Paul the problem is not that you have premium but that your OS is 64 bit
But you are entitled to get a DVD with the 32 bit version of home premium
with a small cost of shipping and handling, and you will use the same
product key
that you now have.
In other worlds if you have the 32bit you are entitiled to use 64 bit for
free
and the opposite.. you DON’T have to buy windows all over again!
so what you will do is format and install the 32 bit version of your windows
after you get the disk.
Its better that you ask HP too or look at their site to see if they offer 32
bit versions of your drivers...
see this link to find more about vista "alternate" media
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...a/default.mspx
Perhaps the OEM in your case HP can supply you with the 32 bit version with
little or no cost
too..
"Paul" <Paul@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I require Dragon NaturallySpeaking voice recognition software to be able
> to
> use my computer. I've just purchased an HP laptop preloaded with Vista
> Home
> Premium, and have discovered, to my horror, that the current version of
> DNS
> will not run on a 64-bit operating system. (The next version might, but
> there's no guarantee.)
>
> The Anytime Upgrade pack looks like an ideal stopgap measure, but will it
> allow me to downgrade from Premium to Basic? I'm sure that isn't what it's
> designed to do, but does anybody know (for sure) that it will or won't?
> Will
> it then, at some point in the future, upgrade me back to Premium?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
>