should I have win 64bit installed?

I have an Athlon 64bit dual core processor, does that mean I have a machine
capable of running win xp pro 64 bit? I am confused.

Athlon 64 bit dual core 3800+
4 gb DDRAM
300gb HDD
ASUS A8N-E MOBO
Nvidia geoforce 6800 LE

Dshai
Tue Oct 17 16:09:19 CDT 2006

You do indeed have a machine capable of running an x64 OS.
"T5" <noanswer@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I have an Athlon 64bit dual core processor, does that mean I have a machine
>capable of running win xp pro 64 bit? I am confused.
>
> Athlon 64 bit dual core 3800+
> 4 gb DDRAM
> 300gb HDD
> ASUS A8N-E MOBO
> Nvidia geoforce 6800 LE
>

Charlie
Tue Oct 17 17:10:31 CDT 2006

Yes your machine can run Windows XP Professional x64 Edition. Whether you
should or not is a different question. There's a useful whitepaper on the
Windows XP 64bit web site that I think should help you decide:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/B/8/6/B868C664-13FC-4F91-9651-5B6D4F1A2F60/Is_Windows_XP_Professional_x64_Edition_Right_for_Me.doc

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"T5" <noanswer@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I have an Athlon 64bit dual core processor, does that mean I have a machine
>capable of running win xp pro 64 bit? I am confused.
>
> Athlon 64 bit dual core 3800+
> 4 gb DDRAM
> 300gb HDD
> ASUS A8N-E MOBO
> Nvidia geoforce 6800 LE
>

dannynerd
Thu Oct 19 16:31:02 CDT 2006

WTF ?

if you have a 64bit machine....and this version of windows is 64-bit

what does your commun sence should suggest ?

idiot

Colin
Thu Oct 19 23:07:11 CDT 2006

It you are confused (again) stick with x86. I suppose the "64" in AMD64
probably means you can run 64bit OS's. Ya think?

"T5" <noanswer@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I have an Athlon 64bit dual core processor, does that mean I have a machine
>capable of running win xp pro 64 bit? I am confused.
>
> Athlon 64 bit dual core 3800+
> 4 gb DDRAM
> 300gb HDD
> ASUS A8N-E MOBO
> Nvidia geoforce 6800 LE
>

T5
Sat Oct 21 05:21:41 CDT 2006

I get confused Danny, I tried installing xp 64bit and I got a message saying
that my machine wasn't capable of installing it, Thats why I posed the
question. Please don't assume that I am an idiot and I will equally try not
to assume that you are a Nerd
"danny_nerd" <dannynerd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> WTF ?
>
> if you have a 64bit machine....and this version of windows is 64-bit
>
> what does your commun sence should suggest ?
>
> idiot
>

Bruce
Sat Oct 21 10:05:04 CDT 2006

T5 wrote:
> I get confused Danny, I tried installing xp 64bit and I got a message saying
> that my machine wasn't capable of installing it, ....


How are you trying to perform the installation? What was the *precise*
text of the error message? You can't perform an upgrade over any
existing operating system. WinXPx64 is available only as an OEM
license, so it can only perform clean installations.

Simply boot from the WinXPx64 installation CD. You'll be offered the
opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as part of the
installation process. (There is no upgrade possible from a 32-bit OS to
a 64-bit OS.) You may need to re-arrange the order of boot devices in
the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.

HOW TO Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;316941

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm


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Aaron
Sat Oct 21 10:59:36 CDT 2006

You have to boot from the CD, you can't start the install from a 32-bit
Windows system.

- Aaron

"T5" <noanswer@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I get confused Danny, I tried installing xp 64bit and I got a message
>saying that my machine wasn't capable of installing it, Thats why I posed
>the question. Please don't assume that I am an idiot and I will equally try
>not to assume that you are a Nerd
> "danny_nerd" <dannynerd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:10348057-A5B5-4142-83A4-FE3D0359EC66@microsoft.com...
>> WTF ?
>>
>> if you have a 64bit machine....and this version of windows is 64-bit
>>
>> what does your commun sence should suggest ?
>>
>> idiot
>>
>
>