Windows XP64 is a non standard OS, Canon says

Joe and Gail have been saying it for a while; check whether your peripherals are supported before you upgrade to XP 64.

This article in The Inquirer has Canon stating they have no plans to offer drivers for their devices to work with XP 64. They it a "non standard" OS, but the correct interpretation of this is "we're waiting to see if it sells enough to warrant our attention", which is a wholly different thing.

This is going to be repeated over and over, for at least a while. It's too bad, too, because the increased performance XP 64 offers would benefit a lot of people. I can already hear the howls from those who bought without knowing to check ahead of time. I wonder if MS will offer free downgrades to those who can't afford to buy all new peripheral devices? Somehow, I think not.

Jack