The 64 bit question... Iconoclast 4/15/2007 9:32:00 AM From the meager info I have gathered about my system (the two important pieces being a Dell P965 BTX motherboard and intel Core 2 6700 CPU 2.66GHz), it seems that I should be able to run Vista 64 bit. Can anyone here confirm that? Not that I am looking to jump right into that, as I am already running the 32bit Vista, but I am curious for future reference. My other question is, should I decide to do that, how would you? Assuming the hardware can run it, can you change Vista from 32 to 64? Thanks in advance for your assistance.

Re: The 64 bit question... "John Barnes" <jbarnes[ at ]email.net> 4/15/2007 10:45:56 AM Changing from 32-bit to 64-bit always requires a clean install. As far as I know Intel isn't making any 32-bit chips at that level, but will leave that to others. "Iconoclast" <Iconoclast[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2F55EB13-72D7-4871-A36D-4477156976C5[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > From the meager info I have gathered about my system (the two important > pieces being a Dell P965 BTX motherboard and intel Core 2 6700 CPU > 2.66GHz), > it seems that I should be able to run Vista 64 bit. Can anyone here > confirm > that? Not that I am looking to jump right into that, as I am already > running > the 32bit Vista, but I am curious for future reference. My other question > is, > should I decide to do that, how would you? Assuming the hardware can run > it, > can you change Vista from 32 to 64? Thanks in advance for your assistance.

Re: The 64 bit question... "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie[ at ]mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> 4/15/2007 1:55:56 PM Yes, you can run 64bit Vista. As for changing from 32-bit to 64-bit, you need a fresh, clean install. And you need a license for 64-bit Vista. If you bought your Vista from Dell, it`s the OEM version and you need a whole new license. If you bought Vista Ultimate from retail, you already have everything you need - a 64bit DVD and the same key works for both. -- Charlie. http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64 "Iconoclast" <Iconoclast[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2F55EB13-72D7-4871-A36D-4477156976C5[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > From the meager info I have gathered about my system (the two important > pieces being a Dell P965 BTX motherboard and intel Core 2 6700 CPU > 2.66GHz), > it seems that I should be able to run Vista 64 bit. Can anyone here > confirm > that? Not that I am looking to jump right into that, as I am already > running > the 32bit Vista, but I am curious for future reference. My other question > is, > should I decide to do that, how would you? Assuming the hardware can run > it, > can you change Vista from 32 to 64? Thanks in advance for your assistance.

Re: The 64 bit question... Iconoclast 4/15/2007 10:10:00 PM Hey good deal. I appreciate the help guys. Thanks. "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Yes, you can run 64bit Vista. As for changing from 32-bit to 64-bit, you > need a fresh, clean install. And you need a license for 64-bit Vista. If you > bought your Vista from Dell, it`s the OEM version and you need a whole new > license. If you bought Vista Ultimate from retail, you already have > everything you need - a 64bit DVD and the same key works for both. > > -- > Charlie. > http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64 > > "Iconoclast" <Iconoclast[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:2F55EB13-72D7-4871-A36D-4477156976C5[ at ]microsoft.com... > > From the meager info I have gathered about my system (the two important > > pieces being a Dell P965 BTX motherboard and intel Core 2 6700 CPU > > 2.66GHz), > > it seems that I should be able to run Vista 64 bit. Can anyone here > > confirm > > that? Not that I am looking to jump right into that, as I am already > > running > > the 32bit Vista, but I am curious for future reference. My other question > > is, > > should I decide to do that, how would you? Assuming the hardware can run > > it, > > can you change Vista from 32 to 64? Thanks in advance for your assistance. >