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Re: 32 Bit XP Pro In-Place Upgrade to 64 Bit Vista
Stu
Unless you have 64 bit applications and need to run with more than 4gb of
memory, there is not much point in using Vista 64bit.. you would be better
advised to stay with 32bit Vista..
"Stu" <Stu@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7BEBA4F1-5BF4-4A3E-86FC-4F8D7FBDEC20@microsoft.com...
> Hi all,
>
> I can't find the answer to this one. I am running XP Pro 32 Bit on one
> partition. I have the 64 Bit Vista Ultimate (RC1) on another partition.
> when
> I installed this I had to boot from the DVD as XP wouldn't allow me to run
> the 64 bit install from within XP.
>
> When the Vista final comes out at the end of the month ideally I would
> like
> to retain my existing programme structure (my wife will go ballistic if I
> have to reinstall SIMS 2 and all the packs!!!!) so obviously the in-place
> upgrade is the way to go. But will this be possible with the final release
> ie
> to migrate from 32 bit computing to 64 bit whilst retaining my existing
> programme structure?
>
> Not holding my breath on this but I suspect it could affect quite a few
> folk
> who have 64 bit processors but never previously run a 64 bit OS.
>
> Cheers
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