This only applies to those of you running a spiffy new Althon 64 processor, and I’m sure you’re both already heard the big news: Microsoft is offering a free trial of their new 64 bit Windows operating system right now via download or cd. This is the first true 64 bit operating system available to the consumer.

Before any Apple fan-boys jump down my throat, I will concede that, technically, the new G5 is the first 64 bit capable processor to hit the streets. But the OS is not, in any way, a 64 bit platform, and neither is any of the software running on it. For all intents and purposes, the G5 is a 32 bit machine, but by releasing a 64 bit capable proc before anyone else, they did win some well deserved kudos from the rather tight-fisted PC community.

Anyhoo… here the Windows trial link:
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bit/downloads/upgrade.asp