System versions vary widely. What is the difference between 32-bit and 64-bit systems

Different versions of the system have certain requirements for the basic configuration of the computer. Therefore, regardless of the 32-bit and 64-bit systems, if you want to install it, you must first determine that your computer is not suitable for installing this version. As for 32. What is the difference between a bit and a 64-bit system? Let me introduce you to the following.

I. Installation of windows xp 64-Bit Edition

There are many options for installing a new system. The following will address the choice of options in the installation and the problem of computer networking.

(1) Preparations

1. Hardware Requirements

RAM: 1GB (minimum);

Intel Itanium-based Microprocessor: 733 Hz MHz (minimum);

Hard disk space: 6GB (minimum);

Adaptive NIC; and so on.

2, check the compatibility of hardware and software

Windows XP automatically checks the hardware and software during installation and gives all potential hardware and software conflicts. Therefore, to ensure the success of the installation, you must determine if your computer hardware is compatible with Windows XP 64-bit Edition before installation. (Refer to the Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) on the Microsoft website.) Windows XP 64-bit Edition only supports devices in the HCL list. When installing, you can use Dynamic Update to get the latest windows xp 64-Bit Edition installation files.

3, get network information

First of all, you need to determine whether the computer is joined to a domain or a workgroup. If you don't know how to choose or if your computer is not connected to the internet, select the workgroup workgroup option. (You can join the domain after installing windows xp.)

If the computer is currently connected to the Internet, please confirm the information from the network administrator before installation: computer name or TCP/IP address in the workgroup ( When your network does not have a DHCP server). To connect to the network during installation, ensure that the hardware is properly installed and connected to the Internet.

4, disk partitioning requirements

Itanium-based computers have special partitioning requirements. When you first install Windows XP, the hard drive is automatically split into two partitions. The first partition is a FAT partition of about 100MB, called the EFI system partition, which is used to store EFI automatically open Windows XP program and information files. The second partition MSR partition is 32MB, which provides the disk space required by the operating system to perform operations. If you need more hard disk space, the MSR partition will be the first partition on your other hard drive and all subsequent hard drives. Only EFI system partitions are very important to the computer and must be in the root driver.

Note: It is recommended to install windows xp 64-bit Edition with a minimum partition size of 6GB.

Second, install windows xp 64-bit Edition

windows xp 64-bit Edition installation is divided into two phases. The first phase of the text-mode installation, which copies files to the computer and checks the hardware and installs the configuration. You can choose to create multiple partitions at this stage. After these operations are completed, the computer restarts. The second phase of GUI-mode installation, this phase of collection information such as locale, username and password, network information. After that, the computer restarts again.

1, the first installation

Install windows xp on a blank machine, the EFI system partition and MSR partition will be created automatically during installation. It is recommended to create a separate data partition with no less than 6GB to install the operating system.

The specific operation is: install through the Windows XP 64-bit Edition CD. When “Press any key to boot from CD-ROM……” appears, press any key to start the Windows XP text-mode installation. If the CD does not run automatically, go to the EFI command line interpreter location, select CD-ROM drive, and type: setupldr. In the prompted installation window, determine the size of the data partition. It is recommended to install windows xp 64-bit Edition with a minimum data partition of 6GB. Then follow the prompts and the computer will automatically restart once the GUI-mode installation is complete.

Note: The EFI system partition and MSR partition are automatically created during installation. If you want, you can also create your own EFI system partition, but it is recommended to use Setup to create partitions.

2, update version of the installation

Installing the updated version of Windows XP 64-bit Edition is very simple. It will detect and install the appropriate driver, otherwise it will issue a report that cannot update the driver, and you can determine if your hardware and software are compatible with Windows XP 64-bit Edition. (The specific installation of the windows xp 64-bit Edition update CD will be updated.)