Installing WinXP Pro on 64bit hardware

[Guest]

I have a question concerning installing WinXP Pro onto 64bit hardware. I
have a few peripherals (like everyone else) that don't yet have compatible
WinXP x64 drivers. HP PSC 1210v, all Logitech Input Devices (Keyboard, Mouse,
Webcam).

Is it fully compatible??? Will I notice performance increase over my old
32bit hardware??? I have just ordered the mobo, CPU, vid, and RAM so I
haven't been able to install them and test for myself, I wonder if anyone
else out there has accompished doing this successfully.

Thank you for your time.
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ASUS A8N-E
AMD Athlon 3800+ X2
1Gig Kingston RAM
PNY Geforce 6600GT 128MB PCI-e
Creative SB Live 5.1
80G Seagate-160G WD

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I have a question concerning installing WinXP Pro onto 64bit hardware. I
have a few peripherals (like everyone else) that don't yet have compatible
WinXP x64 drivers. HP PSC 1210v, all Logitech Input Devices (Keyboard, Mouse,
Webcam).

Is it fully compatible???

If you have an AMD Athlon64 or Intel EM64T processor, yes, the 32-bit
version of WinXP Pro will work just fine. If you have an older Intel
Itanium or Itanium II processor, you'll have to use the 64-bit version
of WinXP Pro that was specifically designed for those CPUs.

Will I notice performance increase over my old
32bit hardware???

There will be a very slight performance increase, but using a 32-bit OS
on 64-bit hardware means that you're essentially hobbling the computer.
Of course, at this point in time, it makes very little difference, as
there are currently so very few 64-bit applications to go along with the
64-bit OS.




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Bruce Chambers

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