 2004, 12:10 PM	#3
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 71	I don't use the XP 64-Bit, just got some links... Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Customer Preview Program http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/6...n/upgrade.mspx Overview of Windows XP 64-Bit Edition http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...a_fea_ejfy.asp -- Comparison of Setup Requirements Between Windows XP Professional and Windows XP 64-Bit Edition http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...a_fea_ppnm.asp -- Features Not Supported in Windows XP 64-Bit Edition http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...a_fea_tfiu.asp List of Limitations in 64-Bit Windows http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp Cannot Install Some Programs on Windows XP for 64-bit Platforms http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp -- Windows Server 2003 x64 newsgroup via a Web-based newsreader. http://communities.microsoft.com/new...64bit&slcid=us

Nov 30, 2004, 09:32 PM	#5
soldier2nd DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	thats best steer clear of beta oses till they r officialy released 64bit oses will come,say in 2-4 years 64bit oses will be around then,atm there r no 64bit apps just 64 bit cpus