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    G53jw + XP ?

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by chonk, Mar 7, 2011.

  1. chonk

    chonk Newbie

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    Hey I'm consider buying a g53jw this weekend but I really wanna run XP 64 on it, has anyone got it to work?

    Also can someone recommend a good SSD harddive for it? I'm thinking around 80-100gb.
     
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  2. DCx

    DCx Banned!

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    ... yeah, in virtualbox.
     
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  3. Hedonist

    Hedonist Notebook Evangelist

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    some games will not work on XP....
     
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    Yeah. I can't see a single benefit for xp 64bit. Especially since the driver support in x64 is so ... thin. buggy. non-existant.

    I can understand (but not support) xp x86, *but* those applications are so specialized ... and I still think virtualization is the better option in those specialized cases.

    So yeah, it'll probably install. Turn off AHCI first ... and see if you can even *find* the appropriate drivers.
     
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    Why XP, why? Windows 7 is so more advanced... XP is obsolete by now. In addition to this, SSD combined with XP is not the best idea imo. The OS is not optimized for SSDs at all.
     
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    Networc Notebook Consultant

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    +1 For either VirtualBox or VMware Player. I went with VMware Player because 1) I might eventually upgrade to VMware Workstation and I'd like to make sure my VMs will work if I do and 2) I want to familiarize myself as much as I can with VMware products for work.
     
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