Can I exchange Windows XP64 for 32 bit version

[Guest Bull]

I've given up. I had to hunt down an unsupported driver for my Linksys

Wireless USB adapter. Now I can't install Norton 360 because they don't

support WindowsXP64. I had wanted the ability to run 64 bit programs on this

PC, but that hasn't materialized and a lot of software like above seems to

not work.

 

I got the OS with the PC. Am I really going to have to shell out more $$$ to

Microsoft so that I can throw away this boat anchor that no one supports and

get something that works?

 

I'm really unhappy with the product.

 

I'm hesitant to even ask, but is support better for Vista 64?

 

It just irks me that I have to run 32 bit windows on a 64 bit capable machine.

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Can I exchange Windows XP64 for 32 bit version

 

What's wrong with running 32bit software? Does it matter what the processor

is? If you are expecting software vendors to make 64bit versions of their

software just to have it when their present software runs just fine, think

again.

 

Considering your concerns, I suggest that you buy a system builder copy of

Vista x86 and just install fresh.

 

"Bull" <Bull@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:5AAFC7BF-6CA7-4051-B809-ACBE0E741DB0@microsoft.com...

> I've given up. I had to hunt down an unsupported driver for my Linksys

> Wireless USB adapter. Now I can't install Norton 360 because they don't

> support WindowsXP64. I had wanted the ability to run 64 bit programs on

> this

> PC, but that hasn't materialized and a lot of software like above seems to

> not work.

>

> I got the OS with the PC. Am I really going to have to shell out more $$$

> to

> Microsoft so that I can throw away this boat anchor that no one supports

> and

> get something that works?

>

> I'm really unhappy with the product.

>

> I'm hesitant to even ask, but is support better for Vista 64?

>

> It just irks me that I have to run 32 bit windows on a 64 bit capable

> machine.

[Guest Steve Foster [SBS MVP]]

Re: Can I exchange Windows XP64 for 32 bit version

 

Bull wrote:

>I've given up. I had to hunt down an unsupported driver for my Linksys

>Wireless USB adapter.

 

Hardware support from vendors for XP x64 was patchy at best. Things should

be improving with Vista 64.

>Now I can't install Norton 360 because they don't

>support WindowsXP64.

 

Score one for XP x64 (IMHO)! Norton is one of the biggest POS on the

planet. I wouldn't allow it anywhere near any machine I'm vaguely

responsible for.

 

There are much better alternatives available that do support Windows x64

(Avast, AVG, for a couple of quick examples).

>I had wanted the ability to run 64 bit programs on this

>PC, but that hasn't materialized and a lot of software like above seems to

>not work.

 

Most 32-bit applications will run just fine on Windows x64. It's primarily

hardware drivers, and applications that hook into the OS in some way (like

antivirus programs) that have to be 64-bit to work on Windows x64.

>I got the OS with the PC. Am I really going to have to shell out more $$$

>to

>Microsoft so that I can throw away this boat anchor that no one supports

>and

>get something that works?

 

Unfortunately, if you want a 32-bit Windows OS, then yes, you'll have to

splash the cash.

>I'm hesitant to even ask, but is support better for Vista 64?

 

It's better than XP x64, but not as good as for 32-bit Windows (XP or

Vista) yet. But it is improving, as x64 becomes more "mainstream".

>It just irks me that I have to run 32 bit windows on a 64 bit capable

>machine.

 

I know exactly what you mean, and I have been running Windows x64 for

probably 3.5 years now. I'm fortunate in that I've been reasonably lucky

with the hardware choices I've made, with the notable exception of having

managed to buy one of the few Epson Stylus Photo printers that is _not_

supported in Windows x64 (so I print from a virtual XP32 machine <g>).

 

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Steve Foster [sBS MVP]

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