Windows XP 64-bit Launched

Anyone here using a K8V SE Deluxe Mobo and know if there are 64 bit drivers for the onboard sound?(soundmax)

I haven't formatted in over a year and this copy of XP is just as old. 64-bit time?

Okay, so can someone please post a list of the pros and cons of upgrading?

I've got an X800 Pro, a gig of RAM, a SATA HD and an AMD 64 3400+. I play a lot of games and do absolutely no non-gaming work on there whatsoever. My wife uses it for internet browsing, but that's it. I have Macs for anything else.

Should I upgrade?

There are programs that you can use to save / restore icon placement.
PowerStrip for example.

To bad there idea of an upgrade for this is a full reinstall though.

fucking misreplies.

Okay, I'm running it. I can print, I have surround sound, I have the latest ATI drivers. Admittedly it hasn't been the smoothest transition. A few things don't work how I'd like them to, and some don't work at all.

But I'm glad I made the upgrade, mainly because I use a few programs that have specific 64bit builds, and they are much, MUCH faster than before. The problems that I've had with programs have been solved over time. The only thing still bugging me in that StyleXP doesn't work, but WindowBlinds has a 64-bit compatible version out with the same theme I used with StyleXP. And the WinRAR context menus don't work, but that's not a big deal.

Nero released a 64bit version, I have a disc image mounter that works with x64 Windows, and so on.

So if you've got any questions, I'm here to test and answer them.

Interesting... I want, I want.

A general note to people use Nvidia based motherboards and SATA/Raid. The xp64 drivers for the initial install (f6 part) are located within the big nforce 64-bit (actually the same is true for 32bit if you ever need them) driver download.

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/nvidia.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=236&p_created=1111186267&p_sid=sRyr*VBh&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9MyZwX3NlYXJjaF90eXBlPXNlYXJjaF9mbmwmcF9wcm9kX2x2bDE9MyZwX2NhdF9sdmwxPSZwX3BhZ2U9MSZwX3NlYXJjaF90ZXh0PXJhaWQ*&p_li=

I'd rather have a Far Cry patch that preserves the single-player gameplay of 1.1 and the multiplayer tweaks of 1.3. Right now people have to choose one or the other; I chose 1.1 because I never play the game online.

a good article on gaming with xp64

http://techreport.com/reviews/2005q1/64-bits/index.x?pg=1

Oh, I remember the days when I would have formated my shit just to try this OS out.

Yea -- not today.

Yes, NVIDIA has both video card and chipset drivers for XP 64.

Ok guys I don't really know where to look to find this out, but can someone tell me if nvidia has 64bit froceware drivers and drivers for their motherboards?

If they do, then all I need are 64bit audigy 2 drivers and im good to go.

I have been using XP 64 since last month when it was released on MSDN, but there have been 0 updates on Windows Update even with the latest wave of security updates. Can anyone confirm that the retail version is the same?

I know 32bit apps will work under this but what about drivers? Do you need specific 64bit drivers for all devices or just certain things?

You should check that all your hardware has 64bit drivers ;-)

although XPx64 comes with something like 15,000 drivers already and more available through windows update.

Only reasons I can see today would be if you need more memory then you can get with a 32-bit system

I really want to buy an OEM XP off Newegg ($125) and upgrade it to 64-bit but then I ask myself....why? A) I don't feel like playing the luck game with drivers just yet. B) Most software doesn't use it yet (though I expect that will change pretty rapidly now).

But most importantly....there is a free 120 day trial of this. I would be willing to bet that within 120 days most relevant companies will have 64-bit drivers out, so I can pocket that cash for now, this upgrade program goes on through the end of July. So in three months I can deal with this.

I love procrastinating.

I can just see upgrading this and looking for drivers for my sound card, printer, and so on and never quite getting my computer to get right. Like Rosewood I am over the phase of being so excited to try out a new technology just for the sake of trying it out.

But since my next upgrade will be an AMD 64 bit chip I hope they iron out all the small problems including drivers in the next six months.