ramik Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 (edited) I am building an Athlon 64 system, I have the choice to install Windows XP x64 (MSDN e-Academic license).reading around, i found that the x64 uses GPT (GUID Partition Table) instead of the normal MBR. and that to convert a disk to that system you need to do a destructive format.Currently I have two harddisks and both has a copy of WinXP SP2: one for everyday use and one for messing up with experiments, both disks have many partition with some that contain important data..so my question: how can I install Win XP x64? can i just format the OS partition during the install process? or do i need to prepare a complete empty hard disk to install x64 on?how did you install WinXP x64 on your systems?Articles I read includes:* http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/storage/GPT_FAQ.mspx: it contains a paragraph saying that WinXP x64 cannot boot from MBR disks.* http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=1910: while this one says it's straight forward installation in the same way as installing xp dualboot after win2000. Edited February 12, 2006 by ramik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 i just installed it on a partition i made for x64, just install it as you would 32bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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