Bought 64bit instead of 32bit

Hey there.

I recently purchased an OEM version of Vista Home Premium 64bit. Stupi
mistake, as my machine (AMD Athlon64 5600+X2 Dual Core, 4gb ram) ca
only run 32bit.

Since I was already running a "lite version" of the 32bit software i
my pc, I decided to enter the license key and activate the program.
have downloaded all updates available through WU, but so far no SP1.
checked the forum and followed some instructions about updating driver
etc in order to finally get SP1 through WU, but have had no success s
far.

Since my "lite version" is missing some components, I was wondering i
there is anyway I can get the correct 32bit version from Microsoft
after all my license key should be go for both 64bit and 32bit.

Any help will be greatly appreciated! :

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chokeman

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/935791/

Above is the link for the differnet ways to obtain, and versions of SP1
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Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia


"chokeman" wrote:

>
> Hey there.
>
> I recently purchased an OEM version of Vista Home Premium 64bit. Stupid
> mistake, as my machine (AMD Athlon64 5600+X2 Dual Core, 4gb ram) can
> only run 32bit.
>
> Since I was already running a "lite version" of the 32bit software in
> my pc, I decided to enter the license key and activate the program. I
> have downloaded all updates available through WU, but so far no SP1. I
> checked the forum and followed some instructions about updating drivers
> etc in order to finally get SP1 through WU, but have had no success so
> far.
>
> Since my "lite version" is missing some components, I was wondering if
> there is anyway I can get the correct 32bit version from Microsoft,
> after all my license key should be go for both 64bit and 32bit.
>
> Any help will be greatly appreciated!
>
>
> --
> chokeman
>

Thanks for the links. I have followed all the steps but during the SP
installation I receive an error message "An internal error occurre
while installing the service pack", error 0x8007000D. I trie
Microsoft's solutions, available on 'Error message when you try t
install Windows Vista Service Pack 1: \"Installation was no
successful\" or \"An internal error occurred while installing th
service pack\"' (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947366), but still n
success.

I guess this has something to do with the Vista Lite I'm running an
its missing components?

Any clue if I can download the correct Vista 32bit version fro
Microsoft and install it using my license key (which came with the 64bi
CD I recently bought)

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chokeman

chokeman;716912 Wrote:
> Hey there
>
> I recently purchased an OEM version of Vista Home Premium 64bit. Stupi
> mistake, as my machine (AMD Athlon64 5600+X2 Dual Core, 4gb ram) ca
> only run 32bit.
>
> Since I was already running a "lite version" of the 32bit software i
> my pc, I decided to enter the license key and activate the program.
> have downloaded all updates available through WU, but so far no SP1.
> checked the forum and followed some instructions about updating driver
> etc in order to finally get SP1 through WU, but have had no success s
> far.
>
> Since my "lite version" is missing some components, I was wondering i
> there is anyway I can get the correct 32bit version from Microsoft
> after all my license key should be go for both 64bit and 32bit
>
> Any help will be greatly appreciated! :

Your system is a 64bit system and if you want to use all of your 4gi
of memory, your only choice is the 64bit version you currently have

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chokeman wrote:
> Hey there.
>
> I recently purchased an OEM version of Vista Home Premium 64bit. Stupid
> mistake, as my machine (AMD Athlon64 5600+X2 Dual Core, 4gb ram) can
> only run 32bit.
>
> Since I was already running a "lite version" of the 32bit software in
> my pc, I decided to enter the license key and activate the program. I
> have downloaded all updates available through WU, but so far no SP1. I
> checked the forum and followed some instructions about updating drivers
> etc in order to finally get SP1 through WU, but have had no success so
> far.
>
> Since my "lite version" is missing some components, I was wondering if
> there is anyway I can get the correct 32bit version from Microsoft,
> after all my license key should be go for both 64bit and 32bit.
>
> Any help will be greatly appreciated!
>
>

Your machine is 64 bit, The only difference (Disadvantage) with running
the 64 bit version is that some older hardware will not be supported
with drivers and some software may not be compatible, these things
depend on your chosen uses for the machine.

What is telling you the machine cannot run it?

If you are trying to upgrade or install parts of the system on what is
already there sure, it will not allow you to mix components, you would
have to completely remove and reinstall, but it does seem like your are
asking two questions mixed together. I am not sure that entering valid
license key for a "Better" version will trigger a download of additional
components. Perhaps if you detail what you believe is missing someone
can answer.

Hey guys, thanks a lot for the answers.

I bought the 64bit Vista because I thought my system was 64bit - whic
you guys just confirmed, thanks. However I could not install th
program. After doing some reasearch, I found something about having t
either uninstall my Vista 32bit before installing 64bit, or having X
running on the PC in order to install the 64bit version. I'd like t
avoid both scenarios, if possible.

Anyway, it seems like 64bit is not the best option for my needs, bu
that's the version I bought. Since I know the same license key can b
used for 32bit and 64bit, I was wondering if there is anyway I ca
contact Microsoft and get them to send me a 32bit Vista to be installe
on the same machine and with the same license key I already have.

Right now I'm running an authenticated Vista Lite 32bit, but there ar
some components missing (like Windows Defender and all the syste
sounds) and I am not able to install SP1. That's why I'm trying to get
hold of a full Vista Home Premium 32bit to use with my current licens
key. Any suggestions?

Once again, thanks a lot for taking the time to help. I reall
appreciate it

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chokeman

On Tue, 20 May 2008 10:39:11 -0500, chokeman <>
wrote:


>
>Right now I'm running an authenticated Vista Lite 32bit, but there are
>some components missing (like Windows Defender and all the system
>sounds) and I am not able to install SP1. That's why I'm trying to get a
>hold of a full Vista Home Premium 32bit to use with my current license
>key. Any suggestions?
>
>Once again, thanks a lot for taking the time to help. I really
>appreciate it!

From what I know theres no such thing as a Vista lite. While you can
use a program like vlite to remove some parts of vista it seems like
you wouldn't of know how to do that (sorry). If you could then a
reinstall would be no hastle.

If you want to full 32 bit on your machine your going to have to
format and start from sratch. On that basis you might just as well
just install the 64bit version of vista. Tops I'd say 1 hour - just
remember to backup everything you want to keep.

I've got 32 on this machine and 64 on my other. Both seem exactly the
same - you woulldn't tell unless you looked at the system info.

Rich

Charlie Tame wrote:
> chokeman wrote:
>> Hey there.
>>
>> I recently purchased an OEM version of Vista Home Premium 64bit. Stupid
>> mistake, as my machine (AMD Athlon64 5600+X2 Dual Core, 4gb ram) can
>> only run 32bit.
>> Since I was already running a "lite version" of the 32bit software in
>> my pc, I decided to enter the license key and activate the program. I
>> have downloaded all updates available through WU, but so far no SP1. I
>> checked the forum and followed some instructions about updating drivers
>> etc in order to finally get SP1 through WU, but have had no success so
>> far.
>> Since my "lite version" is missing some components, I was wondering if
>> there is anyway I can get the correct 32bit version from Microsoft,
>> after all my license key should be go for both 64bit and 32bit.
>>
>> Any help will be greatly appreciated!
>>
>>
>
> Your machine is 64 bit, The only difference (Disadvantage) with running
> the 64 bit version is that some older hardware will not be supported
> with drivers and some software may not be compatible, these things
> depend on your chosen uses for the machine.
>
> What is telling you the machine cannot run it?
>
> If you are trying to upgrade or install parts of the system on what is
> already there sure, it will not allow you to mix components, you would
> have to completely remove and reinstall, but it does seem like your are
> asking two questions mixed together. I am not sure that entering valid
> license key for a "Better" version will trigger a download of additional
> components. Perhaps if you detail what you believe is missing someone
> can answer.

The OP probably has a driver that is incompatible with SP1.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948343

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"chokeman" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
>
> Anyway, it seems like 64bit is not the best option for my needs, but
> that's the version I bought. Since I know the same license key can be
> used for 32bit and 64bit, I was wondering if there is anyway I can
> contact Microsoft and get them to send me a 32bit Vista to be installed
> on the same machine and with the same license key I already have.
>
> chokeman

That is only true for the retail version of Vista.
It does not apply to the OEM version.

Rich;717369 Wrote:
> From what I know theres no such thing as a Vista lite. While you can
> use a program like vlite to remove some parts of vista it seems like
> you wouldn't of know how to do that (sorry). If you could then a
> reinstall would be no hastle.
>
> Rich

Hi Rich. The Vista Lite version I'm referring to was dled from the net,
if you know what I mean

The bottom line is I wanted my machine with Vista 64bit, but I'm
concerned about the hardware and software incompatibility issues. That's
why I changed my mind - perhaps a bit too late - and decided to go with
32bit. However I do not have the full program to install, only my "Lite
Version".

John Wrote:
> That is only true for the retail version of Vista.
> It does not apply to the OEM version.

Really? Oh well, then I guess I will keep my Lite Version running until
I finally decided to format everything and install my recently purchased
64bit OEM version.

Once again, thanks a lot for your help guys, much appreciated!


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chokeman