Windows XP 64bit - Is it worth it??

BM · 15th February 2005

Gonna be putting my new system together tonight and I am not sure if I want to put the 64bit version on. It puts me off that its not the final version and that its limited to 360 days.

To anyone who has tried it, is it noticeably different? Also will I have problems finding drivers etc for it?

Cheers
BM

**BLUTO141** · 15th February 2005

Originally Posted by BitchMonkey

Gonna be putting my new system together tonight and I am not sure if I want to put the 64bit version on. It puts me off that its not the final version and that its limited to 360 days.

To anyone who has tried it, is it noticeably different? Also will I have problems finding drivers etc for it?

Cheers
BM

do ypu have a 64bit processor and motherboard if so give it a try, i am sure you can extend the 360 days,

**BertRoot** · 15th February 2005

Have you tried any previous versions of Windows before they were releaased as that may give you an idea as to whether to try this one or not. I did windows ME and was only impressed by the fact that M$ didn't take the money out of my account for it as the beta was a load of dross. If I was running a 64bit architecture I would be all over it like a cheap suit just to get an idea of how good it was.

**gunner** · 15th February 2005

I was considering getting it, but did some reading, and like all MS os's it is about as stable as a pensioner on rolerskates.

Will be interesting how good it is when it is actually a finished product (service pack 6 or something

).

**whatnow** · 15th February 2005

Originally Posted by BitchMonkey

limited to 360 days

does any installation of windows last that long, trial or not?

**Pegasus** · 15th February 2005

Originally Posted by shangrula

does any installation of windows last that long, trial or not?

One box right here running Win 2K server for the last 4 years & more without any hiccups at all.
The kids XP box at home has also survived 2 years without any problems either.

BM · 15th February 2005

Originally Posted by shangrula

does any installation of windows last that long, trial or not?

I got to 80 something weeks on my last xp install, and my work pc is at about 86 weeks and I have to trial all sorts of shite software on that

**whatnow** · 15th February 2005

i'm the only one who ****s their pc up all the time then?

to be fair it's less the case now that i've stopped testing random ideas out on them so maybe there is a link

**BertRoot** · 16th February 2005

Originally Posted by shangrula

i'm the only one who ****s their pc up all the time then?

Nah mine is on a quarterly rebuild cycle though the last build of the beast was June last year. It is in need of a rebuild now but I cannot be arsed doing it as the only thing wrong with it is that portable drives, be they my 80Gb portable HD or a USB key, cause a blue screen and a reboot. This is either in a hub or in any of the onboard USB2 ports.

**Rick Sanchez** · 16th February 2005

Who cares, u can download it for free from M$ takes less than an hour. Plus I got it and its faster than 32bit, but be warned not everything works on 64bit.

BM · 17th February 2005

Originally Posted by hilljd00

Who cares,

Well I care, thats why i asked :nowords:

Anyway I put it on and the 1st 2 apps I installed wouldnt work so I have gone back to 32bit XP untill 64bit XP is a bit more established.