FREE! Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Trial Version

EQuitoEQuito SoCal, USA
edited August 2004 in Science & Tech
/edit 08-19-04: newer build 1218 available for download:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bit/evaluation/upgrade.mspx

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http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bit/downloads/upgrade.asp
If you have a 64-bit ready PC, you now have the option to receive trial software for Windows XP 64-Bit Edition for 64-Bit Extended Systems via CD or download.
The estimated download times for Windows XP 64-Bit Edition for 64-Bit Extended Systems (420 MB) are 16 hours 17 minutes @ 56k, 1 hour 28 minutes on DSL, and 37 minutes on T1.


Now all I need is an Abit 939 board and a new CPU, hehe... :D
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  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited February 2004
    Holy coolness! Thanks for the link, EQ!

    a 360 DAY TRIAL? Holy crap! That's almost as good as a free full version!

    That does it. It's a64 time for me.....
    :leet:
  • EQuitoEQuito SoCal, USA
    edited February 2004
    As a Windows XP 64-Bit Edition for 64-Bit Extended Systems Customer Preview Program (CPP) subscriber, you may be entitled to upgrade to future pre-release versions of Windows XP 64-Bit Edition for 64-Bit Extended Systems when they become available. Registered CPP participants who authorize us during the registration process to contact them will be notified when future code is released.
    :cheers:
  • fatcatfatcat Mizzou Icrontian
    edited February 2004
    download sweetness... thanx EQuito :woowoo:
  • ShortyShorty Manchester, UK Icrontian
    edited February 2004
    Awesome :D

    I've got a 64bit system, so I have something to try this on... been trying to get it from MSDN. but their download manager has been knackered..

    Thanks EQ! :D
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited February 2004
    Sweet! Downloading it even tho I dont have 64bit.:)
  • citrixmetacitrixmeta Montreal, Quebec Icrontian
    edited February 2004
    now... if we can only get some decent 64bit ATI drivers :werr:

    regular cats will not install in XP-64.

    i also had problems installing some apps, (media encoder 9 , pcmark etc...)

    its getting there...its getting there
  • TexTex Dallas/Ft. Worth
    edited February 2004
    Your gonna have sh*tloads of driver issues for sound and video cards etc.. Even uspposed 64bit versions don't load. Fo many folks your not gonna consider this version exactly ready for prime time yet. (apologies to primesuspect in advance)

    Tex
  • TexTex Dallas/Ft. Worth
    edited February 2004
    EQuito wrote:
    [url] 37 minutes on T1.[/SIZE]


    Now all I need is an Abit 939 board and a new CPU, hehe... :D[/url]

    It took 20 minutes to download the iso on comcast cable? I thought a t1 was way faster then cable/dsl ?

    Tex
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited February 2004
    It took me 15 minutes to get it on cable :D:D
    Comcast cable: 4mb bandwidth
    T1 Line: 1.5mb bandwidth

    T1s are faster upstream (you get 1.5mb upstream as well), as cable is usually only 128k or 256k upstream.
  • leishi85leishi85 Grand Rapids, MI Icrontian
    edited February 2004
    T1 download speed is only about 1.54mbit, so some good cable have a faster download speed than t1
  • TexTex Dallas/Ft. Worth
    edited February 2004
    prime wrote:
    It took me 15 minutes to get it on cable :D:D
    Comcast cable: 4mb bandwidth
    T1 Line: 1.5mb bandwidth

    T1s are faster upstream (you get 1.5mb upstream as well), as cable is usually only 128k or 256k upstream.

    A clean simple explanataion. Thanks. Cable is for surfing and T1's for hosting. I get it now. (grin)

    Tex
  • t1rhinot1rhino Toronto
    edited February 2004
    I'll have it by lunchtime... Silly business DSL... :rolleyes2

    Now I just need to get my hands on an AMD64. :D
  • TexTex Dallas/Ft. Worth
    edited February 2004
    Anbody able to find a HCL for this sucker? Sorta assuming Sound Blaster sound will work if nothing else in the world does right? How about the usb audigy or extgy things? They work?

    Tex
  • citrixmetacitrixmeta Montreal, Quebec Icrontian
    edited February 2004
    try this

    http://amd.dalmijn.com/pafiledb/pafiledb.php?action=category&id=2

    or

    http://www.planetamd64.com/modules/mx_pafiledb/dload.php?sid=9e69ab4da61e159fe938be76be268d2c

    u will find some drivers there
  • TexTex Dallas/Ft. Worth
    edited February 2004
    only sound I have seen is realtek. If anyone gets other sound working post back here.

    And I had heard that win2k3 had a better scheme for using the 64bit AMD memory controller thing and my sandra memory bandwidth is in the 3000 range on XP and the 4500 range with 64bit win2k3 if anyone cares.

    Tex
  • TexTex Dallas/Ft. Worth
    edited February 2004
    prime where are you quoting from? I don't see that post? Or was it from one of the links?

    Tex
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited February 2004
    Sorry, I posted a message in entirely the wrong thread. Ignore me.
  • BudBud Chesterfield, Va
    edited February 2004
    all we need no is to get some benchmarks to compare to 32 bit windows
  • TexTex Dallas/Ft. Worth
    edited February 2004
    What benchs you want?

    Geez just flashed the bios to a new version and made sure that I had interleaving enabled and just rolled a 5130 now in the sandra memory benchmark and this is still using the old 32bit version of sandra not the 64bit version.

    5130 with reg ecc pc2100 memory? Thats absurd folks. Sandra says teh same memory in my msi k7d would roll a 573 not a 5130 if thats a clue.

    Tex
  • TexTex Dallas/Ft. Worth
    edited February 2004
    My Nortons anti-virus is choking so that would severly limit what I can use this sucker for also.

    Anyone got anti-virus software running on this yet?
  • TexTex Dallas/Ft. Worth
    edited February 2004
    And I just got email from Turtle Beach. Was hoping they might have a beta driver or something for some sound.

    Not only do they not have one they said they had no plans to ever introduce 64bit driver versions at this time. Crap I don't see Creative offering drivers either so....

    I guess I have to go buy a friggin realtek sound card ? Good grief...

    Tex
  • RWBRWB Icrontian
    edited February 2004
    OMGOMGOMG!!!

    I said, I would NEVER buy another Microsoft Product again, but I didn't say I wouldn't use anything FREE from Microsoft.... :D

    Looks like I am gonna be missing lab tonight!

    Thanks guys.... this site is too good for me ;)
  • RWBRWB Icrontian
    edited February 2004
    When I put the CD in to install, I forgot I needed drivers for my SATA and IDE RAID in order for it to see that I have any HDD's.

    Can I just use the Floppies with the windows XP drivers on them to install? Or do I need to use/do something else?
  • TexTex Dallas/Ft. Worth
    edited February 2004
    Most are having a great deal of trouble getting it to se the sata or raid drivers at all. And no I have yet to get either of the 64bit versions to use ANY driver thats not Microsuxs verified 64bit. Even other 64bit drivers... Hopefully you will have better luck. I bet your only shot is to try and setup a unattended install and hack those drivers into the txtext setup area. Not real straight forward if you have never done ity but I've done it with regular XP so it sees raid drivers withjout hitting f6. But even then with 64bit XP it may still puke on you after all that work. At the present it seems to seriously not like any drivers not 64bit. And it needs a sh*tload of drivers not available yet.

    They had a few sata drivers in one of the links above.

    Tex
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited February 2004
    Downloaded in 13 minutes and 47 seconds.
  • TexTex Dallas/Ft. Worth
    edited February 2004
    Here is a Sandra memory.
  • drasnordrasnor Starship Operator Hawthorne, CA Icrontian
    edited February 2004
    You know no one is going to buy XP 64 when it comes out now, right? This ought to tide us over until Longhorn gets here.

    -drasnor :fold:
  • EQuitoEQuito SoCal, USA
    edited February 2004
    If you have a Silicon Image controller, they released 64-Bit drivers for different controllers last year.
    Go here and navigate to the drivers download section.
  • EQuitoEQuito SoCal, USA
    edited February 2004
    More 64-Bit drivers:

    http://forum.abit-usa.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=38502
  • TexTex Dallas/Ft. Worth
    edited February 2004
    drasnor wrote:
    You know no one is going to buy XP 64 when it comes out now, right? This ought to tide us over until Longhorn gets here.

    -drasnor :fold:

    Balogna. You have no clue.

    Tex
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