Move to XP Pro 64

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I am making a homegrown computer right now and it will have an AMD 64
dual core 3800+ processor. I am wondering if I should definitely
install XP Pro 64 or should I wait. I don't run anything too crazy.
I'm not a gamer. I am a programmer though and I run Macromedia
Dreamweaver, Adobe PhotoShop CS2 and Office 2003. I don't have any
crazy hardware and will actually be using the onboard video and audio
that's on my motherboard. I have a canon printer and have an external
USB hard drive I use for my data. Should I just stay with regular XP
pro and wait it out or should I bite the bullet and get XP Pro 64?
Will I see that much of a difference in speed etc to make it worth the
risk of non compatible drivers and applications?

Help.

THANKS
 
Erich93063 said:
I am making a homegrown computer right now and it will have an AMD
64 dual core 3800+ processor. I am wondering if I should definitely
install XP Pro 64 or should I wait. I don't run anything too crazy.
I'm not a gamer. I am a programmer though and I run Macromedia
Dreamweaver, Adobe PhotoShop CS2 and Office 2003. I don't have any
crazy hardware and will actually be using the onboard video and
audio that's on my motherboard. I have a canon printer and have an
external USB hard drive I use for my data. Should I just stay with
regular XP pro and wait it out or should I bite the bullet and get
XP Pro 64? Will I see that much of a difference in speed etc to
make it worth the risk of non compatible drivers and applications?
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Instead of listing out your hardware/applications here - why not research
them and see if they will all work as expected in Windows XP x64?
 
And as to whether your software could take advantage of win64bit.
I dont believe either dreamweaver or Office2003 can in any case utilise a
dual core cpu (both cores)
 
DL said:
And as to whether your software could take advantage of win64bit.
I dont believe either dreamweaver or Office2003 can in any case utilise a
dual core cpu (both cores)
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That's true. Most home-used software which supports more than one core
are compression utilities (e.g. winrar) and video compression.

Still, with more than one core, multitasking alone is a lot more
"smooth". Transitioning between programs goes faster and more stable.

And, if it's an AMD Athlon X2 EE, you even save some energy!
 
Cannot say I've noticed any difference

Mario Schmidt said:
That's true. Most home-used software which supports more than one core
are compression utilities (e.g. winrar) and video compression.

Still, with more than one core, multitasking alone is a lot more
"smooth". Transitioning between programs goes faster and more stable.

And, if it's an AMD Athlon X2 EE, you even save some energy!
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