Joined: Thu Apr 28 2005, 12:18am
Location: Long Island
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I'm trying to format a computer I have lying around for a friend and unfortunately it can't support a 64 bit Windows XP 64 bit cd I'm trying to use. It's telling me to use a 32 bit program. It currently has Windows 2000 Pro on it, but I'd like to have something more current on it. Do they even sell a 32 bit XP anymore? My friend said that she would pay for it. It's cheaper than getting a new computer. She's just looking for a way to type her papers and occasionally check her email. (I installed Office XP with no problem)
It's a Gateway, Pentium 4, 18.6GB, 261,424 KB RAM (it's tiny, I know). The sticker on the tower says that it was built for Windows XP, and when it was given to me it had XP. (When the ghetto whore lived with me she downloaded something and it ended up crashing on me so I had to format it with whatever I had, thus the Windows 2000. I didn't get the XP cd until recently.) I thought it was a 2001 computer but the System info is saying it was built in 1999.
If anyone knows a way around the whole 32/64 bit thing that would be awesome. If not, my friend is willing to pay for it. My problem is where to find this god forsaken thing. Being able to download it would be choice. Would I be able to put it onto a flash drive, or does it have to be from a cd? Where do I find cds large enough to fit it? I guess i could disconnect my computer and connect hers.
32 Bit XP is the way to go. XP64 was barely supported by hardware driver developers. They absolutely still sell 32 bit XP. Since it's a Gateway from the early P4 era, I'm guessing there's no way to use any 64-bit software on it.
If you're familiar with BitTorrent, XP is a breeze to download, and there are even versions with Service Pack 2 and all updates through March 2007 integrated into the CD (which fits on a normal sized CD).
I'd also recommend upgrading the memory and hard drive - Both are pretty cheap right now (1gb ram for 50-75 bucks, 160gb drives are also like 60 bucks).
