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All I know is that microsoft is it scheduled for release in the first quarter of 05 jan. -mar. anyone have an exact date on it tho? xp is good and all but I really wanna to see what XP 64 can do.

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For clarity and a bit of practical context for and : the edition people mean by "XP 64" (the x86-64 build, sold as Windows XP Professional x64 Edition) reached general availability in April 2005. Microsoft had an earlier 64-bit XP for Itanium in 2001, so "XP 64" can refer to different things depending on the processor family.

On the speed question: a 64-bit OS does not automatically give a faster desktop. The x86-64 architecture adds more general-purpose registers and native 64-bit integer/floating-point support, and the operating system can address far more RAM — those characteristics help compute-heavy and memory-hungry workloads (large datasets, video/3D rendering, scientific code, heavy virtualization). For many everyday 32-bit applications the user-visible difference is small and in some cases memory use increases (8‑byte pointers), which can hurt cache locality and make things slower.

Practical points to keep in mind before switching: moving from a 32-bit XP install to XP x64 is a clean install — back up everything. Hardware support was the biggest early issue: ensure vendors publish 64-bit drivers for your devices. Native 16-bit apps won’t run under a 64-bit OS; 32-bit apps generally run under the compatibility layer but may have edge-case problems. If staying productive with older software is important, test in a VM or on a spare machine first.

If the goal is raw performance, benchmark real workloads (encode/renders, large-memory tasks) using the 64-bit builds of the software you rely on. If those workloads benefit, then XP x64 (or a modern 64-bit OS) is justified; otherwise a stable 32-bit installation or virtualization is often the safer route.

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No definite release date yet, and don't be surprised if there are delays. Mickeysoft is trying to fast track the release as much as possible, but it's better to be stable than it is to be early :D

There's no rush anyway, because you'd need to have 64-bit applications to take benefit from it, and they're not readily available anyway.

AMD 32/64 bit processors, and the upcoming Intel processors which will use the same OS, work really well with 32-bit Windows anyway, so no need to get too eager :D

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won't the 64-bit xp operate quicker?

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