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I have been playing around with windows xp and 64 and can't get either to
work. I am using a Asus A8N-E with Athlon XP 64. With Win XP had rundll
errors all the time, with win 64, after initial updates and latest mobo/bios
updates from Asus, I can't get updates from windows updates, virus software
won't install and update, downloads fail from various sites. Is win xp 64
just a pile of excrement, or should I scrap my 64 bit processor and go back
to win xp (win 2000 has been the only 'trouble free' OS I have had from
windows)

Sounds like the good old nVidia Firewall. Please reinstall then uninstall
the nVidia Firewall to remove it completely from your system.
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"N Hansen" <N > wrote in message
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>I have been playing around with windows xp and 64 and can't get either to
> work. I am using a Asus A8N-E with Athlon XP 64. With Win XP had rundll
> errors all the time, with win 64, after initial updates and latest
> mobo/bios
> updates from Asus, I can't get updates from windows updates, virus
> software
> won't install and update, downloads fail from various sites. Is win xp 64
> just a pile of excrement, or should I scrap my 64 bit processor and go
> back
> to win xp (win 2000 has been the only 'trouble free' OS I have had from
> windows)

I remember Win2000, it took 3 service pack updates to stabilize it. XP x64
has been stable since the beta versions.


"N Hansen" <N > wrote in message
news:6C44AA3B-4840-4277-9CC3-...
>I have been playing around with windows xp and 64 and can't get either to
> work. I am using a Asus A8N-E with Athlon XP 64. With Win XP had rundll
> errors all the time, with win 64, after initial updates and latest
> mobo/bios
> updates from Asus, I can't get updates from windows updates, virus
> software
> won't install and update, downloads fail from various sites. Is win xp 64
> just a pile of excrement, or should I scrap my 64 bit processor and go
> back
> to win xp (win 2000 has been the only 'trouble free' OS I have had from
> windows)

I should also ask, if you are using the RTM version of XP Professional x64
as some users are still running the RC1 releases which are not supported. N,
click Start > Run > type in "winver" without quotes click ok, and tell me
what does it say beside the Version information?
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Andre
Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm

"N Hansen" <N > wrote in message
news:6C44AA3B-4840-4277-9CC3-...
>I have been playing around with windows xp and 64 and can't get either to
> work. I am using a Asus A8N-E with Athlon XP 64. With Win XP had rundll
> errors all the time, with win 64, after initial updates and latest
> mobo/bios
> updates from Asus, I can't get updates from windows updates, virus
> software
> won't install and update, downloads fail from various sites. Is win xp 64
> just a pile of excrement, or should I scrap my 64 bit processor and go
> back
> to win xp (win 2000 has been the only 'trouble free' OS I have had from
> windows)