horvendile
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Instead of continuing with hijacking another thread, I start my own. I'm in the very slow process of buying a new computer based on an AMD X2 CPU. I will probably have to shell out on a new OS, and it will be a Windows version.
Initially my plan was to go with WinXP x64, on a "why not"-basis. Now, the "why not" appears to consist of shaky compatibility and my private suspicion that it will sink into obscurity when Vista ships. Thus, my choice is limited to WinXP Home or WinXP Pro.
Will Home cooperate with both CPU cores, or will I need Pro for that? The price increase to get Pro is 50%, so unless there are good reasons to go with Pro I may as well take Home.
And another thing. Do we have any idea when Vista will ship? I don't really like being early adopter on operating systems, but I may prefer that to buying a dying OS.
Initially my plan was to go with WinXP x64, on a "why not"-basis. Now, the "why not" appears to consist of shaky compatibility and my private suspicion that it will sink into obscurity when Vista ships. Thus, my choice is limited to WinXP Home or WinXP Pro.
Will Home cooperate with both CPU cores, or will I need Pro for that? The price increase to get Pro is 50%, so unless there are good reasons to go with Pro I may as well take Home.
And another thing. Do we have any idea when Vista will ship? I don't really like being early adopter on operating systems, but I may prefer that to buying a dying OS.