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Welcome! If you have a 64-bit ready PC, you now have the option to receive trial software for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition via CD or download. Read below about the different options for obtaining the pre-release software, and then use the links on the right to register to order the CD Kit or download product files. Please note that in either case, the pre-release software is time-limited and will expire in 360 days.
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition is designed to address the most demanding needs of technical workstation users who require large amounts of memory and floating point performance in areas such as mechanical design and analysis, digital content creation and scientific and high-performance computing applications.
System Requirements:
• Supported processors: AMD Athlon 64, AMD Opteron, Intel Xeon including Intel EM64T, Intel Pentium 4 including Intel EM64T
• 256MB RAM
• 1.5GB available hard-disk space
• Super VGA (800x600) or higher resolution video card
• CD-ROM or DVD drive
• Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device
Important: Windows XP Professional x64 Edition cannot be successfully installed on 64-bit Intel Itanium–based systems.
Who knows. You can ask 4 different people and get 4 different answers on that one....but i'd be willing to bet if Intel had one or was ready to release one, Longhorn and the 64 bit XP would be alot closer to final release