Windows XP 64 bit hardwire requirement

[Ashish Masade]

I have a dell Inspiron 1525 laptop with core 2 duo, 2 GHZ processor 800 Mhz
FSB, 2 GB ram 667 Mhz fsb and Windows Vista 32 bit OS delivered. I want to
change it to Windows XP 64 bit Professional. Will there be any compatibility
issue. What steps i need to follow to update my laptop to XP 34 bit...

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Windows XP 64 bit hardwire requirement

"Ashish Masade" <Ashish Masade@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
newsDD9DAEF-39CB-476D-B278-29E1194BFE73@microsoft.com...
>I have a dell Inspiron 1525 laptop with core 2 duo, 2 GHZ processor 800
>Mhz
> FSB, 2 GB ram 667 Mhz fsb and Windows Vista 32 bit OS delivered. I want to
> change it to Windows XP 64 bit Professional. Will there be any
> compatibility
> issue. What steps i need to follow to update my laptop to XP 34 bit...


Yes, there does appear to be a compatibility issue.

Not with the hardware itself, but you will have to obtain XP Pro x64 drivers
for everything. Unlike Vista x64, the driver support on the XP x64 disc is
very basic. Laptops are difficult when the manufacturer is not providing XP
x64 drivers because of proprietary devices.

The Dell driver download page at
http://support.dell.com/support/dow...SystemID=INS_PNT_PM_1525&hidos=WLH&hidlang=en
only shows drivers for Vista 32bit and XP for the 1525. There are no XP Pro
x64 drivers listed. XP x86 drivers are not going to work. How have you
planned for dealing with this lack of 64bit drivers?

 

[Bobby Johnson]

Re: Windows XP 64 bit hardwire requirement

You will need to find all the hardware drivers needed by
Windows x64. And, since Dell doesn't offer them outright on
their download site, you will have to do the research
yourself to see if you can find all the drivers needed.
Keep in mind that you might not find them all.


Ashish Masade wrote:
> I have a dell Inspiron 1525 laptop with core 2 duo, 2 GHZ processor 800 Mhz
> FSB, 2 GB ram 667 Mhz fsb and Windows Vista 32 bit OS delivered. I want to
> change it to Windows XP 64 bit Professional. Will there be any compatibility
> issue. What steps i need to follow to update my laptop to XP 34 bit...

 

[Ashish Masade]

Re: Windows XP 64 bit hardwire requirement

Thanks,
Can you give me some idea where can I gat drivers for Windows XP 64 bit
edition Professional. For my Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop

"Bobby Johnson" wrote:

> You will need to find all the hardware drivers needed by
> Windows x64. And, since Dell doesn't offer them outright on
> their download site, you will have to do the research
> yourself to see if you can find all the drivers needed.
> Keep in mind that you might not find them all.
>
>
> Ashish Masade wrote:
> > I have a dell Inspiron 1525 laptop with core 2 duo, 2 GHZ processor 800 Mhz
> > FSB, 2 GB ram 667 Mhz fsb and Windows Vista 32 bit OS delivered. I want to
> > change it to Windows XP 64 bit Professional. Will there be any compatibility
> > issue. What steps i need to follow to update my laptop to XP 34 bit...
>

 

[Ashish Masade]

Re: Windows XP 64 bit hardwire requirement

Thanks,
Can you give me some idea where can I gat drivers for Windows XP 64 bit
edition Professional. For my Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

> "Ashish Masade" <Ashish Masade@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> newsDD9DAEF-39CB-476D-B278-29E1194BFE73@microsoft.com...
> >I have a dell Inspiron 1525 laptop with core 2 duo, 2 GHZ processor 800
> >Mhz
> > FSB, 2 GB ram 667 Mhz fsb and Windows Vista 32 bit OS delivered. I want to
> > change it to Windows XP 64 bit Professional. Will there be any
> > compatibility
> > issue. What steps i need to follow to update my laptop to XP 34 bit...
>
>
> Yes, there does appear to be a compatibility issue.
>
> Not with the hardware itself, but you will have to obtain XP Pro x64 drivers
> for everything. Unlike Vista x64, the driver support on the XP x64 disc is
> very basic. Laptops are difficult when the manufacturer is not providing XP
> x64 drivers because of proprietary devices.
>
> The Dell driver download page at
> http://support.dell.com/support/dow...SystemID=INS_PNT_PM_1525&hidos=WLH&hidlang=en
> only shows drivers for Vista 32bit and XP for the 1525. There are no XP Pro
> x64 drivers listed. XP x86 drivers are not going to work. How have you
> planned for dealing with this lack of 64bit drivers?
>

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Windows XP 64 bit hardwire requirement

"Ashish Masade" <AshishMasade@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4AD291FE-2BD3-4E80-B8CD-72760BA44DB5@microsoft.com...
> Thanks,
> Can you give me some idea where can I gat drivers for Windows XP 64 bit
> edition Professional. For my Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
>
>> "Ashish Masade" <Ashish Masade@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message
>> newsDD9DAEF-39CB-476D-B278-29E1194BFE73@microsoft.com...
>> >I have a dell Inspiron 1525 laptop with core 2 duo, 2 GHZ processor 800
>> >Mhz
>> > FSB, 2 GB ram 667 Mhz fsb and Windows Vista 32 bit OS delivered. I want
>> > to
>> > change it to Windows XP 64 bit Professional. Will there be any
>> > compatibility
>> > issue. What steps i need to follow to update my laptop to XP 34 bit...
>>
>>
>> Yes, there does appear to be a compatibility issue.
>>
>> Not with the hardware itself, but you will have to obtain XP Pro x64
>> drivers
>> for everything. Unlike Vista x64, the driver support on the XP x64 disc
>> is
>> very basic. Laptops are difficult when the manufacturer is not providing
>> XP
>> x64 drivers because of proprietary devices.
>>
>> The Dell driver download page at
>> http://support.dell.com/support/dow...SystemID=INS_PNT_PM_1525&hidos=WLH&hidlang=en
>> only shows drivers for Vista 32bit and XP for the 1525. There are no XP
>> Pro
>> x64 drivers listed. XP x86 drivers are not going to work. How have you
>> planned for dealing with this lack of 64bit drivers?
>>


Only from Dell. The manufacturer has to provide the drivers for the
computer he sells you. If Dell isn't providing drivers for XP Pro x64 for
your comptuer then you are stuck.

 

[Tony Sperling]

Re: Windows XP 64 bit hardwire requirement

All consumer targeted motherboards are essentially using parts from the same
pool of electronic equipment that is built for the PC. Each model uses a
different mix of components. The trouble is to find out who originally
manufactured every single bit of hardware in that machine and search out
other boards that are using the exact same hardware and for which such
drivers has been released in 64bit editions. So, it is not inconceiveable
that drivers exist, but it is likely that after weeks or months of hard
investigation you will find your drivers for all the parts except one, or
two, and you'll still be stuck. The best advice is to forget the project, or
buy a machine that is sold with a 64bit OS installed and make sure that
drivers exist for XP x64. Vista drivers will not guarante that everything
will work with XP.

There is no way around - we are all under the same limitations - if the
people who build your machine isn't making the drivers, nobody else can be
expected to have done it.


Tony. . .



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"Ashish Masade" <AshishMasade@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1F19E140-36DC-4622-8D65-7DC938E0F462@microsoft.com...
> Thanks,
> Can you give me some idea where can I gat drivers for Windows XP 64 bit
> edition Professional. For my Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop
>
> "Bobby Johnson" wrote:
>
> > You will need to find all the hardware drivers needed by
> > Windows x64. And, since Dell doesn't offer them outright on
> > their download site, you will have to do the research
> > yourself to see if you can find all the drivers needed.
> > Keep in mind that you might not find them all.
> >
> >
> > Ashish Masade wrote:
> > > I have a dell Inspiron 1525 laptop with core 2 duo, 2 GHZ processor
800 Mhz
> > > FSB, 2 GB ram 667 Mhz fsb and Windows Vista 32 bit OS delivered. I
want to
> > > change it to Windows XP 64 bit Professional. Will there be any
compatibility
> > > issue. What steps i need to follow to update my laptop to XP 34 bit...
> >