Launch Date Set for Windows x64

[Scarecrow Man]

http://channels.lockergnome.com/news/archi...ndows_x64.phtml

Now, there is another article I read in a magazine which says this:

According to a Microsoft spokesman, the company intends to deliver the 64-bit Windows to existing users via a technology exchange program that will allow consumers to trade their 32-bit Windows XP licences for free 64-bit licences.

Here's the first on a long list of catches:

You can only upgrade from Windows XP Professional Edition - if you own Windows XP Home Edition, you'll first have to upgrade to XP Pro and then trade it for an x64 licence. Microsoft has no plans to offer XP Pro x64 as a stand-alone retail product.

If you own a personal copy of Windows XP Professional - i.e., it wasnt preinstalled on a PC you bought - you can go online, authenticate it, and download x64 just like a service pack.

If you acquired your copy of Windows XP Profesional when you bought your PC - say, from Dell or HP - your upgrade path is through that OEM, and you'll need to check with that manufacturer to determine whether it's participating in the upgrade program. If your still using Windows 98 or ME, you're screwed. The only remaining way to get XP Professional x64 will be to purchase it preinstalled on a new PC.

:wallbash: :ranting: :ranting: :ranting: :wallbash:

[r4may]

If your still using Windows 98 or ME, you're screwed.

Carry on Using W98/Me or Go to Linux