Answers to some common questions about 64-bit Windows XP

If you have installed the system, you should know that the system has 32-bit and 64-bit respectively. The installation requirements of these two systems are not the same. Let me talk about some questions for users who want to install the system today. WinXP 64 Pro stands for windows xp 64bit Edition and is an operating system designed by Microsoft for Opteron/Athlon 64 and Intel EM64T. It can meet the needs of future massive memory and floating point performance applications, with faster code execution efficiency. In the face of the new operating system, as a user, I was also excited to look forward to it, with a little worry, with some questions … … after getting WinXP 64 RC2, with my most concerned issues Try it out. The webpage completes the online registration and fills in the correct email address, so Microsoft will send you an email containing the WinXP 64 Pro RC2 download address, and download the ISO according to the email instructions. Remember to take the installation serial number inside and use it later. Must be activated to use 360 ​​days, otherwise there is only a 14-day period.

32-bit core " broken & rdquo;?

Install WinXP 64 Pro RC2, which first checks if the CPU meets the requirements. When a 32-bit CPU is detected, it "relentlessly" refuses to install, and cannot be installed in VM software such as VMWare. It seems that Microsoft has not considered 64-bit WinXP to be compatible with 32-bit CPUs. That is to say, most of the current computers are not compatible with WinXP 64.

What is the difference between the installation?

The downloaded ISO image is engraved, the system is booted with the CD and the installation interface is entered. The installation interface and installation process of WinXP 64 Pro RC2 are both 32-bit version. WinXP is very similar. When installing SATA hard disk under WinXP 64 Pro RC2, you need to pay attention to it. When installing SATA hard disk under 32-bit WinXP, some motherboards need to load the SATA driver that comes with the disk. This is also true under WinXP 64 Pro RC2. I used the VIA KT800+SATA hard drive, so first log in to the VIaA official website to download the corresponding 64-bit driver (VIA_HyperionPro64_V099.zip file). After decompressing, copy all the files in the HyperionPro64-099VIARaidDrvDisk directory to the floppy disk. When installing WinXP 64 Pro RC2, when the screen prompts "Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver...", press the "F6" key, press the "S” key to insert the just created The floppy disk loads the driver, and in a short while, the SATA hard disk can be found successfully. After the file copy is complete, the installation wizard will prompt you to enter the serial number, then fill in the serial number previously copied with the pen.

Coexisting with 32-bit WinXP?

The PC configuration is AMD64 3200+, and the entire installation process of WinXP 64 Pro RC2 lasts about 40 minutes, which is slightly slower than the 32-bit version of WinXP. The installer is very smart, it allows the original operating system in the computer to coexist with it. For example, the original C drive has a 32-bit WinXP, WinXP 64 Pro RC2 is successfully installed on another hard drive, and is added to the boot entry. A "windows xp x64 Edition" option.

How does the hardware adapt to 64-bit systems?

WinXP 64 Pro RC2 is a 64-bit operating system. Currently 32-bit hardware drivers are not working properly underneath it. Fortunately, Microsoft 64-bit drivers for most of the mainstream hardware have been built into the system. The sound card and network card integrated with the MSI MS-6072 motherboard and the FX5900 graphics card can be driven normally. Of course, there are exceptions. The author's Tianmin TV card is only displayed as an unknown multimedia device in the device manager. Currently, there is no 64-bit driver, so it cannot be used. In short, the overall compatibility of WinXP 64 Pro RC2 hardware is similar to that of 32-bit WinXP, as long as it is not too different hardware can achieve the most basic functions.

To fully exploit the full performance of hardware devices, it is not enough to rely entirely on the hardware drivers that come with the operating system. For example, let the FX5900 graphics card in the game (such as DOOM3, Half Life 2, etc.) Smooth operation (the default driver does not include OpenGL1.4 required for games such as DOOM3), you must install the 64-bit driver provided by nVIDIA, and download it after downloading from the official website.