Two things:
First, how old is your Anytime Upgrade?
The original versions used an executable file to self-install the upgrade
while running the current installation.
The newer version installs from the disk they send you, but it is unknown to
me if the PID is automatically entered, or you have to manually enter it at
some point.
Based on your original post, you already have the Ultimate PID which
implies you probably have the newer version of Anytime Upgrade.
When you get to the point of installing x64 Ultimate upgrade below, you
will be running x64 version of Home Premium. Insert the installation DVD and
when prompted, select install now. When asked for the PID, insert the PID
you for Ultimate. An upgrade installation will proceed.
All versions of Vista are on the same DVD for the same "bitness." The PID
determines what gets installed. To move to x64 Ultimate you will have to do
the following:
Perform a clean install of Home Premium with the appropriate PID.
Activate the installation.
Perform the Anytime Upgrade to Ultimate.
You use the same disk to perform both installations.
The Ultimate version you have is an Anytime Upgrade and expects Home Premium
to be installed first.
It won't work any other way.
The PID you have for Home Premium and Ultimate will work on either x86 or
x64 versions.
"Bob Cronin" <BobCronin@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:CA2B3279-90DE-49C6-A6A3-BF7E3CABEB1F@xxxxxx
Quote:
> But will I be able to install Ultimate from that DVD?
>
> Bob
>
> "Mark H" wrote:
> Quote:
>> Go back to the ordermedia site and put in the Home Premium PID. One disk
>> can
>> be obtained for each full version PID at a cost of $10 each.
>>
>> "Bob Cronin" <Bob Cronin@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:E6406AB2-BAC4-4056-B3DC-71693F8646AC@xxxxxx Quote:
>> > Two years ago I bought a full ultimate license and then another 2
>> > licenses
>> > for home premium under the old family pack program. I later upgraded
>> > both
>> > of
>> > them to ultimate under the anytime upgrade program. Later I applied SP1
>> > to
>> > all 3 systems. Now I want to wipe one system and install 64-bit, but I
>> > don't
>> > have any media that has the 64-bit version of ultimate with SP1. I
>> > tried
>> > ordering new media at www.windowsvista.com/1033/ordermedia and put in
>> > my
>> > ultimate product key that I got with the anytime upgrade, but it only
>> > offers
>> > me the 32-bit DVD. How can I get the 64-bit ultimate DVD with SP1?
>> > Thanks. >>