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JSI Tip 9384. Windows XP support for the Opteron processor.
Jerold Schulman
May 24, 2005
1 Min Read
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 826447 contains the following summary:
This article outlines the support policy for using 32-bit Windows XP with the Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Opteron processor.
Microsoft Product Support Services will support x86-based Windows XP Home and Professional versions when they run on AMD Opteron-based systems. The level of support for Windows XP on specific hardware is determined by the following criterion:
• | Whether the hardware and drivers have completed theMicrosoft Hardware Logo Program-or- |
• | Whether the hardware is listed on the HardwareCompatibility List (HCL) |
To download the latest Windows HCL, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/hcl/default.asp
For additional information about the support of non-HCL hardware, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
255036 Microsoft Support Policy on Hardware Not On Windows NT HCL
Note the following about AMD64-based systems:
• | AMD64-based systems can run both 32-bit versions of Windowsand any 32-bit application that is supported by x86-based systems. |
• | 32-bit versions of Windows on AMD64 cannot execute 64-bitcode. Running 64-bit code requires a 64-bit operating system. |
• | AMD64 processors cannot run Microsoft Windows XP 64-BitEdition for Intel Itanium processors. The differences in architecture betweenthe two processors prevent each from running Windows XP compiled for the otherone. |
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