Resolved Changing-over to 64-bit?

Hi

I have a licensed (upgrade) copy of XP Home 32-bit.

In another forum I read this:-
'Luckily for those with 32-bit Windows licenses, all you have to do is to torrent a 64-bit image (this is perfectly legal since you have the license to do it). A 32-bit license can be used on a 64-bit copy of Windows'.

Is it true, please and - if it is - can anyone point me to where I can legitimately download a 64-bit image?

Assuming this to be kosher, would my 32-bit copy's Product Key be accepted?

 

I very much doubt it if a 64 bit Windows image would work with your 32 bit license.

But over to experts.

On a side note, I wouldn't advise you to get messed up with 64 bit Win XP. It was a sideshow as far as MS was concerned & had various issues. If you are serious about 64 bit computing, Win 7 or Linux would do nicely.

 

Adding what has been posted before, your 32bit license will not be valid for 64bit.

And regarding using 64 bit XP as we say in Scotland, Gonae no dae that, jist gonae no (loosely translated for those that require it, Please don't do it. Just don't).

Vista, Seven, or a flavour of Linux are the only real viable 64 bit OS's

 

Difference between 32 bit & 64 bit Windows

 

Phew!

Thanks fellows for the very helpful guidance, which I was certainly in need of.

It strikes me, in passing, that your unanimous rubbishing of XP's 64-bit version doesn't reflect much credit on Microsoft; shouldn't those who paid good money for it have had their money refunded if it was indeed as bad as you all say (and not only you)? With other products there would be an instant outcry and the manufacturer would be shamed into making restitution - and please don't give me any sophistry about it being only a license to use the software which was purchased...

Anyway, in deference to your opinions I've promptly abandoned any thought of acquiring it, by any means whatever.

Given that my license is for the 32-bit, if the 64-bit version only came with XP Professional then of course I wouldn't have expected that my license would apply in that case. I just assumed that there had been a 64-bit version of XP Home, and if this was not so then my question was academic - for which I apologise.

This leaves me to weigh-up whether 64-bit is important enough for my purposes to make migrating to Win7 worth contemplating. Thus far I haven't become convinced of that but, of course, the question is going to have to continue to be kept in mind.

 

Hi Steve

I agree with you that XP 32-bit "does fine" - for many purposes.

But I'm about to embark on a spate of video encoding (to H.264) and 2GB isn't really near enough for that. Actually I intend shortly stepping-up to 4 GB but in doing so am aware that with a 32-bit o/s a lot less than all of that will in fact be utilised.

I plan to try it first and see how it goes...