Running a 32 bit XP Pro on a 64 bit box.

[ChrisR]

I'm probably going to buy a 64 bit box, but my copy of XP Pro is 32 bit.
From what Ive read, I will need to download the motheboard/ chipset drivers.
Any other gotchas or warnings anyone would care to share?

TIA, ChrisR

 

[Jon]

I'm probably going to buy a 64 bit box, but my copy of XP Pro is 32 bit.
From what Ive read, I will need to download the motheboard/ chipset
drivers.
Any other gotchas or warnings anyone would care to share?

TIA, ChrisR

You may get some good tips from reading the posts in

microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general

 

[Mike Brannigan]

I'm probably going to buy a 64 bit box, but my copy of XP Pro is 32
bit.
From what Ive read, I will need to download the motheboard/ chipset
drivers.
Any other gotchas or warnings anyone would care to share?

TIA, ChrisR

If you do not own the x64 (64-bit) version of Windows XP then you will
not have many issues.
Just remove XP from your current machine and install to the new system
As with any new PC you should make sure you have all the drivers you
need prior to installation.
NOTE: you are installing the x86 (32-bit) version on this new PC so
you only need the regular x86 (32-bit) drivers, which will be much
more readily available anyway.
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