Re: Windows XP 64bit

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I see :)

One thing I was hoping to gain was access to the rest of my memory. It is
equipped with 4 GB of ram, partly becuase of limited options of ram in-stock
at the time I was purchasing other parts for the system. My gaming is mostly
limited to Second Life at the moment, which gets along better with XP than
Vista. I also use the system for some software development, and creating
graphics. I thought that a dual-boot configuration would allow me to see
just how many problems I would have with 64-bit, without giving up 32-bit
operation.

"Onsokumaru" wrote:


"VanguardLH" <V@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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steve wrote:

What I want to do is take my Q6600 gaming machine, which I just built 6
months ago, and which currently has Windows XP professional 32-bit on it,
and
make it a dual-boot by putting Windows XP 64bit on a clean HD, and going
from
there. I don't want to make it dual-boot wherewby 1 OS is Vista of any
flavor.

Do you have any 64-bit games that demand a 64-bit version of Windows?
If your "gaming machine" is not for playing games, for what applications
do you need a 64-bit version of Windows?

I have a similar setup, with same proc but dual booting 32 and 64 bit XP.

There is no benefit. Driver support for XP 64 bit isn't great and not all 32
bit programs work.

Since it's a trial the OP may as well try the Vista 64 bit.

I didn't notice one extra bit of gain from using a 64 bit OS to play games.
To take advantage you really need 64 bit programs.



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