windows xp 64 bit

[radar]

hi everyone,i have a amd ath 64 bit pros.running xp home,but would like to get xp pro 64 bit op system.i read that some 32 bit programs wont work.is anyone running 64 bit windows or knows anything about it.any input would be great.thanks :)

[dani82]

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bit/evaluation/upgrade.mspx

[radar]

hi dani82

thanks for your reply.i have already read that link,thanks anyway.is thier someone running the 64 bit windows.

[Joe Fenton]

Depends on the program. If it accesses inner Windows structures and devices like a CD/DVD burning proggy or a Firewall, it probably won't work, or at least not completely. Everything else works perfectly.

[radar]

hi joe fenton,thanks for your reply.are you running a 64 bit windows and if so has your spd increased.what can you gain.

[Joe Fenton]

I run Windows XP Pro, XP64, and (mostly) Fedora Core 3 64bit. XP64 feels faster as far as the interface goes. There's not much 64bit software, so I can't say what kind of speed you get there. Most 32bit software seems identical to when run under XP Pro (32bit). I ran a variety of games. They all worked fine and seemed to be either the same speed, or a little faster. 32bit video codecs installed and worked fine in XP64, with videos playing normally. Since you are limited to the framerate of the video, you won't notice any speed difference.

[radar]

hey joe,thanks alot for your info.what is fedora core 3 64bit? also can you load xp64 with out uninstalling home first. thanks

[guada 2]

Eh Joe, Fedora core 3 is not this the continuity of the distribution of RedHat (LINUX).
Can you specify your thought, please.

Thank you.

[Joe Fenton]

Fedora Core 3 is the latest desktop version of RedHat Linux. Although RedHat doesn't directly support it, it's maintained by RedHat employees and is on RedHat's servers, so it's kind of a moot point. ;)

I had XP Pro installed originally, then installed XP64 to the partition after the one XP Pro is in. I didn't try to install over top of XP Pro as I wanted to keep XP Pro in case XP64 had trouble.

I then got two SATA drives which I have setup as RAID0 that I installed FC3 onto. Well, the root directory is not RAID as FC3 won't boot off RAID, but /usr, /var, and /home are all RAID0, so most everything gets a nice boost.

[guada 2]

It's super Joe.
I am not an expert in LINUX but I find that Aurox 10.1 is more succeeded that Fedora core 3 and that its options are nearer of the portable computer that a stationary computer.. (it was only a parenthesis).

Bye ;)

[radar]

thanks joe for your reply.did you get your win 64 bit from the windows website (trial).if so how did you install it.it said i had to make a boot disk with the download.i did using nero bootdisk option,then rebooted my comp with the disk in.then it went into a dos mode.from here im lost,can you help. :confused:

[Joe Fenton]

radar: Yes, I got the CD ISO from the MS trial page. It's an ISO CDROM image. Just use Nero or CDRWin or Alcohol or Clone CD to write a disc image. This CD is bootable - just set the system to boot from the CDROM before the harddrive and it will boot into the XP64 installer. It won't install from DOS.

guada 2: Never heard of Aurox before. I'm always on the look-out for a good distro, so I'll download it and give it a try. So far, my favorites are Fedora Core 3 and Ubuntu.

EDIT: I checked and Aurox doesn't seem to have an 64bit distro.

[radar]

hi joe,thanks again.

i checked the windows info,cant find how to set my system to boot off cd rom befor the hard drive.using win xp home.

[Joe Fenton]

Originally posted by radar
i checked the windows info,cant find how to set my system to boot off cd rom befor the hard drive.using win xp home.

It's not part of Windows, it's part of the computer's BIOS. You need to go into the BIOS and change the boot priority. This should be described in the computer's user manual. Generally, you hit the "Del" key when you first turn on the computer. On some computers, it's "F1", and on others it's "Esc". Usually, the first display is the BIOS POST status and tells you which key to hit to enter the BIOS setup.

Once in the BIOS setup, the boot priority is usually in the Advanced CMOS Setup. You normally use the cursor (arrow) keys to move to the setting and change it using the PageUp and PageDown keys.