Charlie
Sun Jun 10 01:35:34 CDT 2007
Vista subsystems are very different and I doubt that any will work in XP
x64. (XP x64 drivers will sometimes work in Vista, however.)
you can install to a separate partition.
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"confused" <confused@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:45BAE902-8897-4BDD-8A74-B34D8A5BC0BC@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for posting the very informative link. I noticed the following
> passage:
> "64-bit driver requirement
> As I explained earlier, all hardware needs a 64-bit driver to work in
> 64-bit
> editions of Windows. Because drivers run in kernel mode, they canâ??t run in
> the WOW64 subsystem, meaning that all drivers need to be rewritten for
> x64.
> The responsibility for writing drivers is, ultimately, with the
> manufacturer
> of the device. This has been an uneven process at best so far, but the
> situation is improving and should improve more substantially with the
> release
> of Windows Vista."
>
> This may be a very stupid question, if so forgive my ignorance, but we
> live
> always in hope: Is there any possibility of using vista drivers in xp64,
> seeing as these do exist for the hardware in question?
>
> Also, can I at least try installng xp64 on a different partition without
> any
> risk of compromising system stablility on the original 32bit partition?
>
>
>
>
> "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:
>
>> btw, you might find this whitepaper of use.
>>
>>
http://download.microsoft.com/download/B/8/6/B868C664-13FC-4F91-9651-5B6D4F1A2F60/Is_Windows_XP_Professional_x64_Edition_Right_for_Me.doc
>>
>>
>> --
>> Charlie.
>>
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>>
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>>
>>
>> "confused" <confused@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:E11FB6A3-C44E-47D0-A123-2984E797C5AA@microsoft.com...
>> > How important are manufacturer-specific drivers? Might almost
>> > everything
>> > run
>> > ok with just installing XP64? Or if not could there be some generic
>> > 64bit
>> > drivers that might make it work?
>> >
>> > I think I might just try installing the software on a separate
>> > partition
>> > for
>> > now as a dual boot and watch what happens - could this potentially
>> > cause
>> > any
>> > serious problems to the original OS? Unfortunately the recovery disk
>> > is
>> > lost
>> > so recovery to original system state is not really an option at the
>> > moment
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:
>> >
>> >> no, you can't use 32-bit drivers for a 64-bit OS. It isn't possible,
>> >> it
>> >> won't work, it can't be done.
>> >>
>> >> For what the capabilities of the processor are, use the Intel
>> >> Processor
>> >> ID
>> >> utility:
>> >>
http://support.intel.com/support/processors/tools/piu/
>> >>
>> >> The processor will certainly run fine as a 32-bit processor. And if
>> >> the
>> >> mfg
>> >> isn't providing drivers, it is your only choice in any case.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Charlie.
>> >>
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>> >>
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "confused" <confused@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:242C0902-D043-4D35-995D-1596C043AC3B@microsoft.com...
>> >> > installing 64bit xp OS on a laptop and using 32bit drivers
>> >> > downloaded
>> >> > from
>> >> > the manufacturer;s website to run the system hardware such as wi-fi,
>> >> > ethernet, power settings, display etc. (as no xp 64bit drivers are
>> >> > available)
>> >> > , will this work? is this possible? has anyone tried doing this?
>> >> >
>> >> > secondly, the processor is a core 2 duo T7200 which according to
>> >> > information
>> >> > on the net is 64bit. However, the manufacturer claims that the
>> >> > processor
>> >> > is
>> >> > 32bit - can ayone confirm this one way or the other?
>> >> >
>> >> > thanks in advance for any advice!
>> >>
>>