i am getting a vista upgrade for my HP laptop that i bought in december
and i noticed that they are giving me the vista premium 32 bit version
my laptop is a turion64 bit X2 and i'm really surprised that they are not giving me a 64 bit!!!
does the 64 bit EXIST???!!!
is it better to use vista 32 bit compared to xp??
is there an upgrade from 32bit to 64 bit????
2007-02-01 17:25:58 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Okay here is the deal with the 64 bit. When you buy a retail version, you get the 32 bit DVD in the package, but if you want the 64 bit, you have to contact Microsoft and have them send it to you (+ shipping & handling). So I would assume the system works the same with the upgrade, once your upgrade get here, contact Microsoft and request the 64 bit version, here is the link:http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/editions/64bit.mspx
As for needing it, like others have said, you probably want to wait a while because of compatibility issues, but I would recommend you get the disk now, and then use it later, like in a couple of years.
2007-02-03 22:44:45 · answer #1 · answered by mysticman44 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vista comes in both 32-bit as well as 64-bit. Now why they are giving you 32-bit... I have no clue... but there is a 64-bit version that exists.
32-bit is anyway a good choice as of now as we do not have many software that work on 64-bit systems. It will take atleast couple of years more for all software to be 64-bit compatible.
As of now, I recommend you to upgrade to 32-bit Vista only. You can install the 64-bit version later. As of now, there is no way you can "upgrade" from 32-bit to 64-bit Vista. Maybe, a few months down the line, Microsoft will come up with some upgrade tool for this....
2007-02-02 01:33:29 · answer #2 · answered by Venkat 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Eh I'd wait till HP releases drivers for your laptop before upgrading. But yes the 64-bit version is out. All manufacturers are giving the basic levels of vista since they are less memory intensive. Also your laptop might have a hard time with the graphics requirements. Hope this helps.
2007-02-02 01:30:43 · answer #3 · answered by Patrick D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree, buy a MAC, they are way better than your PC of crap.
2007-02-02 01:32:31 · answer #4 · answered by Stormageddon 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Buy a Mac... you'll never go back... to Windoze.
2007-02-02 01:28:39 · answer #5 · answered by A_Patriot 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋