Mo,
Because of the 32 bit limitation of the software, you can not access the full 4GB of RAM you have installed. You'll get about 3.5GB or so, but more than enough for a WinXP install.

x64 was the first 64bit OS to be released for general users, and not too many people got on board, because most people were still using 32 bit processors, and there wasn't really any applications written for it. Then, Vista 64 bit came along, and more and more people started using it, but it still took a lot to get drivers and applications for it to run properly. With a huge difference between XP and Vista as far as the core kernel, most of the stuff written for x64 wouldn't work with Vista. The same applies to Windows 7. However, today, since most computers are shipping with 64 bit CPUs, you'll find that almost every computer that is shipping today is shipping with Windows 7 64 bit OS, and the drivers reflect that. Interestingly enough, the 'current' drivers for the Emu do indeed support x64, but were written in 2008, and don't support Windows 7. However, that's Creative for you.

I still think that for $100, you can buy an OEM version of Windows 7 and get a better solution. But, that's me.

Gary

I'm blessed watching God do what He does best. I've had a few rough years, and I'm still not back to where I want to be, but I'm on the way and things are looking far better now than what they were!