Windows XP 64

[CCC]

Is there any version of Windows XP 64bit that is backwards compatible with 32bit applications as i have too many 32bit apps that i can not replace but i want to go 64bit. Any ideas, thank you.

[elscorpio]

Windows xp 64 bit can run any program for win xp 32 bit, they simply run in 32 emulated mode, you can see it in the taskmanager.

BUT, if the program require drivers, these drivers must exist for 64 bit windows for the program to run.


I am running 64 bit win xp as my primary OS, and i have 32 bit windows as secondary, but i rarely use win xp 32 bit

firewall and antivirus is another problem area with 64 xp. But they exist. i use comodo firewall and avast antivirus.

Terragen runs fine in win xp 64 bit.

The following problems i have not been able to resolve yet.

- no 64 bit driver for my printer
- iTunes, it's actually because of quicktime, for some reason the installation of quicktime fails.

Of course you should check if there is 64 bit drivers for all the devices you want to work in winxp 64 bit. Perhaps a good place to start is your motherboard drivers and graphic card drivers.

[CCC]

Windows xp 64 bit can run any program for win xp 32 bit, they simply run in 32 emulated mode, you can see it in the taskmanager.

BUT, if the program require drivers, these drivers must exist for 64 bit windows for the program to run.


I am running 64 bit win xp as my primary OS, and i have 32 bit windows as secondary, but i rarely use win xp 32 bit

firewall and antivirus is another problem area with 64 xp. But they exist. i use comodo firewall and avast antivirus.

Terragen runs fine in win xp 64 bit.

The following problems i have not been able to resolve yet.

- no 64 bit driver for my printer
- iTunes, it's actually because of quicktime, for some reason the installation of quicktime fails.

Of course you should check if there is 64 bit drivers for all the devices you want to work in winxp 64 bit. Perhaps a good place to start is your motherboard drivers and graphic card drivers.

Nifty.

I use Comodo myself as well and NOD-32 as well.

I try and not use Quicktime but in fact i have Quicktime alternative so perhaps that might work well.

I am planning on upgrading all of my hardware soon anyways so i can adapt to the drivers then.

Thank you kindly for the reply.

[andytw]

Nod 32 (and Eset's Smart Security) are available in 64-bit versions that will run on XP/Vista/Win 7.

If you are upgrading your hardware then you should consider Windows 7 64-bit as ongoing (driver) support should be better than for XP64.

In most cases Windows 7 will work with Vista drivers which also helps.
I've been running Win 7 RC 64 bit since it was made available and the only driver I haven't found is for the onboard wireless on my 5 year old mother board, but there's no driver for XP64 either.

[neuspadrin]

Vista 64bit has been very nice to me.  Everything 32bit has worked basically.

Only few exceptions to being able to use 32bit stuff:

- Firewall
- Antivirus
- Drivers

For Firewall/antivirus I use kaspersky because (at least as of a few years ago) Zone alarm and free antiviruses such as avg or avast didn't have 64bit editions (or working free ones).  So I finally paid for my antivirus.

And for drivers, as long as your hardware is pretty recent there almost always should be offerings of 64bit out there.  Sometimes you might need to go to the hardware manufacture instead though (Like if you have a dell computer, dell's drivers might only show 32bit available.  But lets say you need graphics drivers, you could go straight to nvidia or ati's website and download 64bit there usually)

[PG]

Yeah, when you're installing (Vista and 7 64bit at least) they'll ask you to install in Program Files (x86) rather than just Program Files. As long as you do that it'll be fine. I had an old program that was really fussy about being installed anywhere other than Program Files and it wouldn't work unless it was in (x86). Annoyed the hell out of me that did.

[rcallicotte]

I can do anything on Windows XP 64 - games, TG2, Modo, etc.

[CCC]

I can do anything on Windows XP 64 - games, TG2, Modo, etc.

Good to know.      Hopefully i can upgrade soon.