>> A lot of hardware drivers do not exist for XP 64bit and XP 32bit
>> drivers appear to not be sup****ted in XP 64bit. Check for drivers
>> before selecting XP 64bit.
>
>Well, I checked the Nvidia Quadro4 drivers and it has native x64
>sup****t, and the add-on wireless NIC card also has x64 sup****t. Those
>are the only add-ons we'd be using (I assume RAM and mobo naturally
>work with x64.) So, hardware-wise, I think we're good.
>I'm just concerned whether XP x64 will run most software OK.
>Thanks for the driver reminder. :)
You can't assume the mobo will have x64 drivers... you could end up
finding
something like the USB ****ts dont work!
How much RAM does the video card have? Unless it has 1Gb or more (some
do),
I would suggest WinXP32 is fine for your use.
The problem with 32bit OSs is that they can only address 4GB of ram. If
you
have memory mapped hardware (like the video card), and you have, this
memory
has to come out of that 4GB address space... A WinXP 32bit installation
with
a 256MB video card will generally end up with about 3.25Gb of usable
RAM...
enough for most users (some users NEVER have enough!)
Your other option of course is to go to Vista 64bit, which I am told has
better driver sup****t than XP64 ever did.
Rarius
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