wat program is better is windows xp pro or windows xp 64 bit pro ?? and i want to know whats the difference between the 2 plzz ^_^
It would depend on your computer. Does it support 64-bit processing? If so, your best bet is going with the 64-bit version of windows. They both do the same thing, only one is designed for high end processors. (the 64-bit version). And the other is designed for average processors. So, if you didn't build your system, or specify a 64 bit processor... chances are, you should get the regulard Windows XP. Oh, and please use the computing section next time.
What is your pcs processor? Also it would be best not to switch over to 64bit windows until vista as there is still not much support for the ugly duckling of the windows family. It does perform much better than the standard windows but it still largely unsupported.
If you have An Athlon 64, An Athlon FX, an Athlon 64 x2, or an Opertron, or a Sempron 64 your system can handle windows 64 Pro. If you have a high end Peentium 4(and new, they came out only a few months ago), a pentium 4 extreme edition, a Pentium D(not to be confused witha celeron D), a Pentium Extreme Edition[PXE], or a Xeon you can handle 64 pro ===================== The following will not handle it: Intel &AMD 486 and below, Penitum, Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III, most Pentium 4s, Celeron Ms, Celeron Ds, Pentium Ms, K5s, K6s, K7s(NAME some of the series can handle it), Athlon Thunderbirds, Athlon Bartons, Athlon XPs, Semprons, anything made by Cyrix, and others(I can't think of any more) EDIT: get windows 64 if you can, it's support is slightly sketchy at the moment, but you can still run most things(think Windows 2000 is to XP and XP64 is to Vista) If you have windows XP 64 Pro there will be no real reason to get Vista.
Yeah, I'm waiting for Vista 64-bit as well, but I would wait 3-6 months until they get the bugs out. I'll probably get an AMD 64 (939 pin) Windows XP and 64 are the same, just made for different processors. Edit: also there are 64-bit of Linux distros as well.
