AMD 64 bit processors

[DeweyBad]

Does Microsoft have available updates for the AMD 64 bit
products ?

Like the motherboards and CPU's

 

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

Currently, there is no version of the XP OS compatible with the AMD 64 chip
but there is expected to be one available shortly. I cannot give you a time
frame as we've heard nothing though one report had available by the end of
the year, at the moment, given we've seen nothing, that's not likely.

However, it is my understanding, the AMD chip emulates a 32-bit environment,
hence most currently compatible apps and the OS should be compatible. You
might want to check some AMD boards on the subject or contact tech support
of the some of the items of interest, motherboards, CPU, etc.

 

[Yves Leclerc]

AMD states that the regular Windows XP version (32 bit) can run on AMD 64s,
then your staement thet "tkere is no version of XP OS compatible with AMD
64..." is false.

MS is coming out with 64 bit XP, first for the Intel 64 chips then thee AMD
64s. The Intel 64 XP OS is in beta and the AMD has no time frame"

Y.

 

[Lorne Smith]

Hmm... I think you'll find that the Intel Itanium version is already
available (to system builders) and there is already a beta for the AMD 64bit
CPU's...

Lorne

 

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

Not false, just poorly worded.

There is no version of XP that was designed for the AMD 64 processor at this
time and that was what I meant. If you bothered to read the rest of my post
you would have noted that I stated "The AMD chip emulates a 32-bit
environment, hence most currently available apps and the OS should be
compatible."

Further, it appeared the OP was not asking if XP would run on the AMD-64 but
asking if product would be available to take advantage of that environment.
Difficult to say from the wording of the OP but asking if updates for the
AMD 64-bit products such as motherboards and CPUs would be available would
seem to imply he was not strictly looking for products that would run on
that platform so much as product that would take advantage of that
environment.

Nonetheless, for the sake of clarity I didn't mean to imply that XP was not
compatible, only that it was not designed for a 64-bit processor.

 

[Frank]

What is this????????

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bit/howtobuy/default.asp


in message : Not false, just poorly worded.
:
: There is no version of XP that was designed for the AMD 64 processor
at this
: time and that was what I meant. If you bothered to read the rest of
my post
: you would have noted that I stated "The AMD chip emulates a 32-bit
: environment, hence most currently available apps and the OS should
be
: compatible."
:
: Further, it appeared the OP was not asking if XP would run on the
AMD-64 but
: asking if product would be available to take advantage of that
environment.
: Difficult to say from the wording of the OP but asking if updates
for the
: AMD 64-bit products such as motherboards and CPUs would be available
would
: seem to imply he was not strictly looking for products that would
run on
: that platform so much as product that would take advantage of that
: environment.
:
: Nonetheless, for the sake of clarity I didn't mean to imply that XP
was not
: compatible, only that it was not designed for a 64-bit processor.
:
: --
: Michael Solomon MS-MVP
: Windows Shell/User
: Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
: DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
:
: : > AMD states that the regular Windows XP version (32 bit) can run on
AMD
: 64s,
: > then your staement thet "tkere is no version of XP OS compatible
with AMD
: > 64..." is false.
: >
: > MS is coming out with 64 bit XP, first for the Intel 64 chips then
thee
: AMD
: > 64s. The Intel 64 XP OS is in beta and the AMD has no time frame"
: >
: > Y.
: >
: > "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" <user@#notme.com>
wrote in
: > message : > > Currently, there is no version of the XP OS compatible with the
AMD 64
: > chip
: > > but there is expected to be one available shortly. I cannot
give you a
: > time
: > > frame as we've heard nothing though one report had available by
the end
: of
: > > the year, at the moment, given we've seen nothing, that's not
likely.
: > >
: > > However, it is my understanding, the AMD chip emulates a 32-bit
: > environment,
: > > hence most currently compatible apps and the OS should be
compatible.
: You
: > > might want to check some AMD boards on the subject or contact
tech
: support
: > > of the some of the items of interest, motherboards, CPU, etc.
: > >
: > > --
: > > Michael Solomon MS-MVP
: > > Windows Shell/User
: > > Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
: > > DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
: > >
message
: > > : > > > Does Microsoft have available updates for the AMD 64 bit
: > > > products ?
: > > >
: > > > Like the motherboards and CPU's
: > >
: > >
: >
: >
:
:

 

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

If you read the page it is specifically for the Intel 64-bit Itanium
Processor. It is not meant for the AMD-64 bit processor.