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64 bit Windows

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Dennis

Flightless Bird
Is Windows XP Professional version 2002 SP3 considered to be a 64 bit
operating system. If not can it be made a 64 bit operating system?
 
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Tim Slattery

Flightless Bird
Dennis <den942@bright.net> wrote:

>Is Windows XP Professional version 2002 SP3 considered to be a 64 bit
>operating system. If not can it be made a 64 bit operating system?

XP Pro, just like XP Home and all the Vista and Win7 versions, comes
in both 32-bit and 64-bit flavors. The XP 64-bit versions are OEM
only, Vista and Win7 64-bit versions are available as retail versions,
just the same as the 32-bit versions.

You cannot make a 32-bit OS into a 64-bit one. You cannot even use an
upgrade DVD to make that switch. You would have to remove the 32-bit
OS and install the 64-bit version from scratch. And you would have to
make sure that you have compatible drivers for all your hardware, the
existing 32-bit ones won't work with the 64-bit OS.

--
Tim Slattery
Slattery_T@bls.gov
http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
 
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Ken Blake, MVP

Flightless Bird
On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:47:36 -0500, Dennis <den942@bright.net> wrote:

> Is Windows XP Professional version 2002 SP3 considered to be a 64 bit
> operating system.


No. However it comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit editions. Unless you
know to the contrary, yours is very likely the 32-bit edition.


> If not can it be made a 64 bit operating system?


No, no 32-bit operating system can be made into a 64-bit operating
system. If you want the 64-bit edition, you'll have to buy it (but
first make sure your CPU is 64-bit; if it isn't, you can't run a
64-bit operating system).

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
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PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
No & No

Dennis wrote:
> Is Windows XP Professional version 2002 SP3 considered to be a 64 bit
> operating system. If not can it be made a 64 bit operating system?
 
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Dennis

Flightless Bird
Thanks for the replies. A motherboard for a 64 bit processor said it
was compatible with Windows XP Professional made after a certain date.
I wasn't sure if the upgrades/updates made it compatible or not.

Dennis wrote:
> Is Windows XP Professional version 2002 SP3 considered to be a 64 bit
> operating system. If not can it be made a 64 bit operating system?
 
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Saucy

Flightless Bird
IMHO, if you run Windows XP Professional, run the 32-bit version unless you
have a specific reason not to. You might find yourself with compatibility
issues utilizing Windows XP in 64 bits. If you want 64 bit computing in a
general way, consider instead Windows 7 Professional x64. You will need a
1GHz plus CPU that can do 64 bit computing, at least 1 but much better 2 and
more GBs RAM and a video card that can do Aero (if that is important to
you).



"Dennis" <den942@bright.net> wrote in message
news:Fo-dndiQhbX6L-vWnZ2dnUVZ_sOdnZ2d@bright.net...
> Thanks for the replies. A motherboard for a 64 bit processor said it
> was compatible with Windows XP Professional made after a certain date.
> I wasn't sure if the upgrades/updates made it compatible or not.
>
> Dennis wrote:
>> Is Windows XP Professional version 2002 SP3 considered to be a 64 bit
>> operating system. If not can it be made a 64 bit operating system?
 
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