hougtimo Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Hi,I decided to try out XP64, so I downloaded the 180day trial from ms. Now i was very dissappointed. Several files could not be copied during the installation process, and once installed it moans about not being able to load the local profile. If that isnt bad enough, all the window borders look distorted with themes enabled, they are very thin. The start menu does not work (when you mouseover 'all programs' nothing happens), its slow, boot up time is literally 3mins (). I thought maybe it was a bad download, so i redownloaded, but the same problem was still there. I use Vista and it's less buggy than this!HougTimo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbm Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 My experience wasn't as bad as yours. But I decided to go back to32bit XP because some of my drivers didn't have 64bit support.Otherwise it was OK. I'm running a Asus K8N-E DLX 3000+ with 2GB RAMI tried it with 1GB and noticed a slow down in programs loading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hougtimo Posted April 30, 2006 Author Share Posted April 30, 2006 My experience wasn't as bad as yours. But I decided to go back to32bit XP because some of my drivers didn't have 64bit support.Otherwise it was OK. I'm running a Asus K8N-E DLX 3000+ with 2GB RAMI tried it with 1GB and noticed a slow down in programs loading.Same mobo as me although mine is a 3200+ and only 1GB RAM. I tried Server 2003 64 yesterday and it is quite good - much better than xp64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitroshift Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 I'm running x64 without problems. maybe some files got corrupted durind download. try a new download and fresh install. also, did you format the partition and do a clean install? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hougtimo Posted April 30, 2006 Author Share Posted April 30, 2006 Yeah. I have downloaded it twice and done two full installs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitroshift Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 Yeah. I have downloaded it twice and done two full installshave you formatted the destination partition though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hougtimo Posted April 30, 2006 Author Share Posted April 30, 2006 yes, i did during setup (textmode) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbolt 2864 Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 Mine ran fine, except I didn't like it because I didn't have 64 bit drivers. I would use it if x64 bit Windows supported all 32 bit devices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 i love x64 so much. runs alot better. all my drivers work fine, lucky for me. and comined with nlite it is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbrit Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 Built an XP Pro 64 for a client as a small server. Used a purchased 64 Pro (OEM).Looks great and is very fast, no problems with the display.Gigabyte 945Pro MB with ICR7R RAID2 gig DDR2/6672 x Hitachi SATA2 in RAIDI agree that drivers are a problem for older scanners, etc. Anything new is OK.Vista (what limp wrist at Microsoft thought of that name) will open the door for 64 OSwith everything (new) having 32/64 drivers, especially as the driver model has changed.It is very difficult to buy a CPU that is not 64 bit, this will also drive the change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitroshift Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 It is very difficult to buy a CPU that is not 64 bit, this will also drive the change.Not in Eastern Europe. B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hougtimo Posted May 1, 2006 Author Share Posted May 1, 2006 It is very difficult to buy a CPU that is not 64 bit, this will also drive the change.Not in Eastern Europe. B)In the UK, you can't get any 32-bit AMD procs anymore, and no 64-bit INtels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitroshift Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 In the UK, you can't get any 32-bit AMD procs anymore, and no 64-bit INtels I'll ship you a bunch if you find the market for them hehehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hougtimo Posted May 1, 2006 Author Share Posted May 1, 2006 (edited) Nah, your alright lol. I'm an AMD fan anyway (i can often be found ontop of the cpu and heatsink .... JOKE LOL) Edited May 1, 2006 by hougtimo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brando569 Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 hmm ive heard mixed things about the 64 bit edition of XP, just like what some of you guys said one of my friends said he didnt notice much difference from 32 bit to 64 bit. i just might have to try the 64 bit for myself and find out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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