Questions. Windows x64 vs. Windows x86

[gugutz]

I have a friend who owns a K8N Asus Motherboard, and a Athlon 64 2800+ Processor, and he uses the 32bit version of WindowsXP ´cause he is affraid that maybe his aplications and games may not work on the 64bit Windows.

Are there any known incompatibilities with apps and games? Witch precautions must he take? Is it worth it to use the x64 Windows, since he owns a 64 bit processor?

Since now, thanks for your help.

greetings.

gugutz.

[breaker84]

yup...

there are some incompatible issues with Win64..

but it is long time ago story...

now, many company has develop their product driver which support Win64

you can try to search with yur device company website..

for the game, it all work...

none of game that i have try fail because of the OS..

in term of performance, Win64 has a lot of advantage especially in RAM management...

[Embers]

Unless your friend needs to go above the 4 GB boundary or desperately wants PatchGuard, it's better for him to stay with 32-bit XP. Much less headaches to deal with things like driver support.

Embers.