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will there be a problem running windows XP with an Athlon 64 2800 ?
just wondering because i see some 64/32 compatibility things listed on the
processors and didnt want to have an O/S not work because the CPU architecture won't jive... thx,eric |
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"eric" wrote in message
ink.net... just wondering because i see some 64/32 compatibility things listed on the processors and didnt want to have an O/S not work because the CPU architecture won't jive... thx,eric Should be fine - that's the elegance of AMD's solution 64 Bit compatibility with excellent 32 bit performance and stability. There are still problems with the trial/beta version of WinXP64 because some HW producers do not supply 64 Bit compatible drivers. BillL |
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If I a'lready have XP is the winXP64 a free download from microsoft ?
"BillL" wrote in message k... "eric" wrote in message ink.net... just wondering because i see some 64/32 compatibility things listed on the processors and didnt want to have an O/S not work because the CPU architecture won't jive... thx,eric Should be fine - that's the elegance of AMD's solution 64 Bit compatibility with excellent 32 bit performance and stability. There are still problems with the trial/beta version of WinXP64 because some HW producers do not supply 64 Bit compatible drivers. BillL |
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i don't think so.It will be a new operating system
-- Steve H "eric" wrote in message nk.net... If I a'lready have XP is the winXP64 a free download from microsoft ? "BillL" wrote in message k... "eric" wrote in message ink.net... just wondering because i see some 64/32 compatibility things listed on the processors and didnt want to have an O/S not work because the CPU architecture won't jive... thx,eric Should be fine - that's the elegance of AMD's solution 64 Bit compatibility with excellent 32 bit performance and stability. There are still problems with the trial/beta version of WinXP64 because some HW producers do not supply 64 Bit compatible drivers. BillL |
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