New build and install

[Guest Jeremy Samuelson]

I am trying out the new Windows XP Pro x64 edition on a brand new build. I

downloaded the trial and I am planning on using it on my new build. Does

anyone know if this will work correctly or is the trial only good for a

reinstall over a previous XP 32-bit OS. I do have the necessary hardware

requirements for x64. Thanks!

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: New build and install

 

The trial is a standalone install. It should work just fine. You need to

burn the ISO to a CD (not copy it as a file, but burn the image), and then

boot off the CD.

 

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Charlie.

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"Jeremy Samuelson" <Jeremy Samuelson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

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>I am trying out the new Windows XP Pro x64 edition on a brand new build. I

> downloaded the trial and I am planning on using it on my new build. Does

> anyone know if this will work correctly or is the trial only good for a

> reinstall over a previous XP 32-bit OS. I do have the necessary hardware

> requirements for x64. Thanks!

[Guest thecreator]

Re: New build and install

 

Hi Jeremy,

 

That was exactly what I did.

 

I installed the trial on a seperate partition. But if you find you like

it, you still need to install it on a clean partition. Why? The Drivers need

to be 64-bit Drivers. The current drivers for your devices are 32-bit.

 

Also the Briefcase Folder, if you use to download into, from the

Internet, doesn't work that is placed in your Desktop. You can't download

into the Briefcase Folder from the Internet. You need to download to the

Desktop, then move the Download into the Briefcase Folder.

 

 

--

thecreator

 

 

 

"Jeremy Samuelson" <Jeremy Samuelson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

message news:9CBD648D-8A7D-4156-80B3-F67D4B551090@microsoft.com...

>I am trying out the new Windows XP Pro x64 edition on a brand new build. I

> downloaded the trial and I am planning on using it on my new build. Does

> anyone know if this will work correctly or is the trial only good for a

> reinstall over a previous XP 32-bit OS. I do have the necessary hardware

> requirements for x64. Thanks!

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: New build and install

 

The trial is a fully functioning copy of XP Pro x64 except that it is

time-limited (evaluation) copy. Treat as a standalone OS that you would

install on a new computer.

 

There is no relationship between XP Pro x64 and XP x86 other than

functionality. XP Pro x64 is not an upgrade or update to the 32-bit

edition. It is an alternative to XP x86 for users needing the extended

capabilities of a 64-bit OS. It must always be a clean install. There is

no upgrade path from x86.

 

"Jeremy Samuelson" <Jeremy Samuelson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

message news:9CBD648D-8A7D-4156-80B3-F67D4B551090@microsoft.com...

>I am trying out the new Windows XP Pro x64 edition on a brand new build. I

> downloaded the trial and I am planning on using it on my new build. Does

> anyone know if this will work correctly or is the trial only good for a

> reinstall over a previous XP 32-bit OS. I do have the necessary hardware

> requirements for x64. Thanks!