upgrade from Vista ultimate x32 to x64 Jim <Jim.3hdn40[ at ]winvistaclub.com> 10/16/2008 2:07:57 PM I have a 64bit pc that came with 32 bit vista installed on it. I have purchessed the Vista ultimate 64bit and I would like to upgrade. I need a little help with the process of not loseing any of me personal files ect. .. I have ran the "Back up file" program in vista and saved it to my external HD... I did not use the "Easy File Transfer", I used the Back up files option. I can see all of my backed up data on my External HD. Is that all I need to do before I proceed with the "clean install" of x64 so that I do not loose any of my info? Please help I have been reseacrching and tring to do this for days.. -- Jim ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jim's Profile: http://winvistaclub.com/forum/member.php?userid=655 View this thread: http://winvistaclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24341

Re: upgrade from Vista ultimate x32 to x64 SCSIraidGURU <guest[ at ]unknown-email.com> 10/16/2008 5:16:49 PM Backup to an external hard drive. Verify your files are there. Backup critical data to a second source. Shutdown unplug the external drive. Do a clean install of Vista x64. You will want to remove the partition. Restart. Let Vista to a clean reinstall. -- SCSIraidGURU Michael A. McKenney 'www.SCSIraidGURU.com' (http://www.SCSIraidGURU.com)

Re: upgrade from Vista ultimate x32 to x64 Mikey <Mikey.3hdxqj[ at ]winvistaclub.com> 10/16/2008 5:54:58 PM Also, make sure all your program will run on the x64 bit version too. -- Mikey ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mikey's Profile: http://winvistaclub.com/forum/member.php?userid=542 View this thread: http://winvistaclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24341

Re: upgrade from Vista ultimate x32 to x64 "John Barnes" <JBarnes[ at ]email.com> 10/19/2008 3:07:03 PM Do make sure you have all the drivers for your hardware and software available. The software will require that you get 64-bit versions. Check to see that any programs you really need and don't want to replace will run on 64-bit. Most will, but there are exceptions. Since you have both versions, you can always reinstall the 32-bit version if you find that you have real problems, but properly planned you will find the 64-bit version very stable. "Jim" <Jim.3hdn40[ at ]winvistaclub.com> wrote in message news:Jim.3hdn40[ at ]winvistaclub.com... [Quoted Text] > > I have a 64bit pc that came with 32 bit vista installed on it. I have > purchessed the Vista ultimate 64bit and I would like to upgrade. I need > a little help with the process of not loseing any of me personal files > ect. .. > I have ran the "Back up file" program in vista and saved it to my > external HD... I did not use the "Easy File Transfer", I used the Back > up files option. I can see all of my backed up data on my External HD. > Is that all I need to do before I proceed with the "clean install" of > x64 so that I do not loose any of my info? Please help I have been > reseacrching and tring to do this for days.. > > > -- > Jim > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Jim's Profile: http://winvistaclub.com/forum/member.php?userid=655 > View this thread: http://winvistaclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24341 >