XP 64-bit Thehman 11/26/2008 3:56:01 PM I'm trying to decide if i should buy this edition to save me in the long run. is is worth it to have this version. I totally have the hardware for it but not sure about things like driver compatability software compatability. so you guy tell me is worth it to have the 64-bit editon for later down the road.

Re: XP 64-bit "John Barnes" <jbfoofy[ at ]nomailemail.com> 11/26/2008 4:13:07 PM Do you plan on installing 4 gig or more of memory on your computer? If so, maybe. Depends on whether you really need that much memory and your programs will use it. Only you can do the research about your driver and software situation. What are your other options? Vista64 is a very good system. For me, though, not as stable as XP64. "Thehman" <Thehman[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:68BDA158-3E17-42A6-BA7B-2E43513D8A49[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > I'm trying to decide if i should buy this edition to save me in the long > run. > is is worth it to have this version. I totally have the hardware for it > but > not sure about things like driver compatability software compatability. so > you guy tell me is worth it to have the 64-bit editon for later down the > road.

Re: XP 64-bit "philo" <philo[ at ]privacy.net> 11/26/2008 11:57:55 PM "Thehman" <Thehman[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:68BDA158-3E17-42A6-BA7B-2E43513D8A49[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > I'm trying to decide if i should buy this edition to save me in the long run. > is is worth it to have this version. I totally have the hardware for it but > not sure about things like driver compatability software compatability. so > you guy tell me is worth it to have the 64-bit editon for later down the > road. My GF is a very heavy Photoshop user so I built her a machine about 2 1/2 years ago Runs XP-64 and I must say it's been working ***flawlessly*** the entire time. Just check first to see if drivers are avail... but she's never had a problem yet.

Re: XP 64-bit miso[ at ]sushi.com 11/27/2008 4:39:19 AM On Nov 26, 7:56 am, Thehman <Theh...[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: [Quoted Text] > I'm trying to decide if i should buy this edition to save me in the long run. > is is worth it to have this version. I totally have the hardware for it but > not sure about things like driver compatability software compatability. so > you guy tell me is worth it to have the 64-bit editon for later down the > road. There is X64 and the 64 bit version of Vista. You would probably want to use vista at this point. I'm using X64, but I built the PC a few years ago. However, I think there are nuances to how much RAM each OS can use. It is important that the mobo can do two things. One is the memory remap. The other is check the limit on how much ram the mobo can hold. I built a linux 64 bit PC a few months ago with the Asus M3N78 Pro with 8Gbytes using a Quad Core AMD chip. Thus far, it is rock solid. As you put more ram in the mobo, they specify lower speed memory. This is probably due to capacitive bus loading. So technically you do pay a price as you put more RAM onboard, but almost all the time, more RAM is better.

Re: XP 64-bit "Lee Thorley" <info[ at ]leethorley.co.uk> 11/27/2008 3:39:22 PM If I was you I would install vista as the driver compatibility with Xp is pants.. "Thehman" <Thehman[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:68BDA158-3E17-42A6-BA7B-2E43513D8A49[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > I'm trying to decide if i should buy this edition to save me in the long > run. > is is worth it to have this version. I totally have the hardware for it > but > not sure about things like driver compatability software compatability. so > you guy tell me is worth it to have the 64-bit editon for later down the > road.