Purchasing WinXP Pro 64Bit

I have been thinking of buying one more XP Pro disk and wondering if
anyone had any opinions on this seller and if it is a legal
transaction. I have never used XP Pro 64 Bit and was thinking of
giving it a try.


http://www.bmem.net/microsoftwindows...emsp3dell.aspx

Al.

"Allen Drake" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> I have been thinking of buying one more XP Pro disk and wondering if
> anyone had any opinions on this seller and if it is a legal
> transaction. I have never used XP Pro 64 Bit and was thinking of
> giving it a try.
>
>
> http://www.bmem.net/microsoftwindows...emsp3dell.aspx
>
> Al.
>

This is a Windows 7 Newsgroup!

Leave XP to the history books, buy a Windows 7 installation disk,

+drivers are available for seven

Allen Drake wrote:

> I have been thinking of buying one more XP Pro disk and wondering if
> anyone had any opinions on this seller and if it is a legal
> transaction. I have never used XP Pro 64 Bit and was thinking of
> giving it a try.
>
> http://www.bmem.net/microsoftwindows...emsp3dell.aspx
>
> Al.

Windows XP Pro x64 is a crippled version of Windows Server 2003 with the
XP desktop GUI. That means some of your client software meant to run on
a workstation version of Windows may not run on the server version. You
will also need x64 server versioned hardware drivers. So it can be a
hassle to get it all working. Have you even bothered to check if the
hardware makers (mobo, video, SATA, data modem, sound card, etc) have
64-bit drivers for XP x64?

Most of the users that I know that got XP x64 soon after preferred they
got XP x86 and not had the headaches they've encountered with the 64-bit
version. Few actually needed memory over the 2GB barrier and the
nuisances have outweighed the advantage of more memory.

BTW: The Windows XP newgroups are ...
.... thatta way --> microsoft.public.windowsxp.*

On Sun, 01 Jan 2012 06:13:08 -0500, Allen Drake <>
wrote:

>
> I have been thinking of buying one more XP Pro disk and wondering if
> anyone had any opinions on this seller and if it is a legal
> transaction. I have never used XP Pro 64 Bit and was thinking of
> giving it a try.


Does your computer have a 64-bit CPU? Are you sure that there are
64-bit Windows XP drivers available for all your hardware?

Unless the answer to both questions is yes, forget about it; you can't
do it. Even if the answers are both yes, it's not a good idea.

On Sun, 1 Jan 2012 09:28:08 -0600, VanguardLH <> wrote:

>Most of the users that I know that got XP x64 soon after preferred they
>got XP x86 and not had the headaches they've encountered with the 64-bit
>version. Few actually needed memory over the 2GB barrier and the
>nuisances have outweighed the advantage of more memory.

The 3.x GB barrier...

--

Char Jackson

Char Jackson wrote:

> On Sun, 1 Jan 2012 09:28:08 -0600, VanguardLH <> wrote:
>
>>Most of the users that I know that got XP x64 soon after preferred they
>>got XP x86 and not had the headaches they've encountered with the 64-bit
>>version. Few actually needed memory over the 2GB barrier and the
>>nuisances have outweighed the advantage of more memory.
>
> The 3.x GB barrier...

2GB for user processes, like apps, in 32-bit Windows.

On Sun, 1 Jan 2012 14:40:29 -0000, "Jolly polly" <>
wrote:

>
>"Allen Drake" <> wrote in message
>news:...
>>
>> I have been thinking of buying one more XP Pro disk and wondering if
>> anyone had any opinions on this seller and if it is a legal
>> transaction. I have never used XP Pro 64 Bit and was thinking of
>> giving it a try.
>>
>>
>> http://www.bmem.net/microsoftwindows...emsp3dell.aspx
>>
>> Al.
>>
>
> This is a Windows 7 Newsgroup!
>
>Leave XP to the history books, buy a Windows 7 installation disk,
>
>+drivers are available for seven

I have several Win7 builds. Lately I have been toying with WinXP Pro
just for nostalgia. I also have an Asus G73SW-A1 Republic of Gamers
17.3-Inch Gaming Laptop.

Al.

On Sun, 1 Jan 2012 09:28:08 -0600, VanguardLH <> wrote:

>Allen Drake wrote:
>
>> I have been thinking of buying one more XP Pro disk and wondering if
>> anyone had any opinions on this seller and if it is a legal
>> transaction. I have never used XP Pro 64 Bit and was thinking of
>> giving it a try.
>>
>> http://www.bmem.net/microsoftwindows...emsp3dell.aspx
>>
>> Al.
>
>Windows XP Pro x64 is a crippled version of Windows Server 2003 with the
>XP desktop GUI. That means some of your client software meant to run on
>a workstation version of Windows may not run on the server version. You
>will also need x64 server versioned hardware drivers. So it can be a
>hassle to get it all working. Have you even bothered to check if the
>hardware makers (mobo, video, SATA, data modem, sound card, etc) have
>64-bit drivers for XP x64?
>
>Most of the users that I know that got XP x64 soon after preferred they
>got XP x86 and not had the headaches they've encountered with the 64-bit
>version. Few actually needed memory over the 2GB barrier and the
>nuisances have outweighed the advantage of more memory.
>
>BTW: The Windows XP newgroups are ...
>... thatta way --> microsoft.public.windowsxp.*

Thanks for that. I know little about XP 64 Bit. It seems I came to
the right place and will stick with what I already have.

Al.

On Sun, 01 Jan 2012 08:49:41 -0700, Ken Blake <>
wrote:

>On Sun, 01 Jan 2012 06:13:08 -0500, Allen Drake <>
>wrote:
>
>>
>> I have been thinking of buying one more XP Pro disk and wondering if
>> anyone had any opinions on this seller and if it is a legal
>> transaction. I have never used XP Pro 64 Bit and was thinking of
>> giving it a try.
>
>
>Does your computer have a 64-bit CPU? Are you sure that there are
>64-bit Windows XP drivers available for all your hardware?
>
>Unless the answer to both questions is yes, forget about it; you can't
>do it. Even if the answers are both yes, it's not a good idea.

Thanks. I just decided to scrap that idea. I am always looking for
new things to play with so I guess I will wait for Windows 8.

"Allen Drake" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Sun, 1 Jan 2012 14:40:29 -0000, "Jolly polly" <>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Allen Drake" <> wrote in message
>>news:...
>>>
>>> I have been thinking of buying one more XP Pro disk and wondering if
>>> anyone had any opinions on this seller and if it is a legal
>>> transaction. I have never used XP Pro 64 Bit and was thinking of
>>> giving it a try.
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.bmem.net/microsoftwindows...emsp3dell.aspx
>>>
>>> Al.
>>>
>>
>> This is a Windows 7 Newsgroup!
>>
>>Leave XP to the history books, buy a Windows 7 installation disk,
>>
>>+drivers are available for seven
>
> I have several Win7 builds. Lately I have been toying with WinXP Pro
> just for nostalgia. I also have an Asus G73SW-A1 Republic of Gamers
> 17.3-Inch Gaming Laptop.
>
> Al.
>

Give it a go if you must, but the lack of available drivers has always been
a problem. If you want to play try Windows 8