Timeking
I am still running X1 on a Pentium D 3.2ghz. It can't keep up. I have a new cpu, mb, and memory waiting for the chance to upgrade, but can't decide whether I want to move from XP to Win7/8 only to find out half my junk won't work.
Yeah, I've just read your other thread about wanting to stay on XP32. Maybe you've just answered your own question?
I was in your situation a year or so ago - in the end I jumped onto Win 7 and have gone 64 bit throughout.
Are there any plugs that don't work in 64 bit? Yes, a few.
Do I miss them? Not anything like I thought I would - plus I can access ALL of my 32Gb of RAM which means I never have to freeze anything.