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    Asus G50Vt - Windows XP 64bit drivers

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by ravenstone, Nov 13, 2008.

  1. ravenstone

    ravenstone Newbie

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    I would like to install Windows XP 64bit, is it possible to find drivers?
    I found thread where are drivers for 32bit XP, but I think they wont work.
    Thank you for any help.
     
    ravenstone, Nov 13, 2008
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  2. David

    David NBR Random Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    XP64 is notorious for the lack and poor drivers available. I would recommend avoiding XP64 and opting for Vista64 instead if you indeed want a 64 bit OS.
     
    David, Nov 13, 2008
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  3. joeelmex

    joeelmex Notebook Evangelist

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    I agree 100%
     
    joeelmex, Nov 13, 2008
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  4. escape

    escape Notebook Geek

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    64bit OS is flakey. Especially for the FingerPrint Reader.. Cause they do not support. Hard enough to find a vista version.
     
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  5. ravenstone

    ravenstone Newbie

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    I see, for 3D is the best 64bit XP because you can use more than 3GB RAM, and Vista is not my favourite... I think I have no other option.
    But thanks anyway :]
     
    ravenstone, Nov 14, 2008
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  6. Qwakrz

    Qwakrz Notebook Consultant

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    XP64 road is paved with poor drivers, no support and poor compatibility. It was never released as a true end user O/S and as such most people never wrote good drivers, if at all.

    Even though you hate Vista there really is no way around it if you want a decent 64bit O/S. Its driver support is 99% as good as Vista 32 and it is alot more stable than XP64.
     
    Qwakrz, Nov 14, 2008
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