How can I tell if My PC can use Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

I dont know if my PC is capable of using the Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

Is there anyway I can find out ? I have Intel P4 2.2 Ghz 512K L2 Cache 400FSB . 700 mbs of Ram .

 

You have to check if your P4 has EM64T support

Here are the system requirments

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bit/facts/sysreq.mspx\


but i am almost 100% sure you can't

 

How do i check if it has " EM64T support " ?

 

Here i think this program will tell you

http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

Not sure as i am on Linux right now so i can't run it

 

Thanks .. where would be " Intel EM64T " be listed ?

My cache Line size is 64 bytes .

codenamme " northwood "
Pakage " mPGA-478 "

Intel[R] pentium [R]4 CPU 2.20GHZ

 

CPUZ does not show if it is capable of 64 bit or not.

http://support.intel.com/support/processors/tools/piu/

Install that program. It will tell you if it is 64 bit. From what you say your processor specs are. I would say 99% chance that it is not 64 bit and cannot use XP64. I have a P4 3.0E GHz HT processor and mine does not support the 64 Bit.

 

Thanks Jfarling .. That worked my pc dosent have Intel extended memory 64 technology.

Is there anyway software or updates so I can use it ?

I want to update to windows 64 so I can watch x264 video , My pc currently dosent have enough speed to play it properly ...

Am I going to need to buy a new proccessor , or Pc ?

 

Yea, that last part....

I know...it sucks

 

Nope cant upgrade the processor via software/updates.. gotta buy a new processor.. trade in your old one, use whatever money you get for it to help offest the cost of the new one.thats what Im gunna do when I trade in my AMD Althon 64 3000+ for the AMD X2

 

Just a wild guess here, but I am not sure that Socket 478 supports any Intel 64bit CPUs. I believe you'll have to upgrade to Socket 775, which means a new motherboard as well.

http://support.intel.com/support/processors/pentium4/sb/CS-007989.htm

 

Sadly, the reason that I am at this site is in search of 64-bit software. There's not a whole lot of it and most of my 32-bit stuff chokes on XP X86-64 PROFESSIONAL. I bought it because I thought most of my 32-bit apps would run (according to the hype) but this hasn't been the case (at least for me). Anyone know of a good MPEG 2 encoder similar to the old tmpeg 2.5 and where it might be purchased? cost is irrelevant if it works properly