This document provides information regarding features that differ in functionality from Windows XP SP2. It is important to note that this document uses the Windows XP SP2 feature set as the baseline for comparison with Windows XP Professional x64 Edition. Features not documented here are at parity with Windows XP SP2 and function the same way.
Changes to Functionality in Windows XP Pro x64 Edition
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yet another “Genuine Microsoft Software”. if you care to take a look at the conditions to get/read this .doc, they would really really really like you to use only Microsoft Software, aka no Mozilla/Firefox/Opera…
Gee, a vendor that really, really wants you to use their products! Color me surprised!
A *document* containing *information* on a product that requires you to buy a license for that product before downloading and reading it?
Yes, this is really “Hmmmm”!
I’m pissed, I can’t even attempt to install x64 because Asus won’t release a bios that will let me enable local apic.
Tech support says they aren’t even planning on it anytime soon. Why release an Amd64 laptop if you don’t plan on supporting a 64bit Windows?
I should go down to their US office (which is somewhere in my area code) and beat down some of these lazy bastards…
They can’t ever even keep their servers up…
Just run Wine, opt for Windows validation, and run the validator in “WinXP” mode (it’s an option of Wine). Works fine for me. If you’re running an amd64 version of Linux, you may need to setup an i386 chroot to run it. Also, I think you can opt-out anyway…
Basically it outlines some extra support elements in 64-bit. And that these things aren’t availible any more (according to the document):
* Windows Server 2003 Administration Tools Pack (Adminpak.msi)
* Windows Media Player 9
* IEEE 1394 audio
* Windows SharePoint Services
* OLE DB
* Active Desktop
* IME handwriting support
* 16-bit applications
* 32-bit Shell extensions
* 32-bit Outlook Express
* 64-bit native FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions from * Microsoft
* Subsystems and Protocols
– Microsoft DOS
– 16-bit subsystem
– IPX/SPX
– AppleTalk Protocol LAN
– Services for Macintosh
– Data Link Control (DLC) LAN
– NetBEUI
– Service Advertising Protocol (SAP)
– IPX Router
– Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
– NetBIOS gateway