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Microsoft Windows XP Pro X64 Edition SP2B for System Builders [OLD VERSION]

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 : Microsoft Windows XP Pro X64 Edition SP2B for System Builders [OLD VERSION]








Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: Microsoft
Color: 1-user
EAN: 0882224384056
Edition: System Builders SP2B
Format: CD-ROM
Label: Microsoft Software
Manufacturer: Microsoft Software
Model: ZAT-00115
MPN: ZAT-00115
Platform: Windows XP
Publisher: Microsoft Software
Studio: Microsoft Software




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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
This version of Windows XP Professional is the first designed specifically to work with x64 PCs. Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, a high-performance platform, brings benefits to customers who work in technical fields such as automobile and airplane design, computational fluid dynamics, and scientific visualization. Digital content creators, including 3-D animators, digital artists, and game developers will also welcome the large amounts of memory and performance improvements that make their 64-bit applications run faster and more efficiently. And enthusiasts who edit a large of amount of photos, video, or music files will benefit from the additional memory and processing capability.



Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Check your software titles!
Product is as expected but be sure to check your own software for TRUE 64 bit support!



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - much stable than vista
Many of us are surprised by Microsoft who ditched their stable and fast XP 64. Instead, they pushed unstable vista on the market before it was done. For programming purpose, XP 64 is a much better choice. I've heard lots of studios in special effects industry kept their old Win32 to avoid all the hassles brought by Vista in their render farms.




Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - From XP 32 to XP 64
I'm reviwing this product in comparison with Windows XP 32-bit, the operating system I've been using for years and still do at work. I reject Vista, which seems practically unusable for an advanced technical user.

One of the things that bugs me about the x64 version is that the 64-bit version of Explorer doesn't support 32-bit extensions - some of which I used frequently. I understand this is a technical limitation, so I'll just have to hope that someday the creators of the software ... Read More



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Middle child, not black sheep
I have thus far found incompatibility to be (almost) non-existent. 64 bit drivers abound for my hardware (save the legacy stuff like printers), and 32bit processes happily reside alongside them (yes, printers included). I moved back to XP from Vista, and XP 64 Pro suits my needs nicely. For image manipulation and math applications, the 64 bit jump is nice (higher RAM cap doesn't hurt). For everything else, it's pretty much irrelevant. I have had 0 compatibility problems, and it runs everything I ... Read More



Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Run Away!!!
Do not buy this product. Only one company makes anti-virus software for this OS, and most printers do not make drivers compatible with this OS. Microsoft no longer actively supports this product, if you buy it good luck and god speed.