Upgrade from 32bit to 64bit home prem.

I bought a new HP and it came with 4gb ram, but it came with vista 32bit, so
its like having that 1gb ram sitting there doing nothing. How would I go
about upgrading it to the 64bit edition? I know when you buy vista, it comes
with both versions, so I know it is possible.

There is no upgrade path to a -64-bit version of Vista.
You would need to purchase a 64-bit edition of Vista
and perform a clean install.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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"skitz0ut" <> wrote in message news:B95EDDD3-2EB4-436D-A29F-...
I bought a new HP and it came with 4gb ram, but it came with vista 32bit, so
its like having that 1gb ram sitting there doing nothing. How would I go
about upgrading it to the 64bit edition? I know when you buy vista, it comes
with both versions, so I know it is possible.

Problem #1 is that as Carey pointed out, there is no upgrade path from
32-bit Windows to 64-bit Windows, so you'd need to clean install the 64-bit
version and hope you can find all the drivers you need.

Problem #2 is that the "both versions" provision is only valid with retail
copies of Windows. OEM copies do not include both 32-bit and 64-bit
versions nor do they include a license to use either one at your selection.
So you'd have to buy a retail copy of Windows Vista to install the 64-bit
version, or see if HP will give you a 64-bit version to install.

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Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User]
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"skitz0ut" <> wrote in message
news:B95EDDD3-2EB4-436D-A29F-...
>I bought a new HP and it came with 4gb ram, but it came with vista 32bit,
>so
> its like having that 1gb ram sitting there doing nothing. How would I go
> about upgrading it to the 64bit edition? I know when you buy vista, it
> comes
> with both versions, so I know it is possible.

On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 05:39:41 -0500, "Richard G. Harper"
<> wrote:

>Problem #1 is that as Carey pointed out, there is no upgrade path from
>32-bit Windows to 64-bit Windows, so you'd need to clean install the 64-bit
>version and hope you can find all the drivers you need.
>
>Problem #2 is that the "both versions" provision is only valid with retail
>copies of Windows. OEM copies do not include both 32-bit and 64-bit
>versions nor do they include a license to use either one at your selection.
>So you'd have to buy a retail copy of Windows Vista to install the 64-bit
>version, or see if HP will give you a 64-bit version to install.
>
>--
>Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User]
>* NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
>* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
>* The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
>
>
>"skitz0ut" <> wrote in message
>news:B95EDDD3-2EB4-436D-A29F-...
>>I bought a new HP and it came with 4gb ram, but it came with vista 32bit,
>>so
>> its like having that 1gb ram sitting there doing nothing. How would I go
>> about upgrading it to the 64bit edition? I know when you buy vista, it
>> comes
>> with both versions, so I know it is possible.

My HP laptop came with both 32bit and 64 bit
On commencement, I was asked which I wanted to install
Not being 100% sure, and there was no one around to ask, I took the
safe option and chose 32