In Forum: Microsoft Operating Systems
By User: WinPC
Well, what I was saying is that as far as I know, 64-bit support in Windows XP not only required the separately developed and distributed 64-bit version, but was also a case of significant compatibility issues. Of course, I haven't really done much regarding Windows XP's 64-bit support lately, I mean, I had read about it earlier, but even that was well over a year ago, so I'll have to look back. But even at that, I don't think that it was nearly as smooth for most people as 64-bit support in Windows Vista and Windows 7 was.
You also have to remember that there were even separate build numbers for the kernel in the 64-bit version of Windows XP, so there wasn't really any guarantee that all applications would properly recognize the version of Windows installed on that system.
Even if 64-bit support in Windows XP was really at the level of 64-bit support in Windows Vista onwards though, I still would avoid Windows XP (including Windows 2000 and also Server 2003 while we're at it). It's basically much too old to be used as a modern operating system anymore. Sure, my friends who I visited today may have had an older Windows XP system installed in their family room, but their system upstairs was running Windows Vista.
Long story short; when an operating system reaches its first decade milestone, it is "vintage" (and normally would have been classed as "abandonware" by the site staff had it not been supported for so long). Windows XP is "vintage". Would anyone want to be using Windows 3.0 in 2002?
By User: WinPC
Well, what I was saying is that as far as I know, 64-bit support in Windows XP not only required the separately developed and distributed 64-bit version, but was also a case of significant compatibility issues. Of course, I haven't really done much regarding Windows XP's 64-bit support lately, I mean, I had read about it earlier, but even that was well over a year ago, so I'll have to look back. But even at that, I don't think that it was nearly as smooth for most people as 64-bit support in Windows Vista and Windows 7 was.
You also have to remember that there were even separate build numbers for the kernel in the 64-bit version of Windows XP, so there wasn't really any guarantee that all applications would properly recognize the version of Windows installed on that system.
Even if 64-bit support in Windows XP was really at the level of 64-bit support in Windows Vista onwards though, I still would avoid Windows XP (including Windows 2000 and also Server 2003 while we're at it). It's basically much too old to be used as a modern operating system anymore. Sure, my friends who I visited today may have had an older Windows XP system installed in their family room, but their system upstairs was running Windows Vista.
Long story short; when an operating system reaches its first decade milestone, it is "vintage" (and normally would have been classed as "abandonware" by the site staff had it not been supported for so long). Windows XP is "vintage". Would anyone want to be using Windows 3.0 in 2002?