Whats the difference between.....

[Moon]

Whats the difference between Windows XP Professional and Windows XP
Professional X64? Is this a upgrade or a whole different Windows Program?

[ms_dude]

same prog but different hardware ... 64 bit that is ...

"Moon" > wrote in message
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> Whats the difference between Windows XP Professional and Windows XP
> Professional X64? Is this a upgrade or a whole different Windows Program?

[Kyuzo]

XP Professional x64:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/64bit/russel_x64faq.mspx

"Moon" > wrote in message
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> Whats the difference between Windows XP Professional and Windows XP
> Professional X64? Is this a upgrade or a whole different Windows Program?

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Moon wrote:

> Whats the difference between Windows XP Professional and Windows XP
> Professional X64? Is this a upgrade or a whole different Windows
> Program?


The X64 version is not an upgrade but a different version, designed to run
on a 64-bit computer. Unless you have such a 64-bit computer, it's useless
to you. Most people have 32-bit computers, although 64-bit ones are becoming
more popular.


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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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