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XP PRO X64 OS

(DC)DEMONSLAYER — GMT

Well, I'm gonna venture into uncharted territory. In a week or so, I will be loading MS Windows XP Pro X64 on my computer. Are any of you using it now? If so, what problems did you have, if any?

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BotFodder — GMT

Aside from driver support for esoteric things like an old USB video camera or a USB to Serial converter, nothing, really. UT 2004's 64bit version's Text To Voice doesn't appear to work. Everything else is good to go. Honestly though I don't notice a significant performance jump between the two. If you really want an adventure (make sure you have sufficient backups of your computer system) go to http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/ and you can try Vista's RC1 (32 bit or 64 bit) for free.

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Moof — GMT

I hear the 64 bit versions of windows can use more RAM than the 32 bit versions' 2 gig limit. No verificaiton for that, though.

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(DC)DEMONSLAYER — GMT

HOLY MACKEREL, Bot...............I went to the Vista RC1 site and gasped, the ISO download with my 6mbps cable will be 3 or more hours. I heard the os was bloated, but I never dreamed that much!!!!!!

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BotFodder — GMT

Limit on 32 bit XP is actually around 3.25GB (I have 4 installed, but only 3.25 is seen by Windows according to my System Properties; do a Google or two and you'll see many explanations why). XP 64 bit sees all 4 GB - dunno what it's practical limit is (could probably Google for that too though).

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Moof — GMT

XP Pro SP2 sees all 4 of mine (msinfo32), but it only actually uses 3.00 from what I can see in Performance tab of Windows Task Manager and in system properties.

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Moof — GMT

Windows Vista Advisor sez I'm fine for Ultimate, save a TV tuner card, my current sound card drivers, and my current Java install. Think I should take the plunge?

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(DC)DEMONSLAYER — GMT

Moof, why don't you take the plunge. Keep everyone updated in the forums on any problems you may encounter but remember that the link that Bot gave is the final beta version of Vista. I've already bought the X64 os so I want to give it a try prior to any upgrade to Vista. Rest assured that I will be upgrading to Vista when Halo 2 (for the pc) comes out as I understand that it will only play on the Vista os.

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(DC)DEMONSLAYER — GMT

OK, have loaded XP Pro X64.......one problem tho. I cannot seem to get the ActiveX programs to work. Any suggestions?

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PhoenixFire — GMT

(DC)DEMONSLAYER wrote:

Moof, why don't you take the plunge. Keep everyone updated in the forums on any problems you may encounter but remember that the link that Bot gave is the final beta version of Vista.

Final beta eh? My friend got this error on that version...

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Moof — GMT

OOH OOH I have one of those on my door at work :D It was from a corrupted install of Exchange 2003. It says "The operation could not be completed because of the following error: The operation completed successfully."

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(DC)DEMONSLAYER — GMT

That scares the bejesus out of me.

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Spike — GMT

32-bit should be able to see 4GB (2^32 = 4.295GB) - it maybe an SP2 issue on XP (32-bit server version sees it just fine)

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ECHO — GMT

PhoenixFire wrote:

Final beta eh? My friend got this error on that version...

LOL that just made my day

XP PRO X64 OS

supertoast — GMT

I'm not very fond of that gosh darn advisor thing... kinda wishing I hadn't installed it now.

XP PRO X64 OS

Moof — GMT

supertoast wrote:

I'm not very fond of that gosh darn advisor thing... kinda wishing I hadn't installed it now.

Whysofor?

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InsaneManiac — GMT

I'm taking the Linux Ubuntu plunge in the following months. I honestly think down at the core level, Windows Vista is a better overall system, but rather than have all that "bloatware" on, Vista could become something good. I honestly think though, the guys at the MPAA and RIAA are going a tad overboard with the DRM and HDCP. It's kinda overkill for the extremes their going through. But moving on, Windows Vista's driver model is a serious improvement in terms of gaming. I'm actually glad that Microsoft had the gamer in mind, along with other people when they designed Vista. Sadly, Windows Aero is something I am not going to touch. Honestly, am I going to need to move my screens in 3D mode? I think not. There is no real use for it unless your trying to do something abstract. All in all, give Vista a couple of years before it starts to go mainstream.

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(DC)DEMONSLAYER — GMT

Well, the new os is loaded. I am still having problems with the ActiveX downloads as the X64 is not allowing them and it will not allow me to load my Macafee suite. However, it seems that when I play, I'm moving faster and the gameplay is smoother and the graphics are more like a movie.