Windows XP 64-bit

XMEN Iceman · Post by **XMEN Iceman** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 5:56 pm

Ok, am I losing performance but gaining game compatibility by staying with 32-bit windows and not going to the 64-bit version?

Please discuss.

Post by **XMEN Gambit** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 6:03 pm

Basically, you got it.

Spinning Hat · Post by **Spinning Hat** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 1:00 am

Yup. Until game makers decide to have native support for 64 bit processors and OSes, you can't run crap for games, and most other Apps. I have a 64 bit CPU, and I'd love to get the extra ponies out of it, but I like to play games on my PC too much to make the switch.

MegaDeath70 · Post by **MegaDeath70** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 2:05 pm

I have XP 64 and there isnt a game out there i cant run.

XMEN Iceman · Post by **XMEN Iceman** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 2:47 pm

Sweet...you have any old games that you have tried Mega? Work Ok???

MegaDeath70 · Post by **MegaDeath70** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 4:54 pm

Im not really into old, old games but i have COD2, BF2, UT04, HL2, Brothers In Arms all installed and work flawlessly.

Post by **XMEN Gambit** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:55 pm

It's not so much the games that have problems, it's primarily device drivers. Fairly recent peripherals that use a USB port are probably OK. Older serial and parallel devices will take a while, if they ever work.

MegaDeath70 · Post by **MegaDeath70** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 12:58 pm

Ok... I have ran into 2 games i couldnt install.

They are ones that are "free". So they dont exactly count.

I tried to install the 10 day free copy of WOW....and the free copy of Fear:Combat. They both had identical errors, something to the effect that a file didnt match.

But what i have done is, create 2 partitions. One copy of 32 bit XP and one copy of XP64. I have decided to use 32bit OS mainly until there is a reason to use 64bit programs.