October 28, 200817 yr Hello,You all helped me update my system. Works great now. Where do I go to get an update to 64 bit VISTA? About how much??Thanks in advance,Ron Sagel
October 28, 200817 yr There are so many options depending on your current system, hardware, etc., etc., that it's best that you just visit this link and read the option best suited for your situation:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932795Best regards,Jim
October 28, 200817 yr Ron,I don't think you can update from Vista 32 to Vista 64. At least I could not. Clean install required (and well worth it) Regards Howard H D Isaacs
October 28, 200817 yr I installed (clean install) on another partition, keeping my original Vista32 intact. Get the freeware BCD (?) to help with the dual boot or triple boot in my case as I also still have an old XP32 partition that I use for untransferable things.... You get authorisation using the same key from your Vista DVD, although I found it better to submit the key AFTER installing Vista64
October 29, 200817 yr >I installed (clean install) on another partition, keeping my>original Vista32 intact. Get the freeware BCD (?) to help with>the dual boot or triple boot in my case as I also still have>an old XP32 partition that I use for untransferable things....> You get authorisation using the same key from your Vista DVD,>although I found it better to submit the key AFTER installing>Vista64>>I was under the impression that it was impossible to do multiple boots between XP, Vista 32 Vista64 on the same root drive?? Smooth Skies! -- Chuck B. MACHINE 1:FS2004/WinXP Pro 64, Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 Clocked to 4.35 GHz, Corsair H50, Asus Maximus Formula, 4GB PNY XLR8 DDR2 @1067, ATI 4870 and 4650, WD Raptor 10K RPM 160 GB HD, Seagate 500 mgb 32mgb cache, 2 Analog 2HTGs w/ 3 19" I-INC flat panel monitors 1280x1024x32, and 1 17" at 1280 x 1024, PC Silencer 750 Quad, FSPassengers, FSUPIC, (Payware), WideFS MACHINE 2: Dell Dimension, P4, WideClient, FDC Live Cockpit, Pro Flight Emulator, Active Sky v6.5 MACHINE 3: ASUS u81A Laptop, Windows 7 (what a joke!), WideClient, FlightSim Commander
October 29, 200817 yr >I was under the impression that it was impossible to do>multiple boots between XP, Vista 32 Vista64 on the same root>drive??It's perfectly possible, as long as the drive is partitioned and you install each OS on its own partition it is not a problem.
October 30, 200817 yr It depends on the sequenceI had Vista32Installed XP32 which then required a FIX from Vista32 DVD meaning the boot sector replaced (destroyed by XP) which is why you then need the BCDedit thing.After these 2 Vista64 was a breeze and fit right in without interventions. Now, since everything except my printer works as before in Vista64, that is now my most frequented OS. It seems smoother.
October 30, 200817 yr Thanks, Peppy. I knew I'd read about a snag about it somewhere before. Smooth Skies! -- Chuck B. MACHINE 1:FS2004/WinXP Pro 64, Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 Clocked to 4.35 GHz, Corsair H50, Asus Maximus Formula, 4GB PNY XLR8 DDR2 @1067, ATI 4870 and 4650, WD Raptor 10K RPM 160 GB HD, Seagate 500 mgb 32mgb cache, 2 Analog 2HTGs w/ 3 19" I-INC flat panel monitors 1280x1024x32, and 1 17" at 1280 x 1024, PC Silencer 750 Quad, FSPassengers, FSUPIC, (Payware), WideFS MACHINE 2: Dell Dimension, P4, WideClient, FDC Live Cockpit, Pro Flight Emulator, Active Sky v6.5 MACHINE 3: ASUS u81A Laptop, Windows 7 (what a joke!), WideClient, FlightSim Commander
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