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Microsoft confirms Windows XP64 will be OEM only


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A PRODUCT MANAGER at Microsoft has told developers how his firm proposes to market and sell Windows XP64 - the version of the OS that will support iAMD64 chips from AMD and Intel.

Brian Marr, Microsoft' Windows XP64 product manager, filed details of the move on a private Windows server 64 newsgroup.

Marr admits that the current beta build is "very old" but he said that Microsoft is trying to get an update out soon. He said: "I think you are going to be impressed by how much work our development team has put into the OS".

Marr said that a technical beta programme is currently suspended, but Microsoft will open it up again after XP SP2 ships.

He said that Microsoft is working on a scheme to allow people to trade 32-bit XP Pro licences for Windows XP64. "We want to take care of the people who go out and buy or build X64 systems before we ship," he said.

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