Windows XP Pro 64bit?

I have another thread in the Hardware forum but i wanted to post this here. I just pieced together a new machine Intel dual core 2.4 yadda yadda yadda...my question is, i am getting windows xp pro 64bit and was curious if there are games that DO NOT run on this OS. Excuse me if that is a dumb question but im not familiar with 64bit.

thanks

If you want to go x64, you HAVE to go Vista, XP 64 has a lot of problems and I'm not talking about games or usual software, I'm talking about stability issues, driver issues and quite a few problems with some applications.

If you don't want to get Vista x64, then stick to XP x86, save yourself the trouble ;).

If you want to go x64, you HAVE to go Vista, XP 64 has a lot of problems and I'm not talking about games or usual software, I'm talking about stability issues, driver issues and quite a few problems with some applications.

If you don't want to get Vista x64, then stick to XP x86, save yourself the trouble ;).

DanielDust

stop spreading your lies!

I have XP Pro x64 and I've had no problems with drivers, stabilitiy or software. If you want to run into problems, go ahead and get vista. Visturd can't even run a lot of games even on its 32 bit version.

im looking up how to do a dual boot. i found a good tutorial showing how to install Vista when Xp is installed FIRST.prlyknitswtr

If you want to go x64, you HAVE to go Vista, XP 64 has a lot of problems and I'm not talking about games or usual software, I'm talking about stability issues, driver issues and quite a few problems with some applications.

If you don't want to get Vista x64, then stick to XP x86, save yourself the trouble ;).

DanielDust

since i have 2 difference hard drives. couldnt i just install one on each drive? would i be able to do this with the master/slave set up or would each one have to be primary? (connect sata/power cords to each drive independently depending on which OS i want to use)prlyknitswtr

[QUOTE="DanielDust"]

If you want to go x64, you HAVE to go Vista, XP 64 has a lot of problems and I'm not talking about games or usual software, I'm talking about stability issues, driver issues and quite a few problems with some applications.

If you don't want to get Vista x64, then stick to XP x86, save yourself the trouble ;).

arijit_2404

[QUOTE="arijit_2404"][QUOTE="DanielDust"]

If you want to go x64, you HAVE to go Vista, XP 64 has a lot of problems and I'm not talking about games or usual software, I'm talking about stability issues, driver issues and quite a few problems with some applications.

If you don't want to get Vista x64, then stick to XP x86, save yourself the trouble ;).

DanielDust

[QUOTE="DanielDust"][QUOTE="arijit_2404"] My current rig: MSI P45 based motherboard + C2D E8400 + 4Gig DDR2 + 160 Gig SATA + ATi hd4850 -> all are working fast, stable under winXP 64bit from past 6 months. No crash, lockups, BSOD etc. Games like starcraft, warcraft, red alert 2 etc. working without any hitch. post 2003 releases are working very good. Softwares like, VirtualBox, antivirus, media players, Java development IDE etc. working fine. Please don't mislead others if you don't have supporting proofs.simardbrad

Edit: Yeah :| asked my father, he installed through I don't know what the x86 SP 3 :|, anyway I haven't used it for a few months, all the problems I had were before, my father screwed around with it, gonna format and install XP x86, no updates since it's the only MS OS that gets slower over time, not even XP x64 is like that :|.

[QUOTE="DanielDust"]

If you want to go x64, you HAVE to go Vista, XP 64 has a lot of problems and I'm not talking about games or usual software, I'm talking about stability issues, driver issues and quite a few problems with some applications.

If you don't want to get Vista x64, then stick to XP x86, save yourself the trouble ;).

simardbrad

stop spreading your lies!

I have XP Pro x64 and I've had no problems with drivers, stabilitiy or software. If you want to run into problems, go ahead and get vista. Visturd can't even run a lot of games even on its 32 bit version.

he is not lying. XP 64 is a complete joke and was just an expirment that should have never been sold in the first place. I can't believe people are still using it.

If you want 64bit get Vista or wait for Windows 7. XP 64 didn't catch on and has little support when it comes to drivers and some software. Vista already has a ton more support.

[QUOTE="simardbrad"][QUOTE="DanielDust"] Yes, I have proof, my own experience, I still use it on my other PC ( P4 3.2 ghz,, 7600GT, 1 gb of RAM), patched up, service pack 3, still has problems. Simardbrad, you're not even worth the time to argue if you say Visturd :roll:.DanielDust

Edit: Yeah :| asked my father, he installed through I don't know what the x86 SP 3 :|, anyway I haven't used it for a few months, all the problems I had were before, my father screwed around with it, gonna format and install XP x86, no updates since it's the only MS OS that gets slower over time, not even XP x64 is like that :|.

[QUOTE="simardbrad"][QUOTE="DanielDust"]

If you want to go x64, you HAVE to go Vista, XP 64 has a lot of problems and I'm not talking about games or usual software, I'm talking about stability issues, driver issues and quite a few problems with some applications.

If you don't want to get Vista x64, then stick to XP x86, save yourself the trouble ;).

Deihmos

stop spreading your lies!

I have XP Pro x64 and I've had no problems with drivers, stabilitiy or software. If you want to run into problems, go ahead and get vista. Visturd can't even run a lot of games even on its 32 bit version.

he is not lying. XP 64 is a complete joke and was just an expirment that should have never been sold in the first place. I can't believe people are still using it.

If you want 64bit get Vista or wait for Windows 7. XP 64 didn't catch on and has little support when it comes to drivers and some software. Vista already has a ton more support.

Yes, I have proof, my own experience, I still use it on my other PC ( P4 3.2 ghz,, 7600GT, 1 gb of RAM), patched up, service pack 3, still has problems. Simardbrad, you're not even worth the time to argue if you say Visturd :roll:.DanielDust

Visturd ...? Couldn't understand - english isn't my first language!

anyway, to the Original Poster:

There's no service pack 3 for XP-64bit. I have latest service pack 2 and updated till November-2008. I am a software professional and I run java development applications, alongwith popular media players, cd-burning tools, antivirus (if needed), Steam, XFire, hamachi, office package, skype , photo-editing tool, ... do I need to mention anything else?

As you can see in my signature which games I'm playing currently and I've played before (look my XFire profile) - you can be sure that these games are playable under windows xp 64bit without any problem.

Also read my last post and you can see my rig is quite current, yet I've got all required 64bit drivers for windows xp. Vista is more resource hungy than XP. Unless you want DX10, you can easily stick to XP-64bit. I have more free RAM and multitasking is smooth.

Oh, by the way, for ignorant people, windows XP 64 bit is based on windows server 2003 codebase. and it's service pack 2 made the OS more robust. I admit vanila XP-64 was flawed, but try XP-64 with SP2, you'll find the difference.

Oh man I love your proof. I love you just saying xp x64 sucks when you've never owned it. Man these forums have some pretty ignorant people. simardbrad

My respect to you for saying the bitter truth publicly. :P

[QUOTE="DanielDust"]

If you want to go x64, you HAVE to go Vista, XP 64 has a lot of problems and I'm not talking about games or usual software, I'm talking about stability issues, driver issues and quite a few problems with some applications.

If you don't want to get Vista x64, then stick to XP x86, save yourself the trouble ;).

simardbrad

stop spreading your lies!

I have XP Pro x64 and I've had no problems with drivers, stabilitiy or software. If you want to run into problems, go ahead and get vista. Visturd can't even run a lot of games even on its 32 bit version.

I installed Windows 7 beta on my PC yesterday (on my second hard drive), and I can honestly say that I didn't have to do a single thing for it to find my network connection. It was just there, which surprised me a bit, because I didn't have to install a driver from my ****** network adaptor (which I use instead of the onboard LAN ethernet). I was surfing the net quite a lot last night after installing Firefox 3. Mind you, my broadband connection is through a Netgear router/firewall/modem which was already set up, so I don't know if that's the reason why I encountered no problems.

Good luck getting your net connection sorted out.

Anyway, being a long-term Win XP user, I've been pleasantly surprised by Win 7. It feels faster in some applications than my XP installation, but that's probably because I have the x64 version of Win 7, and my Win XP (SP3) is 32-bit which doesn't really get the best out of my Athlon X64 x2 4200 processor. I have likes and dislikes with Win 7 (mostly the new Win Explorer feels less intuitive, and I had to disable my SB Audigy 2 ZS card because of crackling and distortion), but overall it seems pretty decent. I gave it a bit of a test by doing a full virus scan with AVG while streaming music from the same hard drive via WinAmp, moving files across folders, browsing the net and watching a DVD movie in VCL all at the same time - and there was no degradation in performance.

So Win 7 looks like a viable upgrade path for me at the moment - assuming nothing goes wrong, and I can get all my favourite applications to work. Didn't have time to install everything last night, and I haven't even installed Nvidia drivers or tried any games yet.

OMG I can not believe the amount of useless info out there from people who cannot undestand something.

I have been using Windows XP 64 bit for years ... ever since daemon tools released a 64 bit version

Yes at first there was problems with drivers but so do all the other releases and I believe the precious Vista people keep defending

YesI have and do run into driver issues but there usually is a work around as with all other OS's

But as far as functionality I will put my xp 64 up against your xp 32 or vista any day of the week

Windows 7 looks promising and again I see people complaining about drivers and such with an OS that is not even released yet and only in beta form

I still have problems with games too on XP 64 ... like Max Payne which is why I saw this thread

But then again I am talking about a game that was out before xp64 was released and I am betting I just have to change the loader with oracle

If you have have problems with XP 64 then your hardware is crap or not enough memory as with case of the one poster with only a gig of memory

There is no excuse to not run 2 gig of memory with todays great companies and much cheaper prices than years ago

Oh by the way I am not a computer tech nor do I work in the field but google is my friend and if I run into a problem I just search for an answer and usually get one

So if I can get xp 64 to work and work faster and much better than xp 32 then you can too...or can you?