WinXP for AMD64 preview now available

Not sure what the difference is between a "customer preview" and a beta, but
I guess since it's Microsoft, it really doesn't matter. :-)

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...ads/upgrade.asp

Yousuf Khan

In comp.sys.intel Yousuf Khan <ABCbjsk90DEF@ghihotmailjkl.com> wrote:
> Not sure what the difference is between a "customer preview" and a beta,
> but I guess since it's Microsoft, it really doesn't matter. :-)

I think that just means they don't realistically expect any kind of bug
reports back from customers.

Plus when they used to do "betas" they often forgot to put time limits on...

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"Yousuf Khan" <ABCbjsk90DEF@GHIhotmailJKL.com> wrote in message news:<86WTb.156695$fgk.80463@news01.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com>...
> Not sure what the difference is between a "customer preview" and a beta, but
> I guess since it's Microsoft, it really doesn't matter. :-)
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...ads/upgrade.asp
>
> Yousuf Khan

Great, now all I need is an A64 system to go along with it :-)

Carlo

Nate Edel wrote:

> In comp.sys.intel Yousuf Khan <ABCbjsk90DEF@ghihotmailjkl.com> wrote:
>
>>Not sure what the difference is between a "customer preview" and a beta,
>>but I guess since it's Microsoft, it really doesn't matter. :-)
>
>
> I think that just means they don't realistically expect any kind of bug
> reports back from customers.
>
> Plus when they used to do "betas" they often forgot to put time limits on...

AIUI, there will be a 360-day limit. Also, FWIW, they are also offering
a "WinAMD64" version of Server 2003.

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Mike Smith

"Yousuf Khan" <ABCbjsk90DEF@GHIhotmailJKL.com> wrote in message news:<86WTb.156695$fgk.80463@news01.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com>...
> Not sure what the difference is between a "customer preview" and a beta, but
> I guess since it's Microsoft, it really doesn't matter. :-)
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...ads/upgrade.asp
>
> Yousuf Khan


BTW, Anandtech has an interesting comparison of WinXP32 and WinXP64.


http://www.anandtech.com/systems/showdoc.html?i=1961