Argh

[howeird]

There are no video capture cards which work on the 64-bit version of Windows XP. And no good virus software either. And I would have to buy a new scanner. My blood pressure meter software works, but the USB cable drivers for it don't. And my modem is not recognized.

Which means I am going to be wiping out my x64 installation tonight and putting 32-bit XP on the new PC. What a waste. Apparently there is no advantage to using the 64-bit OS with a 64-bit CPU.

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[unseelie23.livejournal.com]

Sadly, lack of drivers is a big issue with 64bit XP, and it's why I stuck with 32bit despite having a 64 bit processor. I don't really see this changing until Vista ships. Seeing as how all of the hardware companies will have to re-write drivers for Vista anyhow, it seems like they took a wait and see stance with 64bit XP.