Microsoft Corp. executives urged hardware makers on Tuesday to build drivers for the upcoming 64-bit releases of Windows, lest the adoption of 64-bit computing be held back by hardware incompatibilities. The Redmond, Washington-based software maker announced at its annual Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) it will deliver versions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 for 64-Bit Extended Systems in the fourth quarter. Previously, the company had only said it would ship the software in the second half of the year.
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