Core OS

Now we just need more driver writers to adopt 64-bit Windows. Download it from here using a web browser that identifies itself correctly as a 64-bit browser, such as the 64-bit version of Internet Explorer.

If you want to download the 64-bit version directly without relying on the problematic website detection routine, grab the new 64-bit edition directly from here.

Mild rant: I hate websites that to try be clever and do not let you manually specify what version of a program you want to download. I know it tends to make it easier for end users but there are many times when I am on a 32-bit OS and need to download a 64-bit program.

Update: A reader named Mark left an excellent link in the comments page of this blog that shows how to install iTunes and iPhone support on Windows XP 64-bit. I really wish Windows XP 64-bit had better support when it was launched because I suspect we'd have more Vista and Windows 2008 64-bit drivers by now.

Curious how to interpret the "v.744" tacked onto the end of the version you see when you run winver?



Take that number, and add 16384 to it. So, for the Vista SP1 RC Refresh, it is build 17128.