Re: XP 64

* Arlan.Murphy@xxxxxxxxx:

The second issue - I hate the zip program built-into windows. Very,
very limited in it's ability. I had been using UltimateZip exclusively
for many years. Well, it doesn't work correctly in the 64bit shell. I
can't right-click on a set of files to zip them with ultimatezip.
Frustrating, but not a showstopper.

I use WinRAR 3.5d which works fine with Winxp x64...

Now for the good news. The install of XP64 was the sweetest install of
any Micro$oft product on the planet. Hit go and let it rock. Drivers
for everything installed automatically (well, except for my printer).
Remember the 'Hit F2 (or is it F6?) for the third party raid or scsi
driver in the beginning of XP32? That is gone.

No, it's not. The installation procedure is completely _identical_ to the one for 32bit Windowsxp, and this includes the "press F6 to add some driver" message. The only difference during install is that xp x64 knows more newer hardware since it's around 4 years younger than 32bit xp, but that's all.

My SATA drives worked
without having to install a 3.5" drive to install those extra drivers.
Very, very nice. Micro$oft learned a lot from LINUX on this one - MAKE
THE INSTALL EASY!!!

I really can't see how Microsoft "learned from Linux" (what can they learn from it, Linux usually has more issues with hardware than Windows). The fact that xp x64 recognized your SATA disks while 32bit xp did not is probaby because the x64 version is much younger. Please tell me how this has something to do with Linux...

I read a ton of horror stories about drivers, drivers, drivers...
maybe it went so well for me because my computer was brand new with all
new hardware... who knows. I would say with a bit of confidence that
if you are planning to go with 64bit computing, my only concern would
be to make sure your printer is supported!

And your TV card, or your IDE chipset, or tons of other hardware where there is no x64 driver for...

Unless you have more than 4GB of RAM there is no reason to move to xp x64. especially since even with 64bit Windows the 2GB/3GB memory limitation for 32bit programs is still there...

Benjamin
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