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Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Requirements

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    sceptre
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    I assume it requires an IA-64/Merced processor as well?
    (or am I back in dunce-land?)


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    The Brigadier
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    Will it work on a Dual Pentium System?:D


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    SouperComputer
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    it wont work on a duailie because its written in 64bit code, the disk wont even boot. Already tried it :)


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    #5
    The Brigadier
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,549 ✭✭✭The Brigadier


    /sarcasm /sarcasm /sarcasm

    Sorry that was a joke, I've been having problems with my sarcasm filter though

    /sarcasm off /sarewsaf\fdg

    Damn sarcasm filter:D


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    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 91,761 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    1GB ram - just means it will take longer to run out of memory..
    Look at what they have dropped just to squeeze it into 1GB

    Also I don't care what uptime they claim for it - anything with IE has to be patched and rebooted at least once per fortnight if it is to be as secure as M$ can make it.

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    not included with Windows XP 64-Bit Edition

    (To be fair a lot of this is old dos code that should have been dropped in '95 at the latest)


    Highlights:

    Digital Media

    Digital video disc (DVD) video playback
    CD Recording
    Kodak Imaging Accessory <-- waste of space
    Windows Media™ Player
    DirectMusic®
    Microsoft TV Technologies for Windows®
    Video mixing renderer (VMR)
    NetMeeting®
    IEEE 1394 audio
    Fax


    Subsystems and Protocols

    Microsoft® MS-DOS® subsystem
    OS/2 subsystems
    16-bit subsystems
    Portable Operating System Interface for UNIX (POSIX) subsystem
    Legacy transport protocols
    (IPX/SPX) LAN and WAN
    AppleTalk Protocol LAN
    Services for Macintosh
    Data Link Control (DLC) LAN
    NetBIOS Enhanced User Interface (NetBEUI) LAN
    Service Advertising Protocol (SAP) Agent for Server
    Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) router
    Infrared Data Association (IrDA)
    Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
    Network BIOS (NetBIOS) gateway

    Mobile Computing features

    Hot docking/undocking
    PC Card
    IrDA
    Terminal Services client for Handheld PC
    Power Management
    System Restore
    The System Restore feature is not supported in Windows XP 64-Bit Edition.

    database engines and features - not included in Windows XP 64-Bit Edition; 32-bit versions of Microsoft Database Engine (MSDE) and Jet RED are included.

    Microsoft Database Engine (MSDE) 64-Bit
    Jet RED 64-Bit
    Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) Oracle provider
    MDAC Oracle driver
    MDAC Data Access Objects (DAOs)
    MDAC Visual FoxPro® Driver
    Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) Share

    ( I really like it - drop Oracle so you have to use M$SQL and then only give the punters 32 bit versions - cheeky - when you remember dB's are one major reason to go 1GB / 64 bit )


    But on the Plus side : Recovery Console can be run from the operating system CD
    So at least users of 98 will keep one feature...


    PS. if M$ say 1GB that means it won't boot on less - it is not what you need to RUN - it's what you need to Crawl ..


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