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Apple Computing Products:
Running Windows on your Mac
Windows XP 32bit vs Windows 64bit
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<blockquote data-quote="jonnyd" data-source="post: 513428" data-attributes="member: 31029"><p>64 bit Windows requires its own drivers. I am pretty sure you won't find them all for any model of Mac. Check first anyway.</p><p></p><p>If you're talking about bootcamp, our learned collegue above has already pointed out you can't do it. If I recall correctly, you need either XP sp2, or Vista. That's it. If you're using parallels, the drivers will still be an issue.</p><p></p><p>Regarding compatibility, I believe 32 bit Windows progs run fine on x64. 16 bit programs, which are pretty rare now, won't run at all.</p><p></p><p>To be honest x64 is still something of a curiosity so far. It can be a struggle to run on a standard PC. Running it on a Mac would add another layer of complexity that really makes it unfeasible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jonnyd, post: 513428, member: 31029"] 64 bit Windows requires its own drivers. I am pretty sure you won't find them all for any model of Mac. Check first anyway. If you're talking about bootcamp, our learned collegue above has already pointed out you can't do it. If I recall correctly, you need either XP sp2, or Vista. That's it. If you're using parallels, the drivers will still be an issue. Regarding compatibility, I believe 32 bit Windows progs run fine on x64. 16 bit programs, which are pretty rare now, won't run at all. To be honest x64 is still something of a curiosity so far. It can be a struggle to run on a standard PC. Running it on a Mac would add another layer of complexity that really makes it unfeasible. [/QUOTE]
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