Re: 64 bit os and xp pro

You will not be able to activate the preview version, as the OS has gone
gold and been released to manufacturers (RTM). A preview will be available
shortly.

Once the trial version is available, you will be able to dual boot with XP
and XP64.
The trial version will operate for 180 days. after that period of time, you
will have to purchase the full OEM version, or remove the trial from your
system.

Bobby

"Jim" <Jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:3EEA5430-0FB7-40A2-820C-8B6E325334B4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I have a system that was built for me locally. MSI k8t Neo motherboard, AMD
> Athlon 3200 64 bit processor, 1gb ram. I am running xp pro with sp2. I
> want
> to try the second generation trial edition of the 64 bit os. But I don't
> want
> to loose what I have on xp pro untill I see that it is going to function
> properly. I just purchased a seagate sata drive. What I want to do if
> possible is install the 64 bit os on this drive. Then I understand that
> when
> I boot the computer will ask me what drive to boot from? If this is so and
> all goes well what hapens to the bios on my system. Will 64 bit change
> them
> and if so when I boot back in xp pro will this change the bios back? Any
> help
> suggestions instructions etc. will be greately appreciated. Thanks


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