Windows XP 64 Trade-in Offer - Page 4

Sure there is.

Quote: Sure there is.

Well, Thunder_PC... Name some if you please.

If you don't want to migrate, don't. Nobody is going to twist your arm into it. There is a very short window of opportunity here for some people to make the jump to 64-bit Windows at relatively low cost, so my advice to you is to not give advice based purely on personal preference, as it could wind up costing somebody a lot of money. There may not be a lot on the shelves today, but for all we know developers will be flooding the stores with them tomorrow, or next month, or in 6 months.
Here's a quote from PCWorld on this: "A number of 64-bit games are on the way, along with several audio and video apps. Cakewalk's Sonar X64, a 64-bit high-end audio recording app, is already available as a trial version from the company's Web site, but few other 64-bit programs have yet appeared."
Linux users are starting to get a fair amount of programs, so they are certainly ahead in the game.
Now that Intel has finally realized the Itanic has sunk and made their AMD-compatible 32/64-bit chips, all the Intel-o-sheep are going to start demanding 64-bit apps. That will put the pressure on the developers to start turning out these products, and quickly.
You can stay on 32-bit, and you may be the one laughing. But you might also be the one frantically trying to play catch-up. Let people make their own decisions on this.

There are lots. There is a thread in here devoted to some of the more common ones.

POV Ray
Avast! Antivirus
.NET framework 2.0 beta (x64)
Chronicles of Riddick (has 32-bit and 64-bit versions)
SiSoft Sandra
Cakewalk Sonar x64

well, i didn't get it via the trade-in, but I did install it. Seems to run perfect after I found the right drivers (for wireless internet and video). I was somewhat disappointed that there was no "upgrade" option, and that I had to do a reformat, but worth it in my opinion (besides, I imaged the drive "just in case"). There is a small problem I did come across though. It seems that some vc6.0 applications don't work correctly (dll errors). If you are familiar with the open source Ogre gfx engine, those will not run (or I have not found a fix).

Half-life 2 works just as good as it did on xp pro. Framerates were the exact same, so I don't know if that should be a good or bad thing. Can't wait for some games that take advantage of the power.

And yet, no one has answered my query - how come my Home Edition COA went trough?? IS it their glitch and I am gonna get the boot, or is it me being lucky?

I to have ordered the upgrade. I had to jump through a lot of hoops. It would not take the COA from XP home or the XP Pro upgrade. So I installed the home on an old hard disk and upgraded it to Pro. THen the site did take the PID. I got a conformation email with a broken link, but when I go to MS 64bit upgade it shows my order with pending...

So my question is has anyone actually received their upgrade?

Mine is on pending as well, but it took my home COA :wtf:

if it does take the home coa..and goes through..how much does this cost? and is this a fULL version of xp64...so if we need to reformat in the future we can do it with this disc?

The only charge is for shipping - between $10 and $15, IIRC. It is the full version of x64, and yes, you can reinstall if necessary down the road.

any word on when they are gonna start sending those out? I am itchin for some lovin here!!

wat is IIRC?

If I Recall Ccorrectly

i have an academic version of xp-pro, where and how do i go and upgrade/trade in?

https://microsoft.productorder.com/c...4/default.aspx

The form says COA OR PID, but it should say AND, because you must fill in both fields.

Note that it is an exchange, not an upgrade. Your Pro32 key will become invalid.

thanks for the link. exactly what i was looking for.

No true, I had to fill in only the COA and it went trough. Either way, I am also getting an MSDN copy

has anybody gotten theirs?? especially those that have hoME??

in my case - still pending.