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Old 11-22-2006   #3 (permalink)
Mark Rae


 
 

Re: Is Vista Ultimate (released version) 64bit?

"Rob A." <RobA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B3156BBA-31EA-496E-881C-46CBD0AF45C6@microsoft.com...

> I'm trying to determine (before installing) if Vista Ultimate has the
> option
> to install as a 64bit or 32bit app?


Both.

> I have MSDN universal subscription but was unable to determine if the
> 64bit
> version of Vista is available in "release" form?


64-bit Vista has been temporarily removed from MSDN download due (they say!)
to high volumes of downloads...

> I would like to install more than 4GB of RAM and don't plan to move to
> Vista
> unless there is a version that supports more than 4GB RAM. I have 16GB of
> RAM in my Mac Pro and the benefits of more RAM really help out many of the
> applications I use in both environments.
>
> Any info?


This might help, though I don't know if it's 100% accurate:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Vista


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