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Should I Use XP x64?
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Posted by: dtr
Hey ive got a brand new AMD64 system n ive downloaded XP x64 SP1 from microsoft and dual booted it along wiv XP n it seems to work fine,
only thing is i put it on same partition so things like IE have been replaced wiv the 64bit version that dont run but i jus copied it from the x86 programs folder n it work fine,
what i wanted to know was if its a good idea to format n just use Xp x64 as my main OS?
Drivers for my chipset and graphics card are available n my network works fine, so why not huh?
Anyone had any problems with anything not running? Games etc?
Posted by: taco_fox
is the final version out? I thought it was in beta until summer
Posted by: dtr
yeah its an evaluation copy i got from mcrosoft. 360 day trial
Posted by: redwench
probably not a good idea to use a beta OS solo, unless you dont mind formatting the drive and installing the standard whenever necessary.
Posted by: dtr
well ive got it dual booted at the moment but to use all my progs i have to install them one or the other i think. Dno if i'd actually see much performance improvement or not as at the mo ive not really got any issues wit performance anyway!
Posted by: Andy_ice
i used it, but it is annoying because you will need to find all different versions of the drivers you use
Posted by: dtr
yeah i tried it, i found it a bit funny. the desktop seemed a bit slow.
I downloaded the drivers for my graphics card and board, but i read somewher the benchmarks were slower in games, so maybe the drivers aint up2 standards.
anyhow i thought sod it and just use regular xp pro, why not?
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