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Solve : Is my processor compatible for Windows XP Professional 64-bit SP2?? |
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Answer» Processor: Intel Celeron M 1.5Gh? XP 64 bit is for a 64 bit processor. There would be no advantage to running XP 64 on a 32 bit celeron processor. So is my processor a 32 or 64 bit processor? Where can I refer to?as far as I know, that processor is 32 bit. Look in the documentation that came with the computer. If it doesn't say, it is 32. Quote from: aleyshark on July 08, 2008, 08:07:04 AM So is it compatible?No, it's an x86 CPU and will not run an X64 OS. Quote Q: It is said that running in x64 bit is faster, does it apply to the whole process of my laptop? I mean every application running.Any applications coded specifically for X64 will run faster. Any that aren't will run either the same speed, slightly slower, or not at all - this is rare though. 64 bit OSes can access more than 4GB of memory so if you had more than that (I doubt it as you have a laptop) then you would have access to more memory. Quote Q: What's the downside? In this case I'm a normal home user. Is it worth it to upgrade to x64?X64 is for people who demand performance and/or run 64 bit applications and/or have lots of RAM. On an older/slower machine like that, even if it was 64 bit capable, for your uses it wouldn't be worth it. Quote from: hmar on July 08, 2008, 09:55:51 AM XP 64 bit is for a 64 bit processor. There would be no advantage to running XP 64 on a 32 bit celeron processor.SORRY, that's incorrect - it's not possible, at all.I didn't mean to imply that it WASTHE way you phrased your post implies to me that XP X64 would run, but there would be no BENEFIT to running it over a 32 bit OS. I'm just REINFORCING that it cannot be run at all.Understood, thanks everyone, especially Calum for the thorough explanationYou're welcome aleyshark, happy to help. |
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