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November 5th, 2005 22:00
Why does is this OS on the Market?
Who was the crackhead who decided XP x64 was ready for primetime?
I mean, really: how sadistic do you have to be to pre-install an OS for which hardware drivers are almost impossible to find?
I'm reading PlanetAMD64.com trying to find a wireless network card (ANY wireless network card!) that will work with Windows XP x64. Turns out none of the retail giants (D-Link, Netgear, LinkSys...) have x64 drivers for their cards. I've taken three wifi cards out of the box, failed at the installation because the drivers are not x64 compatible. Return to the store and try again.
People on PlanetAMD64.com are suggesting downloading drivers from sub-manufacturers (like Ralink), which works if you can figure out the supply chain of that box on the shelf at Fry's. Others are trying ANY x64 driver they can find. Some are customizing drivers by hand, just like any other home user would do. :smileymad:
Oh, sure, I'm sure it's great fun for developers but this is not a consumer-ready product. I can't go to the store and buy a WinXP product and say "Yep, this'll work." I can't get the drivers to make it work from manufacturers. And there's no easy way to identify which products WILL work.
This is worse than Linux. Simply unacceptable.
Now how can I roll back to x32 and get some work done? I don't suppose Dell will send me the disks?
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bob_c_b
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November 22nd, 2005 13:00
pyates2104
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January 13th, 2006 09:00
There is some need for 64 bit XP in the market but this is usually confined to High end CAD users and specialist application users who wish to have more addressable memory space. I would not recommend (nor would MS) normal end users installing xp 64.
You must realize why the xp 64 os it there...... because we now have 64 bit cpu's. Most users with 64 bit CPU's are not using them fully as the vast majority of software is written for 32 bit and cannot utilize the full potential of a 64 bit CPU. 64 bit processing enables a vast expansion in the available memory address for applications, this in theory will mean applications will be able to use 8gb + (if you have the hardware to support it) of RAM. Windows page file size could also be substantially larger leading to UNIX type performance in the handling of memory by windows. (currently windows will bug out at about 1.5 Gb memory usage if you have 2 gb installed, swapping (using the page file) will start and everything will crash a short time later. When it comes to CAD applications using Gb and sometimes Tb data sets the extra memory handling capabilities are very useful.
As far as a user at home is concerned, don't use win xp 64 bit unless you have an application that can use it.
BillyT2003
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April 28th, 2006 01:00
I selected the Windows XP Professional x64 Edition operating system on purpose, soley because I'm a professional Windows software developer and wanted to learn about and use the new 64-bit API commands in Visual Studio .NET.