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XP 64 Systems

XP 64 Systems

XP 64 Systems

(OP)
We are getting ready to order a new system and we would like to have the Windows XP64 operating system.  I know SolidWorks says it will run fine as a 32-bit application and later this year there will be a native 64 bit version of SolidWorks.  We want to buy something that will last for (with reasonable performance) for about 3 years so going with the 64-bit operating system seems to make sense.  Since this is all "new" technology it also makes sense we are going to run into some glitches.  Does anyone have any experience running the XP 64 bit systems?

Rob Rodriguez CSWP
www.robrodriguez.com
SW 2005 SP4.0/SW 2006 EV

RE: XP 64 Systems

A client of mine runs SolidWorks and does extensive ANSYS (?) and Cosmos analysis on their machine.  They just converted from Linux to Windows 64-bit and love it.  No more low-RAM limit for running computations, and the scripts to make everything cooperate are minimal compared to their other solutions.

I'm planning to see them again within a week.  I can ask them if they're satisfied with everything, but from a phone conversation last week, they were ecstatic how well everything worked (running with four or six GB or RAM--something like that--dedicated not for the OS, but for the applications alone).


Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reality is no respecter of good intentions.

RE: XP 64 Systems

rockguy,

You say that there will be a native 64 bit version of solidworks later this year. Where did you hear this? The SW website says that there will be no native 64 bit support for the forseeable future.

RE: XP 64 Systems

Hi rockguy,

Thanks for that link, looks very interesting.

Sorry, I should have posted a link to the information I was referring to. According to the system requirements page, there will be no support for native 64 bit versions of 2006 and beyond.

It will however be supported as a 32 bit application running on the 64 bit OS (see note 4).

http://www.solidworks.com/pages/services/SystemRequirements.html

RE: XP 64 Systems

(OP)
I'm guessing SolidWorks is showing this so they don't paint themselves into a corner.  If you read the info at my link they don't exactly confirm a native 64 bit application but its an expectation.  Don't you just love coporate "gray area".

Rob Rodriguez CSWP
www.robrodriguez.com
SW 2005 SP4.0/SW 2006 EV

RE: XP 64 Systems

SW is going 64bit, and they are getting there, but they are still not quite there.

SW has always said they are going 64-bit (for 2 years now) and they are not far from it now.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP
www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376

RE: XP 64 Systems

I am running a Intel Pentium D830 (3.0 GHz) w/Dual Core Technology
For about a month now and had no problems. Our video card is not that great. A Nvidia GeForce 6800. It is a great game card. Wish management would have asked my which card to purchase. I would have said, “NVidia Quadro FX1100”.

Bradley

RE: XP 64 Systems

Do a search here, this has been discussed before.
I was told at the 2006 rollout that there MIGHT be a 2006+ version for XP64. Possibly by end of 05 year.

Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP3.1 / PDMWorks 05
ctopher's home site (updated 06-21-05)
FAQ559-1100
FAQ559-716

RE: XP 64 Systems

Yes you are right Chris, this has been discussed before.

I apologise for hijacking your thread rockguy.

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