64 bit xp

just be given 2 old dell inspiron made a good 1 out of the 2 but now stuck ,my copies of xp are all for 32 bit and laptops are 64bit so do i need a 64 bit version of xp ? or is there a trick to get mine to install
ty

ok so stupid question ;( just got xp64bit so trying it now came with key so not so bad

 

https://www.dell.com/community/Wind...-bit-Win-XP-on-an-XPS-630-64-bit/td-p/3210008

according to above you should be able to do this, however if it is sata, then you will either have to slipstream a sata controller onto your install media or switch the bios from sata mode.

 

ty

 

Very easy to do. I've done this many times. Switch the bios to legacy and just install away. While it's installing, go download all the xp drivers for the hardware. Once it is up, copy the drivers to the new system using a usb drive and then load in the drivers. Reboot as needed and you're done!

 

update https://archive.org/details/windows-xp-professional-x64-edition works ok on the dell

 

Awesome! Thank you for posting! Did you even have to activate it or anything or did it 'just work'?

 

no just downloaded and run had to update a few drivers which you get from dell

 

Sweet. Several of my systems can handle much more ram, so this might be the way to go on them if timefreez or reboot restore work with them and some portable browser is available that's decently modern.

 

I use mypal and 360chrome on my xp 64 bit. I have an i7 2600 with 8 gigs of ram and ssd so its really fast.

 

Great to hear! Have you tried portable chrome 64-bit? I don't trust the 360chrome. Here's a link to it if you want to try it:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/wi...ses/X-Chromium_68.0.3407.0_rev16.zip/download

If this works, then I think I'll try xp 64-bit on my i7-2600 too.

 

No I get the procedure entry point not found message. Which is what I was expecting however I bet it works with vista if you have its extended kernel.