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From: DAN M. DAN on 27 Feb 2010 16:11


"emmanuel prepetit" wrote:

> i'm having the same problem . we have to demand that ms allos us using win xp
> pro 64 bit to be able to create a dual boot keeping our xp programs. i have
> several partiyions and a second sat drive in my computer ready to install a
> dual boot. Help......!!!!! ep91701(a)hotmail.cm or ep91701(a)yahoo.com. Thanks
>
> "Rick" wrote:
>
> > Anything labeled Windows XP Professional 64-bit is for the Intel Itanium
> > and will not run on an Athlon 64 or Intel EM64T.
> >
> > If you start to download a 64-bit program and it has "ia64" in it, then
> > that is for the Intel Itanium.
> >
> > Files for Windows XP Professional x64 will have "x64" in the name.
> >
> >
> > Edward Adart wrote:
> > > Hey there,
> > >
> > > I'm investigating Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, and having recently
> > > purchased an AMD Athlon 64 system, am considering giving it a test-drive.
> > > However, while researching it I have run into some confusing points. So, at
> > > the risk of looking like a complete idiot, I wonder if someone could please
> > > clarify these points:
> > >
> > > * While perusing through the security updates available for x64 on Technet
> > > Download Center, I noticed that in the Product Selection menu, you could
> > > select between two versions of x64, "Windows XP Professional 64-Bit Edition"
> > > and "Windows XP Professional 64-Bit Edition Version 2003". I wasn't aware
> > > there were two separate distinct versions of Windows XP x64?
> > >
> > > *Further, if I selected "Windows XP Professional 64-Bit Edition", I can
> > > choose between the gold or SP1 version. I wasn't aware there was a Service
> > > Pack available for Windows x64, and searching for additional information
> > > turned up nothing?
> > >
> > > *Finally, when comparing the three different versions of 64-Bit (Windows XP
> > > Professional 64-Bit Edition Gold + Windows XP Professional 64-Bit Edition
> > > SP1 + Windows XP Professional 64-Bit Edition Version 2003 Gold (There is no
> > > SP1 for the Version 2003 Edition), I noticed the security updates seemed to
> > > be the opposite of what one would expect (This is when "redundant" updates
> > > are selected not to be shown, but updates of every severity are shown):
> > > Windows XP Professional 64-Bit Edition Gold: 40 Updates
> > > Windows XP Professional 64-Bit Edition SP1: 41 Updates
> > > Windows XP Professional 64-Bit Edition Version 2003: 62 Updates
> > >
> > > Last, there appears to be a mistake in the download center, in that versions
> > > of Windows Server 2003 are listed in the Service Pack selection dialog when
> > > versions of XP x64 are selected, despite being two separate OS's.
> > >
> > > Apologies if I am being dense, but I find this somewhat ambiguous and
> > > confusing.
> > >
> > > Yours sincerely,
> > >
> > > Edward Adart
> > >
> > >



> > A similar post with explications got at : http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/64bit/bowman_05nov07.mspx

I hope this will be useful for you.

DAN M.
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