Andre
Wed Sep 21 13:25:30 CDT 2005
Media Center version of x64 Windows won't be coming to market until Vista
next year.
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"MDScientist" <MDScientist@community.nospam> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the information Steve. I guess this means that there is either
> a
> difference between the OEM and MSDN that is only germane to my specific
> nexus
> of hardware or there is some deficiency in my process. As for the
> process, I
> used Nero to burn the ISO image to disk and used the exact same
> installation
> sequence and drivers as I did with the OEM version. MS states that,
> unless
> marked with 'Developer Release', that the MSDN version is the exact same
> as
> the retail version.
>
> As for the MC OS, I apologize for not being more specific. I am
> attempting
> to install the 32 bit version. Again, I installed XP Pro x32 on the (new)
> machine, and have been running a burn-in cycle (Sandra suite) for the past
> 36
> hours to rule out a hardware problem.
>
> At this point I am totally baffled by the problems I've been having and
> would very much appreciate any suggestions that might help illuminate
> something that I'm not doing correctly.
>
> Thanks again!
>
>
> "Steve Foster [SBS MVP]" wrote:
>
>> MDScientist wrote:
>>
>> >I have found the MSDN version of the AMD x64 WindowsXP Pro to be
>> >practically
>> >none-functional. I tried installing both versions (the one suffixed
>> >with
>> >'Checked/Debugged', whatever that means?, the other without this
>> >addendum)
>> >combined with the latest drivers, and other than showing the desktop,
>> >was
>> >otherwise useless. To rule out a hardware/driver deficiency, I
>> >purchased
>> >an
>> >OEM version of x64, which installed functions flawlessly. So,
>> >considering
>> >the astronomical cost of the subscription and the unbelievable amount of
>> >time
>> >that I've wasted with these worthless downloads, combined with the cost
>> >of
>> >the OEM version, what is going on here!? I've also not been able to get
>> >the
>> >Media Center OS download to even successfully install!? Thanks
>>
>> The Checked/Debugged version is for developers who want to debug stuff.
>> It's got lots of debug code and settings left in and turned on. So the OS
>> will perform slightly slower than normal, but make finding out what's
>> happening in an application and its' interactions with Windows easier.
>>
>> Given that you didn't know what the Checked/Debugged version was for, you
>> don't need it. You want the normal version.
>>
>> There are no significant differences between MSDN and OEM x64 that I'm
>> aware of - and I have the MSDN version running happily on a couple of
>> 64-bit machines.
>>
>> I don't think there is an x64 version of Media Centre yet - AFAIK, it's
>> still only available in x86 flavour.
>>
>> --
>> Steve Foster [SBS MVP]
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