Mac Pro & Windows

[srfval]

Hi all,

I want to install Windows XP Pro64bit on my MAC Pro. I Already have the 32 bit up and running great.
Do you think it would be best to install the 64bit version or should i stick to the 32bit?

Are MAC Pro's 64bit???

Are there any known issues with the 64bit version?

Thanx!

 

[Tallest Skil]

The professional line of Macs has been 64-bit since the introduction of the G5 in 2003.

You'd be better off with 64-bit Vista. I'm not sure if, when they added 64-bit support to Boot Camp, they added it for 64-bit XP as well.

 

[nanofrog]

IIRC, a few members have posted that the drivers for XP64 aren't included in Boot Camp, and have been unsuccessful in getting a functional install.

 

[edesignuk]

Found this thread, might be of help.

MRoogle is your friend

 

[srfval]

Thanx alot guys! edesignuk the thread helped alot!

Thanx!

 

[Supaklaw]

I have tried all 4 flavors of Windows (32/64 bit XP/Vista) and for me personally found games run better on XP 64bit. It's first advantage over the 32bit Xp is all your RAM above 2 Gb will be recognized, and a huge speed boost. The main disadvantage is you probably will have to manually install the sound drivers off the boot camp disk, it won't auto-install. If you hunt around there's pretty much three things you need...

Realtek audio driver (on the Leopard/bootcamp disk, using Explore)
Ethernet driver (this link should be on the forum here, one on Leopard disk may work)
Graphics driver (off brand's website)

or try this: http://rapidshare.com/files/85474135/BootCampDrivers64.zip

and you're good to go.

Give it a try, my experience is it's less bloated than Vista 64-bit and less wonky. (Vista at first was very smooth for me until a few games crapped out on me and I deleted it) It's not supported though so depending on your needs, it might be a dead end.