Jonathan Bones
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Basically, I'm being offered XP Pro X64 essentially for free with this used system I'm buying. At first, I was excited. Then I became somewhat concerned when I turned to Newegg for reviews.
Am I going to be good with this, or is it going to be a frustration to run for a purely casual PC enthusiast like me? Is this going to become the Windows no one wants, the bridge between XP and Vista as ME came between 98SE and XP?
Fellow assures me that all hardware has 64bit drivers. And I think the only thing I want to add right now is a recent-generation Hauppauge TV tuner. So I should be fine when it comes to hardware compatibility, right?
But what about software? This is going to be my gaming machine, as well as my TV, DVD player, and office. Am I going to find out that, whoops!, I'm not going to be able to run Starcraft, Office 2000, or PowerDVD 4, the only DVD-player software I can stand? Reviews mention that a lot of pay-antivirus software won't work with XP X64. Well, I don't use any pay software right now-- but I do use free versions of Avast and Zone Alarm. Are those going to work?
I am keeping my old PC to use alongside my new one-- so I'll never be without the internet due to an XP X64 bug, or anything. But ideally, I want to move all entertainment/work functions over to my new system. Will I be able to do that?
I don't need a massive software headache to accompany my nice, fast new PC.
Am I going to be good with this, or is it going to be a frustration to run for a purely casual PC enthusiast like me? Is this going to become the Windows no one wants, the bridge between XP and Vista as ME came between 98SE and XP?
Fellow assures me that all hardware has 64bit drivers. And I think the only thing I want to add right now is a recent-generation Hauppauge TV tuner. So I should be fine when it comes to hardware compatibility, right?
But what about software? This is going to be my gaming machine, as well as my TV, DVD player, and office. Am I going to find out that, whoops!, I'm not going to be able to run Starcraft, Office 2000, or PowerDVD 4, the only DVD-player software I can stand? Reviews mention that a lot of pay-antivirus software won't work with XP X64. Well, I don't use any pay software right now-- but I do use free versions of Avast and Zone Alarm. Are those going to work?
I am keeping my old PC to use alongside my new one-- so I'll never be without the internet due to an XP X64 bug, or anything. But ideally, I want to move all entertainment/work functions over to my new system. Will I be able to do that?
I don't need a massive software headache to accompany my nice, fast new PC.