mesht Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 hi guys, i've downloaded the win xp pro 64 trial frm the microsoft web, and burned it to an empty cd. it's an iso image file so how do i install on my macpro? i had bootcamp installed earlier and win xp pro 32 running when i load in the cd, it did not detect and run...only detect the genuine full version of win xp pro 32...so i should use a full version cd of xp pro 64? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLynn Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Officially, XP64 is not yet supported. Probably in the release version of Bootcamp, which should ship with Leopard. Until then only 32-bit Windows is supported. If you'd RTFM'ed you would have seen this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest Burden III Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Does the MacPro use the DuoCore chip? If so, its a 32bit chip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLynn Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 It's a dual-dual Xeon that supports x64. Newer consumer Mac are Core2 Duo, which also supports x64, but older consumer Intel Macs are Core Duo, which does not. There aren't any Mac Pros that don't have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesht Posted March 16, 2007 Author Share Posted March 16, 2007 i see... thanks anyway, looks like i have to wait and see if the Leopard version support it, hope it does or maybe wait for the Vista x64bit? heard this Vista is still having compatibility issues the moment..not sure if 3d applications is supported yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLynn Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Just use XP32, then when XP64 is supported, if you have over 4GB RAM, you can switch to that. Or Google for x64 and Bootcamp - there are people who have hacked together ways of running it, but YMMV. I'd stay even further away from Vista64 than I would from Vista32, and I stay very far away from Vista32. Neither is ready for prime time (I've already posted plenty on that) but 64's driver support is even more lacking than 32. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cesar R Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 the chips on those laptops? are 64bits xeon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLynn Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 Core2 Duo are 64-bit. (Core Duo are not.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cesar R Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 Core2 Duo are 64-bit. (Core Duo are not.) oh okay, lol thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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