Upgrade to 64bit

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I purchased Ultimate and have been running the 32bit version. I just did a
complete system backup and want to reinstall Vista using 64bit. I'm not sure
exactly what I'm doing and want to make sure that I can reinstall all the
data I just backed up. Can anyone help?
 
In message <[email protected]> josbue
I purchased Ultimate and have been running the 32bit version. I just did a
complete system backup and want to reinstall Vista using 64bit. I'm not sure
exactly what I'm doing and want to make sure that I can reinstall all the
data I just backed up. Can anyone help?
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Long story short, there isn't an upgrade path from 32bit to 64bit, or
the reverse. In other words, a complete system backup won't help you.

As far as data goes, you can copy it manually to a safe place (removable
drive, secondary drive, DVD, etc) and then do a clean install of 64bit,
then go back and install your apps and restore your data.
 
I could be wrong but don't you need the "Hardware" to be 64 bit for you to
be able to install Vista Ultimate 64?

Cheers,

Gene
 
In message <[email protected]> "Eugene
Pinero said:
I could be wrong but don't you need the "Hardware" to be 64 bit for you to
be able to install Vista Ultimate 64?
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Yes. I think it's fair to assume he has the capability to run a 64-bit
OS at all, otherwise the entire question doesn't make sense.
 
I purchased Ultimate and have been running the 32bit version. I just did a
complete system backup and want to reinstall Vista using 64bit. I'm not sure
exactly what I'm doing and want to make sure that I can reinstall all the
data I just backed up. Can anyone help?
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you would use a tool like Boot-It to create you another C: partition,
and do a clean install to that. You will have to reinstall programs,
preferably the 64-bit versions.

see http://mindprod.com/bgloss/partition.html
Roedy Green Canadian Mind Products
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http://mindprod.com
 
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