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Mina Nazieh
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how can i know my operating system xp is oem or open licence on window
"Bruce Chambers" wrote:
> Syah wrote:
> > I have a problem. I would like to update my graphic card driver and there two
> > kinds of windows xp. The problem is there are two types of update; one for
> > windows xp and one for windows xp professional x64. I am currently using
> > windows xp professional. I don't know what kind of windows xp am i using. Am
> > i using the windows xp or the windows xp professional x64? Can you help me
> > please?
>
>
> If you have to ask, you're almost certainly running the 32-bit
> version of WinXP. I'm not trying to be facetious; I'm sure you'd have
> noticed paying several thousand dollars more for the Itanium or Itanium
> II CPU required to run the original 64-bit version of WinXP Pro, or
> whether or not you purchased a computer with an AMD Athlon64 or Intel
> EM64T CPU. There are, of course, no 64-bit versions of WinXP Home, WinXP
> TabletPC, or WinXP MCE. Also, because WinXPx64 is available only as an
> OEM license, it doesn't come in a box.
>
> Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Overview
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bit/overview.asp
>
> To verify for yourself, Click Start > Run, type in "Winver" and
> press . If the resulting dialog box does not _explicitly_ state
> that you have "Windows XP 64-Bit Edition" or "Windows XP Professional
> x64 Edition," then you have a 32-bit OS.
>
>
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
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>
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>
"Bruce Chambers" wrote:
> Syah wrote:
> > I have a problem. I would like to update my graphic card driver and there two
> > kinds of windows xp. The problem is there are two types of update; one for
> > windows xp and one for windows xp professional x64. I am currently using
> > windows xp professional. I don't know what kind of windows xp am i using. Am
> > i using the windows xp or the windows xp professional x64? Can you help me
> > please?
>
>
> If you have to ask, you're almost certainly running the 32-bit
> version of WinXP. I'm not trying to be facetious; I'm sure you'd have
> noticed paying several thousand dollars more for the Itanium or Itanium
> II CPU required to run the original 64-bit version of WinXP Pro, or
> whether or not you purchased a computer with an AMD Athlon64 or Intel
> EM64T CPU. There are, of course, no 64-bit versions of WinXP Home, WinXP
> TabletPC, or WinXP MCE. Also, because WinXPx64 is available only as an
> OEM license, it doesn't come in a box.
>
> Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Overview
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bit/overview.asp
>
> To verify for yourself, Click Start > Run, type in "Winver" and
> press . If the resulting dialog box does not _explicitly_ state
> that you have "Windows XP 64-Bit Edition" or "Windows XP Professional
> x64 Edition," then you have a 32-bit OS.
>
>
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin
>
> Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell
>