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Gaming, using windows XP Home or professional. I do not need the hassle.

Anonymous
2012-01-20T11:33:23+00:00

I have boxes of XP games going back to 2002, i have just finished building a gaming rig and used my XP sp2 CD as an OS and Microsoft say " you have used your OS CD to many times spend more cash" I do not need the hassle of running 2 OS on one PC so want to stick using XP as i spend 90% gaming ( not on line gaming at all ) 20% just using the net, so here is my questions.

 1. I would like to use 64bit but have seen it is nothing but hassle as 64bit is lacking drivers and think my old games might not run in 64bit ? it will be grate if i am wrong and beleve there is two diffrent Profashanal XP one has more drivers on it ?

  2. Easy option (i assume) is to stick with XP home but will not get the benefit of 64bit, i normally do proximally 6 installations of the OS in a year (good reason why not to use windows 7) but have Microsoft now put a block on the old XP to one installation ?

 3. I have seen new XP OS but are made for companies like DELL etc and they are a lot cheaper, what is the difference and can you use them more than once being used only at home adress and not made to sell ?

There is nothing wrong with good old classic cars so why cant i just stay happy playing my old XP games ! Thank you for any clarification or help you might give me.

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-01-21T04:03:33+00:00

    Hi,

    Here’s are the answers to your questions:

    1.       I would not suggest that you use Windows XP 64bit especially if this machine is built and designed for gaming.  Support for drivers, as you stated, is limited and some games will not run at all on Windows XP 64bit.

    2.       As for the amount of installing and reinstalling retail media, no there is not a limit, but the key that came with the media can only be activate on 1 system at a time. The same key cannot be used to activate multiple systems at the same time. If the customer has an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) copy of Windows XP you will not be able to use your current copy of Windows XP on the system he just built as OEM copies of windows are for one machine and one machine only. It cannot be transferred or moved.

    3.       The Windows XP OS (Operating System) for 3rd party hardware manufacturers are not new or different from any copy of Windows XP except that they are preinstalled OEM versions that cannot be moved to another system. System builders do not sell OEM copy’s either. Furthermore, no manufacture of hardware even sells Windows XP as an option at this point in time for new hardware.

    I would suggest you that you review the options and features of Windows 7 64 bit as it is a much better and more stable operating system. As for your Windows XP games, you may need to check with the manufacture to see if they are compatible with Windows 7 prior to making a decision.

    Hope this information is helpful.

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-01-27T14:49:06+00:00

    i have seen a report that once win 7 is loaded onto a PC it relates to that motherboard and if a problems arises with the MB and parts need replacing or you wish to reload it onto a new PC it will not work as it will only work with the original MB it was assigned to, basically use once and thats it meaning no more repairing MB or up grading to a new PC without purchasing a new copy of windows 7 each time ?

    Only if you purchase an OEM version, the retail version of Windows does not have this restriction.

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-01-28T08:38:02+00:00

    i have seen a report that once win 7 is loaded onto a PC it relates to that motherboard and if a problems arises with the MB and parts need replacing or you wish to reload it onto a new PC it will not work as it will only work with the original MB it was assigned to, basically use once and thats it meaning no more repairing MB or up grading to a new PC without purchasing a new copy of windows 7 each time ?

    Only if you purchase an OEM version, the retail version of Windows does not have this restriction.

    Thank you very much David for clarifying that, it is extremely helpful and means i can now try my new PC at 64bit ( Windows 7 )

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-01-21T13:19:20+00:00

    Hi,

     

    Here’s are the answers to your questions:

     

    1.       I would not suggest that you use Windows XP 64bit especially if this machine is built and designed for gaming.  Support for drivers, as you stated, is limited and some games will not run at all on Windows XP 64bit.

     

    2.       As for the amount of installing and reinstalling retail media, no there is not a limit, but the key that came with the media can only be activate on 1 system at a time. The same key cannot be used to activate multiple systems at the same time. If the customer has an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) copy of Windows XP you will not be able to use your current copy of Windows XP on the system he just built as OEM copies of windows are for one machine and one machine only. It cannot be transferred or moved.

     

    3.       The Windows XP OS (Operating System) for 3rd party hardware manufacturers are not new or different from any copy of Windows XP except that they are preinstalled OEM versions that cannot be moved to another system. System builders do not sell OEM copy’s either. Furthermore, no manufacture of hardware even sells Windows XP as an option at this point in time for new hardware.

     

    I would suggest you that you review the options and features of Windows 7 64 bit as it is a much better and more stable operating system. As for your Windows XP games, you may need to check with the manufacture to see if they are compatible with Windows 7 prior to making a decision.

     

    Hope this information is helpful.

    BIG thank you Imran for taking the time to reply, it is very much appreciated and has helped me by confirming and answering my other questions = savings me time and £s ,

    but your reply has got me thinking about one concern ( I do not know if i need to ask as a new questions or on this as this is my first time using this but wont be my last after getting such a good reply / answer )

    My old PC is an Extreme so plenty good enough for what i need ( XP gaming ) My new PC is over kill and needs 64bit to retch its potential so was going to use Windows 7 ( i put Vista in the bin after 2 months like most people) the problem i have is i have seen a report that once win 7 is loaded onto a PC it relates to that motherboard and if a problems arises with the MB and parts need replacing or you wish to reload it onto a new PC it will not work as it will only work with the original MB it was assigned to, basically use once and thats it meaning no more repairing MB or up grading to a new PC without purchasing a new copy of windows 7 each time ?

    If true then no windows 7 or 8 for me.

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