Windows Xp 64 Bit Edition
Windows xp professional x64 is a edition and the 64 bit version of the windows xp operating system released publicly on april 25 2005.
Windows xp 64 bit edition. 32 bit editions of windows xp are limited to a total of 4 gigabytes. One that used the windows xp client codebase and one that used the codebase of windows server 2003. Microsoft windows xp 64 bit edition version 2003. Windows xp professional x64 edition is based upon windows server 2003 sp1 build 5 2 3790 1830 as that was the latest version of microsoft windows during the operating system s development but takes windows xp as its name.
Although the theoretical memory limit of a 64 bit computer is about 16 exabytes windows xp. The main advantage to use the 64 bit operating system is to allow 128 gb of ram in pc while the 32 bit os can only support up to 4 gb ram. It is designed to use the expanded 64 bit memory address space provided by the x86 64 architecture. Features on this version of windows are similar to windows xp pro 32 bit the advantages of 64 bit os will be additional only.
It should not be confused with windows xp professional x64 edition which is designed for x86 processors supporting the x64 extensions. It is designed to use the expanded 64 bit memory address space provided by the amd64 architecture intel refers to its implementation of the technology as em64t. Two versions of this edition were released. Microsoft windows xp 64 bit edition was a version of microsoft s windows xp operating system designed to run on intel itanium family of processors in their native 64 bit mode.
Windows xp 64 bit edition is an edition of windows xp designed for the itanium processors. 64 bit edition version 2003. Windows xp 64 bit edition for itanium systems version 2002 based on windows xp codebase was released simultaneously alongside the 32 bit version of windows xp on october 25 2001. Microsoft windows xp 64 bit edition version 2003.
Windows xp 64 bit edition was not marketed as the itanium version of microsoft s other windows xp editions but instead as a separate edition made solely for the itanium processor and its 64 bit instructions.