Difference Between 64-bit And X64?
Aug 4, 2009
The "x64 Edition is not to be confused with the "64-bit Edition", Besides, just read the "Warning" on that page. Is this x64 edition a 32-bit hardware version of the 64-bit edition? Meaning, you require 32-bit hardware for this version to run, but the software has 64-bit capabilities. Or the x64 XP is like the XP 64-bit edition, but even heavier than the normal 64-bit Itanium sytem. (Because that fellow writes it requires Xeon and all that heavy stuff.
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Jan 3, 2006
I'm using W2K Pro for business
Are there any COMPELLING reasons at this point, Year 2006... to migrate from W2K Pro to XP Pro ?
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May 23, 2006
When building computers, opting for Windows XP Home saves you good money, money you can put into better computer parts (like that Thermaltake Armor Jr. case!). I'm building another computer, so does anyone know the differences between XP Home SP2 and XP Pro SP2, and if XP Pro is worth the extra $40-50?
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Feb 6, 2007
I received a message that I should update my computer to a 64 bit version rather than use the 32 bit version. I am not sure what this is or what it means. How will I benefit by updated to a higher version? I have Windows XP Media Centre Edition version 2002 service pack 2 AMD Athlon 64 X 2 dual core processor 3800.
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Aug 26, 2007
I have post about my keyboard and mouse not working for 2 days all over the net with no answers,I guess no one knows.Seems like reformat and clean install. This is my moms pc, Dell 2400 xp home service pack 2 512 ram 2.40 ghz Pentium 4 ht dual processors, 40 gb HDD mostly free.The key board were talking about here is the standard keyboard and mouse shipped with dell products when you don't get upgrades.It will work in set up and bios,also when I ran diagnostics it worked. I do not know how to load drivers,I tried to see if that would work.When windows loads up,no mouse or keyboard to move around. There must be a virus or something hanging it up. If I reload windows my disk is ser pac 1a, will that be ok? Even if I do repair ,it still gets rid of service pack 2,seems I read that.Correct? Can I do this without keyboard functions in windows? should because the only typing is in the setup,correct?
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Aug 4, 2007
I have just bought windows xp 2007 sp3, is this better than sp2? Should i install it? Is there any speacial way of installing it or simply put in cd and upgrade windows?
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Nov 26, 2006
I'm looking on Newegg right now, and see that there is a Retail version of Windows and an OEM version of Windows, but yet they fail to describe what comes in each one.So, which one should I buy? The Retail or the OEM? Money isn't an issue at this moment, so if the Retail is recommended, I could get it.
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Feb 9, 2009
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Feb 5, 2008
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Nov 29, 2007
we built our new gaming rig and would like to install WinXP Pro on it. I have seen at the Newegg site that there is a $40.- difference between WinXP Pro and the 64bit version. With this configuration, do you think that it's better to go with WinXP Pro 64 bit?
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Apr 30, 2010
My Laptop XP Pro with SP3 is totally different to the same on my PC, where I upgraded the Sp's as they came out. So the format is different between the two.I wanted to un-install my laptops version and install the version downloaded from MS, but I don't have the option to do so in Add/Remove on the Laptop as I do on the PC. Its listed, but no option to remove/uninstall.Can I un-install this SP3 in the registry or anyother way or could I just install my version and overwrite the current SP3.
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Feb 21, 2009
have a look at the size difference between, Used Space in C: properties i.e. 56.5GB and space used by all the files and folders in the root of C: with all the files visible i.e. 59.2 and 54.4 GB depending what u r comparing, is 2.7GB and -2.1GB Respectively I thinks my PC is on booz
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Aug 10, 2005
I am struggling with the best options for the LCD screen on my Dell laptop which has a NVIDIA GeForce2 Go video card.The ideal resolution setting for this video card and screen is apparently 1600 x 1200, but that makes things too small for me. So I learned about the dpi setting in Display PropertiesSettingsAdvanced screen. However since this magnifies things for the same resolution, I am not sure why that is better than just using a lower resolution or even what the difference between the 2 options is.
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Feb 21, 2007
I was hoping to get some opinions on how much improvement you would see if you would increase your RAM from 128MB to 256MB. We have a branch office who is connected via a vpn connection to our remote servers.The connection is 512 Kbps and they are connecting to a published application via Citrix and they also run locally on their systems Excel and a Web based email service.One of the employees decided to add another stick of 128MB RAM to their machine and they say it is significantly faster.They are proposing that they need to have more RAM added for all their systems now.I would imagine that the systems would be a little bit faster but not very noticeably faster.What do you guys believe?
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Aug 30, 2005
I'm just curious if what is ideal for file system when formatting a hard drive is it NTFS or FAT32 the OS is WinXP Pro. Please explain it to me in a way that I can easily understand the difference and importance of the two. Many thanks for any replies.
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Mar 5, 2007
What is the difference besides the price. Oem is 90.00 and retail is 199.00. Why?
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Mar 20, 2007
Whats the difference??? I just want to install an OS on my daughter's system (I'm building). There seems to be big price differences just looking at XP home. I thought I should stay with retail because I have so little expertise and thought the package would be more complete (less for me to be expected to know
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Aug 9, 2010
I'm looking to boost my computer performance in terms of speed. Simple question will an upgrade to windows 7 64bits make a difference? mainly for home enteraintment and gaming.
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Feb 25, 2006
Can anyone give a run down of the difference in these 2 files and what am I likely to be using with a new windoes x/p system.Also could I use both or am I using both at the minute I installed a new windows x/p and it gave me the choise of either fat or ntfs files to install on the system..Dont really understand what the difference is and what difference it would make to my sytem having one or the other.
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Jun 29, 2005
For years I shut down the computer every night, then turn it on in the morning, but some one told me I should just leave it on all the time and use the Hibernate feature under the Power options? I've never become familiar with this or the difference between Hibernate and Standby. I have ZoneAlarm Pro as a firewall, along with Earthlink, which stops span and scans for virus email before I can dl it, so I feel sort of save there, but am not sure about this. I also have an APC back up power supply to cover me against power failure, and it will save and shut all programs down and turn off the computer after waiting a few minutes. Is it better to leave the computer on all the time and have the HDs turn off after an hour or so, the monitor turn off, and then have the computer go to Hibernate mode, instead of rebooting each day?
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Mar 9, 2008
I have recently merged c & d drives and also had a prob installing nero but that is fixed. Now I have tried to use cameramate propix dvd wizard and it says there is no device. I have tried re-installing but that makes no difference and it s the same with nero that cannot find a device. I have usb plugged in and it says there is a new device, but not which one and I or it cannot find a driver. I am really stuck as I want to copy my video.
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Feb 9, 2007
So Microsoft has this new "Microsoft Update" thing you can install or whatever, which I guess is like Windows Update plus other updates for Microsoft products? I'm a bit leery of switching to that because it sounds like you end up letting Microsoft look at all the software on your computer, etc. Is that correct?
What's the benefit of it?
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Apr 14, 2005
Is there any difference between the primary and secondary IDE channels? I have my hard drive on secondary and my DVD 16X burner on primary. I tried this because when I put my DVD burner on secondary it would only get Multi-Word DMA mode 2 while the HDD got UDMA mode 5 on the primary. This is a new burner and capable of UDMA 4. After troubleshooting I switched channels and got UDMA mode 4 on the DVD burner when on the primary as master and still got UDMA mode 5 on the only HDD on the secondary as master. I don't understand the difference and the computer works fine and it appears I am getting the transfer modes I am supposed to.
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Sep 17, 2005
I have a retail version on xp pro which I slipstream it with sp2 Now my brother has a retail version of home which I also slipstream it with sp2 , My problem is I can't remember which copy is xp pro or home , Is there a way to find out what copy of windows is on a disc without having to install it ?
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Jul 24, 2009
I went to the market for some comp parts & asked the person what is cost(value) of
xp or vista now. I was surprised by the rate . He told me that vista cost nearly
65 us dollars on the other hand for xp 130 dollarsFor a new operating system like vista the price is very low when xp still rules, huh!Why is the difference ? Are all the people shifting from windows to mac or linux
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Aug 23, 2005
Can I do a full install over the top of the old code without having to delete partitions and reformat and all that good stuff? What I'm confused about is the word 'upgrade' install option. Sounds nearly worthless to me, because I bought the full XP Pro SP2 package CD. I just want to overwrite the entire os without doing a format at this time. I know it's best to re-partition and format, start from nothing, but my problems are not that bad, and I think a full install will fix them, where as the upgrade install seems to not cure the problems I'm having.
Problems being it's much slower executing programs than it used to be, even the display properties applet tends to hang sometimes. These problems are intermittent, and they tend to get much worse as the day wears on. I reboot once daily, the machine runs 24/7. If I don't reboot daily, the os becomes unstable and unbelievable things start to happen. Don't you just love it when MS say's (again) that THIS version of Windows will allow you to kill off a hung application task, when in fact it can't if the application crashes just right.
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Apr 21, 2008
I am trying to restore an HP PC that shipped with XP Home OEM. The restore disk is damaged and a few files in the i386 folder are unreadable. My ultimate goal is to reinstall XP home without purchasing another license because technically I still own the license, but the CD is damaged.
My question is. Is there a difference between the OEM version the HP used and the OEM version that I purchased with hardware? Is it possible to install my OEM version with the serial number on the PC?
I was also pondering trying to recreate the disk by replacing the damaged files in i386 folder with files from another version of home OEM using nlite.
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Dec 2, 2006
Could someone quickly tell me what is the difference, in lamens terms, and above all which is the best bang for my buck. I am about to buy a laptop and just cannot make a decision. 64 64 x 2 Core 2 Dual Core Core Duo
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Mar 21, 2005
This isnt really a problem but i was wondering if your page file size really makes a difference on performance. I tried to switch it up from 755MB to 900MB hoping it would make games run faster but it switched right back to 755.
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Sep 29, 2005
When you click Start>Search>All files and folders, there is a drop-down list of places to look in. Two of the items on that list are:
Local Hard Drives (C and
Local Disk (C
What is the difference between these two items?
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