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Convert XP Pro 32bit to 64bit
What is the cheapest way to do this?
Is it a straight forward thing to do? This is for a friend of mine with a desktop unit. It is an HP DC7700 with 4GIG mem, 2.13 gigahertz Intel Core 2 Duo 64bit dual processor and 160gig HD. Thanks Buffalo |
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Convert XP Pro 32bit to 64bit
On 11/15/2013 1:52 PM, Buffalo wrote:
What is the cheapest way to do this? Is it a straight forward thing to do? This is for a friend of mine with a desktop unit. It is an HP DC7700 with 4GIG mem, 2.13 gigahertz Intel Core 2 Duo 64bit dual processor and 160gig HD. Thanks Buffalo AFAIK, there is no conversion. A fresh install of Windows XP 64-bit is required. But why bother without increasing the RAM? GR |
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Convert XP Pro 32bit to 64bit
Ghostrider wrote:
On 11/15/2013 1:52 PM, Buffalo wrote: What is the cheapest way to do this? Is it a straight forward thing to do? This is for a friend of mine with a desktop unit. It is an HP DC7700 with 4GIG mem, 2.13 gigahertz Intel Core 2 Duo 64bit dual processor and 160gig HD. Thanks Buffalo AFAIK, there is no conversion. A fresh install of Windows XP 64-bit is required. But why bother without increasing the RAM? GR And a second reason for not doing it, is WinXP SP2 x64, sucks. Check the old reviews on Newegg. Many of the people who bought that OS, weren't happy with it. Back then, the driver situation was pretty bad. And I don't think Microsoft put that much effort into updates. Some Wikipedia article, says it's based on a server OS, with the necessary desktop features added back in. If you actually wanted a 64 bit OS, something later would be recommended. Vista SP2 or Windows 7 SP1 in x64 would be OK. I don't know if I'd be recommending Windows 8 to anyone, as a serious alternative. It leaks like a sieve, in terms of personal information, and needs a lot of user attention to details, to "make a good OS out of it". It's a constant battle to protecting your privacy. Paul |
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Convert XP Pro 32bit to 64bit
Per Paul:
If you actually wanted a 64 bit OS, something later would be recommended. Vista SP2 or Windows 7 SP1 in x64 would be OK. I just installed Windows 7 SP1 on my new box. Speaking as a die-hard XP Pro holdout - who vowed *never* to leave XP until I absolutely had to - I would say that Windows 7 is livable. Several PITA factors compared to XP, but nothing that I would call a deal breaker. OTOH, I don't know how much is the new CPU and how much is 64-bit and 8 gigs of RAM, but I've got video transcoding apps that run a *lot* faster now. I think my "Pro" copy of 7 was about $150. -- Pete Cresswell |
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Convert XP Pro 32bit to 64bit
On 11/16/2013 09:57 AM, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per Paul: If you actually wanted a 64 bit OS, something later would be recommended. Vista SP2 or Windows 7 SP1 in x64 would be OK. I just installed Windows 7 SP1 on my new box. Speaking as a die-hard XP Pro holdout - who vowed *never* to leave XP until I absolutely had to - I would say that Windows 7 is livable. Several PITA factors compared to XP, but nothing that I would call a deal breaker. OTOH, I don't know how much is the new CPU and how much is 64-bit and 8 gigs of RAM, but I've got video transcoding apps that run a *lot* faster now. I think my "Pro" copy of 7 was about $150. I built an XP-64 for my wife many years ago and had no problem at all with it...however with support about to be ended I see no point in trying to go with it now. All you'd gain is a little RAM and an entire fresh install would be needed. I'd leave things as they are or else go with the 64bit version of Win7. |
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wrote: I think my "Pro" copy of 7 was about $150. NewEgg has Win 7 Pro OEM for $140, retail for $270. Home Premium OEM is $100, retail $200. Ultimate OEM $190, retail $320. Prices for 32- and 64-bit versions are the same. -- St. Paul, MN |
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Convert XP Pro 32bit to 64bit
On 15/11/2013 21:52, Buffalo wrote:
What is the cheapest way to do this? Is it a straight forward thing to do? This is for a friend of mine with a desktop unit. It is an HP DC7700 with 4GIG mem, 2.13 gigahertz Intel Core 2 Duo 64bit dual processor and 160gig HD. Thanks Buffalo The only way is to reinstall a fresh copy on a 64bit machine but as somebody pointed out, it is not worth it because most of the software for Windows XP are still 32 bit and so they can't see your additional memory greater than 3GB. I would jump directly to Windows 8.1 and buy all the new software packages that are 64 bits. -- Good Guy Website: http://mytaxsite.co.uk Website: http://html-css.co.uk Email: http://mytaxsite.co.uk/contact-us |
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Convert XP Pro 32bit to 64bit
"Buffalo" wrote in message ...
What is the cheapest way to do this? Is it a straight forward thing to do? This is for a friend of mine with a desktop unit. It is an HP DC7700 with 4GIG mem, 2.13 gigahertz Intel Core 2 Duo 64bit dual processor and 160gig HD. Thanks Buffalo Thanks to all that replied. He will leave it as is. He just installed Linux Mint Cinnamon 15 32bit as the second OS with dual boot. Thanks to all again -- Buffalo |
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Convert XP Pro 32bit to 64bit
On 11/17/2013 12:02 AM, Buffalo wrote:
"Buffalo" wrote in message ... What is the cheapest way to do this? Is it a straight forward thing to do? This is for a friend of mine with a desktop unit. It is an HP DC7700 with 4GIG mem, 2.13 gigahertz Intel Core 2 Duo 64bit dual processor and 160gig HD. Thanks Buffalo Thanks to all that replied. He will leave it as is. He just installed Linux Mint Cinnamon 15 32bit as the second OS with dual boot. Thanks to all again With Linux, you can install a PAE kernel if you want to make use of the full 4 gigs of RAM. (Probably not necessary though.) |
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Convert XP Pro 32bit to 64bit
"philo " wrote in message ...
On 11/17/2013 12:02 AM, Buffalo wrote: "Buffalo" wrote in message ... What is the cheapest way to do this? Is it a straight forward thing to do? This is for a friend of mine with a desktop unit. It is an HP DC7700 with 4GIG mem, 2.13 gigahertz Intel Core 2 Duo 64bit dual processor and 160gig HD. Thanks Buffalo Thanks to all that replied. He will leave it as is. He just installed Linux Mint Cinnamon 15 32bit as the second OS with dual boot. Thanks to all again With Linux, you can install a PAE kernel if you want to make use of the full 4 gigs of RAM. (Probably not necessary though.) Thanks for that. I will pass it on. I think he is satisfied with just using the 3.2GB that I think it uses without any help. -- Buffalo |
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On 11/16/2013 2:57 AM, Paul wrote:
Ghostrider wrote: On 11/15/2013 1:52 PM, Buffalo wrote: What is the cheapest way to do this? Is it a straight forward thing to do? This is for a friend of mine with a desktop unit. It is an HP DC7700 with 4GIG mem, 2.13 gigahertz Intel Core 2 Duo 64bit dual processor and 160gig HD. Thanks Buffalo AFAIK, there is no conversion. A fresh install of Windows XP 64-bit is required. But why bother without increasing the RAM? GR And a second reason for not doing it, is WinXP SP2 x64, sucks. Check the old reviews on Newegg. Many of the people who bought that OS, weren't happy with it. Back then, the driver situation was pretty bad. And I don't think Microsoft put that much effort into updates. Some Wikipedia article, says it's based on a server OS, with the necessary desktop features added back in. If you actually wanted a 64 bit OS, something later would be recommended. Vista SP2 or Windows 7 SP1 in x64 would be OK. I don't know if I'd be recommending Windows 8 to anyone, as a serious alternative. It leaks like a sieve, in terms of personal information, and needs a lot of user attention to details, to "make a good OS out of it". It's a constant battle to protecting your privacy. Paul I tend to disagree, Once Xp x64 is upgraded to sp2 its not bad. It served me well as an introduction to x64, But I started using it about 5 years ago, when More Work was done for drivers. So more were available to be had then. |
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