i finally decided to install XP x64 installs fine, drivers are working..

now i just need a firewall that works.. the Sygate-Personal-Firewall-Pro-v5.6-(Build-3408) installs but does not start...

anyone know of one that will work or how to fix the sygate problem..

a quick search turned up these 2.Ive hear good things about comodo
http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/
http://www.msfn.org/board/Tiny-Firewall-64...amp;hl=firewall

but whatever you do, don't give symantec any money. Please!

Sygate firewall wont work on X64, it installs in the WOW but wont run, i use Comodo Pro and i must say its as good as sygate(if your a control freak like me;), but it needs to learn what programs and processes are safe or not, but generally its good and has a glossy interface much like recent linux variants or Vista(crap OS).
It prompts when a process starts that hasn't been given permissions and to date it has blocked 2 hijack attempts on my system.
There are not many firewalls for Winxp64, and this one is free for personnel use.

When I used to use Sygate it went a bit strange and decided not to let me connect to the internet even when it had been uninstalled.

If you dont mind paying, look consider LooknStop or Jetico for 64-bit firewalls.