Vista OEM Upgrade 32 to 64 bit

What is the best way to upgrade an OEM (Lenovo) Vista Ultimate 32 bit to
Ultimate 64? Can it be done? Is the only way through the OEM? Should there
be a cost?

On Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:20:37 -0400, "John" <> wrote:

> What is the best way to upgrade an OEM (Lenovo) Vista Ultimate 32 bit to
> Ultimate 64? Can it be done?


No. A clean installation is required.


> Is the only way through the OEM? Should there
> be a cost?

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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
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Run the Upgrade Advisor
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...e-advisor.aspx.
Note that this is still beta at present.

There are two ways to upgrade:
use the Easy Transfer Wizard and then a clean install and let the
wizard recreate your files and settings. You will need to reinstall all
your programs.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...-transfer.aspx
is for Vista but there will be an equivalent for Windows 7;
or just back up your files and settings and do a clean install then
recover your files to the new installation.

You can buy an upgrade edition of Windows 7 or the 64-bit OEM version.
The upgrade edition will have both 32 and 64 bit disks. The OEM version
will be 64-bit only.



On 25/09/2009 18:20, John wrote:
> What is the best way to upgrade an OEM (Lenovo) Vista Ultimate 32 bit to
> Ultimate 64? Can it be done? Is the only way through the OEM? Should
> there be a cost?

"John" <> wrote:

>What is the best way to upgrade an OEM (Lenovo) Vista Ultimate 32 bit to
>Ultimate 64? Can it be done? Is the only way through the OEM? Should there
>be a cost?

You can't upgrade from a 32 to a 64 bit system, you'd have to install
the new system from scratch.

You would need 64-bit drivers for everything: motherboard chipset,
video, anything you connect that needs a driver (printers,
scanners...). You would want to check with Lenovo and the makers of
your peripherals to find out whether such things exist for your gear.

--
Tim Slattery
MS MVP(Shell/User)

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"John" <> wrote in message
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> What is the best way to upgrade an OEM (Lenovo) Vista Ultimate 32 bit to
> Ultimate 64? Can it be done? Is the only way through the OEM? Should there
> be a cost?

Did you check to make sure you can run Vista 64-bit on the laptop?

You didn't give a model number of the Lenovo.

"PencilState" <> wrote in message
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> John wrote:
>
>> What is the best way to upgrade an OEM (Lenovo) Vista Ultimate 32 bit to
>> Ultimate 64? Can it be done? Is the only way through the OEM? Should
>> there
>> be a cost?
>
> You can install any 64-bit Linux OS free.
> A true upgrade.

The OEM is not obligated to provide a 64-bit version. Only retail copies of
Vista entitle one to both dvds (you can still only use one or the other, not
both.) You can purchase a retail x64 edition (the upgrade version will work
for you) but you will have to perform a clean installation of the x64 OS.
You cannot migrate from any 32-bit Windows to any 64-bit Windows by
performing an upgrade in place. Contact the OEM for what might be available
from them and what impact installing the 64-bit OS will have on your
warranty and OEM support.

On Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:23:37 +0100, Dominic Payer <>
wrote:

> Run the Upgrade Advisor
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...e-advisor.aspx.
> Note that this is still beta at present.
>
> There are two ways to upgrade:
> use the Easy Transfer Wizard and then a clean install


Yes, you can do a clean installation. No, a clean installation is
*not* an upgrade.



> and let the
> wizard recreate your files and settings. You will need to reinstall all
> your programs.
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...-transfer.aspx
> is for Vista but there will be an equivalent for Windows 7;
> or just back up your files and settings and do a clean install then
> recover your files to the new installation.
>
> You can buy an upgrade edition of Windows 7 or the 64-bit OEM version.
> The upgrade edition will have both 32 and 64 bit disks. The OEM version
> will be 64-bit only.
>
>
>
> On 25/09/2009 18:20, John wrote:
> > What is the best way to upgrade an OEM (Lenovo) Vista Ultimate 32 bit to
> > Ultimate 64? Can it be done? Is the only way through the OEM? Should
> > there be a cost?

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
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"PencilState" <> wrote in message
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> Frank wrote:
>
>> PencilState wrote:
>>> John wrote:
>>>
>>>> What is the best way to upgrade an OEM (Lenovo) Vista Ultimate 32 bit
>>>> to
>>>> Ultimate 64? Can it be done? Is the only way through the OEM? Should
>>>> there be a cost?
>>>
>>> You can install any 64-bit Linux OS free.
>>> A true upgrade.
>>
>> You dumb ****...nobody in this MS ng gives a **** about linux...except
>> nOOb's like you.
>> Get lost asshole and don't bother coming back.
>
> Seems you lost a marble or two.
> Yelling "Get off my lawn" really doesn't work here.
>

Do they have lawns at your trailer park?