ultimate oem upgarde options?

I purchased a oem copy of ultimate and really should have investigated before.
I want to run more memory than 4GB so would like to upgrade to 64 bit
ultimate.

Can an oem ultimate 32bit be upgraded to a 64bit ultimate?

You would have to buy the 64 bit version if you can not exchange what you
have with the sales organization (doubtful that you can). MS is not going to
assist you with an OEM version in this case.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

"deathruddles" <> wrote in message
news:1E8E1C1E-792E-4359-B0AD-...
>I purchased a oem copy of ultimate and really should have investigated
>before.
> I want to run more memory than 4GB so would like to upgrade to 64 bit
> ultimate.
>
> Can an oem ultimate 32bit be upgraded to a 64bit ultimate?

cheers, i thought i might be stuffed!
thats what you get for trying to save £100!

so just to clarify the 64bit media request thingy they do for normal
versions of windows doesn't work on oem's?

"Richard Urban" wrote:

> You would have to buy the 64 bit version if you can not exchange what you
> have with the sales organization (doubtful that you can). MS is not going to
> assist you with an OEM version in this case.
>
> --
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>
> Quote from George Ankner:
> If you knew as much as you think you know,
> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>
> "deathruddles" <> wrote in message
> news:1E8E1C1E-792E-4359-B0AD-...
> >I purchased a oem copy of ultimate and really should have investigated
> >before.
> > I want to run more memory than 4GB so would like to upgrade to 64 bit
> > ultimate.
> >
> > Can an oem ultimate 32bit be upgraded to a 64bit ultimate?
>
>

I'm not saying that you can't try!

--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

"deathruddles" <> wrote in message
news:1B9E4421-41C1-4843-A88A-...
> cheers, i thought i might be stuffed!
> thats what you get for trying to save £100!
>
> so just to clarify the 64bit media request thingy they do for normal
> versions of windows doesn't work on oem's?
>
> "Richard Urban" wrote:
>
>> You would have to buy the 64 bit version if you can not exchange what you
>> have with the sales organization (doubtful that you can). MS is not going
>> to
>> assist you with an OEM version in this case.
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Richard Urban
>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>>
>> Quote from George Ankner:
>> If you knew as much as you think you know,
>> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>>
>> "deathruddles" <> wrote in message
>> news:1E8E1C1E-792E-4359-B0AD-...
>> >I purchased a oem copy of ultimate and really should have investigated
>> >before.
>> > I want to run more memory than 4GB so would like to upgrade to 64 bit
>> > ultimate.
>> >
>> > Can an oem ultimate 32bit be upgraded to a 64bit ultimate?
>>
>>

Just outta curiosity, what are you running that needs more than 4GB of
memory?


"deathruddles" <> wrote in message
news:1E8E1C1E-792E-4359-B0AD-...
>I purchased a oem copy of ultimate and really should have investigated
>before.
> I want to run more memory than 4GB so would like to upgrade to 64 bit
> ultimate.
>
> Can an oem ultimate 32bit be upgraded to a 64bit ultimate?

Just want a really fast smooth system. i was thinking with lots of memory
hard drive bottle necks would be almost wiped out. Plus i'm waiting for
crysis and half life 3. they are bound to be optimised for the 64 bit version.

Do either or both vista's make use of daul cores?


"Bill Yanaire" wrote:

> Just outta curiosity, what are you running that needs more than 4GB of
> memory?
>
>
> "deathruddles" <> wrote in message
> news:1E8E1C1E-792E-4359-B0AD-...
> >I purchased a oem copy of ultimate and really should have investigated
> >before.
> > I want to run more memory than 4GB so would like to upgrade to 64 bit
> > ultimate.
> >
> > Can an oem ultimate 32bit be upgraded to a 64bit ultimate?
>
>
>

"deathruddles" <> wrote in message
news:775C1D6C-84D2-47DF-8A58-...
> Just want a really fast smooth system. i was thinking with lots of memory
> hard drive bottle necks would be almost wiped out. Plus i'm waiting for
> crysis and half life 3. they are bound to be optimised for the 64 bit
> version.
>
> Do either or both vista's make use of daul cores?

Yes.

While all editions of Windows Vista can support multiple core CPUs,
only Windows Vista Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise
can support dual processors.