XP 64-bit Worth It?

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jlizerbram

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I'm looking at upgrading to new hardware, and was thinking going the XP 64 route. Is it worth it? Will I still be able to run 32-bit apps on it, or do they all have to be 64-bit? Thanks.
 
NO NO NO don't do it. I tried and I was screwed, I ended up just buying the 32 bit. Lots of things just don't work the same.
 
jlizerbram said:
I'm looking at upgrading to new hardware, and was thinking going the XP 64 route. Is it worth it? Will I still be able to run 32-bit apps on it, or do they all have to be 64-bit? Thanks.
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yeah, dont bother with 64 bit os's untill we all absolutely have to. drivers arent the same, and many vsts are quirky or just dont work at all in a 64 bit os.
 
Multiple cores are more important. I wouldn't bother with 64 bit Windows. I've heard far too many problems with it.
 
XP x64 works fine for me. I bought it to go with Sonar 5 and have been happy for a while now. However, it's no longer officially supported in Sonar 7. I think XP x64 is going to be one of those Microsoft "bastard child" operating systems - abandoned and unsupported long before it's come of age. It's been good to me, and very stable, but 64-bit computing is all about Vista now.

Also, unless you need more than 4 GB of RAM, there is almost no point in running a 64-bit OS.

If you need something rock-solid right now, I'd go for XP (32-bit). If you don't mind living on the edge, you can give Vista a shot.
 
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