From: relic2@cjb.net   
      
   Pastor Dave wrote:   
   > Hi! :)   
   >   
   > I am running XP x64 and after installing it, I found   
   > that it runs smoother for me than the 32 bit version   
   > and of course, I can see all 4 GB of my RAM.   
   > And Windows XP64 does have SP2 installed.   
   >   
   > I have a Lenovo Y530-40516GU laptop, but what   
   > I'm looking for probably isn't Lenovo specific.   
   >   
   > Anyway...   
   >   
   > After installing and looking at Device Manager,   
   > I found that a few devices were "Unknown".   
   >   
   > I was however, initially able to find XP64 drivers   
   > for all but two of them, as I looked first, to see   
   > what might now install okay and got those   
   > drivers ahead of time.   
   >   
   > All except two of them, that is (in the Details tab):   
   >   
   > 1) ATK\0100 (which is for the HotKeys, I believe).   
   >    I did however, find a driver that worked for   
   >    that device, so if anyone needs it, I would   
   >    certainly be happy to pass it on.  This driver   
   >    is not Lenovo specific, but I can't say which   
   >    other machines it will work on.  But I know   
   >    that it is a common issue for folks after they   
   >    install XP64.   
   >   
   > 2) ACPI\2004\0 (which is for Virtual Power Configuration).   
   >    I cannot find a driver for this one and have been   
   >    scouring the Internet for days now!  Does anyone   
   >    have this driver?  From what I understand, it will   
   >    affect the battery life of my laptop greatly!  I have   
   >    not tried the laptop unplugged yet, since putting   
   >    XP64 on, but from what others have reported,   
   >    battery life goes down significantly without this   
   >    driver installed.   
   >   
   > I doubt that the driver has to be Lenovo specific,   
   > but that is of course possible.  And Lenovo does   
   > not support XP x64.  I have tried the XP 32 bit   
   > driver, as well as the Vista 64 bit driver and   
   > neither of those will work for me.   
   >   
   > And of course, as I said, if anyone needs Driver #1,   
   > please just let me know (you can use the email address   
   > here as well) and I would be glad to send it on on you! :)   
   >   
   > Thanks in advance! :)   
      
   ...have you figured out why people don't install 64-bit XP yet?   
      
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