Windows XP professional 64

[Joe]

I have a HP Pavilion DV9420US Widescreen Notebook which has a AMD Turion 64
X2 processor TL-64 2.2GHZ, 1MB L2, 1600MHz FSB. My question is: would it be
advisable to change over to XP Professional X-64 Edition? I am currently
running XP Professional (I guess 32) with Office 2003.

 

[mikeyhsd]

if you do, it requires a CLEAN install of the 64 bit system.

unless you have a real need for the 64 bit processing there is probably no need.



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I have a HP Pavilion DV9420US Widescreen Notebook which has a AMD Turion 64
X2 processor TL-64 2.2GHZ, 1MB L2, 1600MHz FSB. My question is: would it be
advisable to change over to XP Professional X-64 Edition? I am currently
running XP Professional (I guess 32) with Office 2003.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I have a HP Pavilion DV9420US Widescreen Notebook which has a AMD
Turion 64 X2 processor TL-64 2.2GHZ, 1MB L2, 1600MHz FSB. My
question is: would it be advisable to change over to XP
Professional X-64 Edition? I am currently running XP Professional
(I guess 32) with Office 2003.

There should be no guessing... There is only one version of Windows XP
Professional x64 - and if you plan on moving to it - then you obvioulsy do
not have it now.

- How much memory do you have?
- Will all your programs (currently installed) work on a 64 bit OS? (Check
their support web pages.)
- Will all your hardware work in Windows XP x64? (Check their support web
pages.)
- What is it *you* hope to gain by going with a 64bit Windows XP
Professional vs your current setup?

 

[VanguardLH]

in message

I have a HP Pavilion DV9420US Widescreen Notebook which has a AMD
Turion 64
X2 processor TL-64 2.2GHZ, 1MB L2, 1600MHz FSB. My question is:
would it be
advisable to change over to XP Professional X-64 Edition? I am
currently
running XP Professional (I guess 32) with Office 2003.

So what does not function correctly now that you think moving to a
64-bit OS will fix?

Are you prepared for migrating to 64-bit? If you were, you would have
done your own research and would not be asking for permission here.
You'll need to check if all your hardware has 64-bit drivers. Some of
your applications won't run under 64-bit Windows; check the system
requirements for all your current applications and any that you plan
to use. Plan on continuing to play games or are you going to abandon
those?

You could split the hard disk into multiple partitions, make another
as a primary partition, use multibooting to choose which OS to boot,
and install WinXP x64 in another partition to play with it there
without losing your current setup.

There is a reason why all the new desktop and laptops, even when they
have 64-bit hardware, come preinstalled with the 32-bit version of
Vista: to reduce tech support calls for hardware and applications that
don't work.

Don't be asking us whether or not migrating from 32-bit to 64-bit will
help you. Only you know your hardware and software configuration and
what you will need to do for the migration regarding drivers and
software upgrades or purchases.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I have a HP Pavilion DV9420US Widescreen Notebook which has a AMD Turion 64
X2 processor TL-64 2.2GHZ, 1MB L2, 1600MHz FSB. My question is: would it be
advisable to change over to XP Professional X-64 Edition? I am currently
running XP Professional (I guess 32) with Office 2003.

The advantage of running a 64-bit version of Windows exist only if you
also run 64-bit applications under it. Bear in mind that there are
very few such applications available yet. If you are presently running
32-bit Windows, you don't have any 64-bit applications, so to achieve
any advantage, you not only have to replace Windows, but also your
applications, *if* (and that's a big "if") 64-bit versions exist.

Also note that you will need 64-bit drivers for all your hardware.
Those drivers may not all be available, especially if some of your
hardware is a few years old. So it's possible that you might also have
to replace things like your printer, scanner, etc.

So the answer to your question is that it's probably a very poor idea
right now. That will undoubtedly change in a few years, but for now,
64-bit Windows mostly means extra trouble and expense for little or no
benefit.

 

[Joe]

All,
I want to thank you all for your responce. I have learned a lot in a couple
of days. The idea of switching over to a 64 system is not something I am
ready to attempt yet. As was said, maybe in a couple of years. The system I
have right now is fine, I was just wondering if there was any advantage. I'm
always looking for better ways to do things and improve them.
Again, THANK YOU ALL for your priceless input.
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Thank you for your help,
Joe