General Vista doubts.

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ritchykj

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1. I have a HP Pavilion dv6810us, running on a home premium 32bit OS. If i install a 64bit ultimate, will i be able to downgrade to home premium 32bit later if i want to, using the HP recovery disks?

2. Do all games work on 64bit? Or only some?
 

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Ultimate requires a lot of RAM, I would not do it with less than a quad core and 8GB of RAM. You have to do a clean install to go from 32-bit to 64-bit. I would not put it on a HP Pavilion.
 

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I run Ultimate x64 beautifully with 4gb of RAM and have never had a problem.
 

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I have 4GB of RAM, but im concerned about downgrading from ultimate 64bit to my home premium 32bit, at a later stage. Will that be possible using my HP recovery discs, as i have not got Vista installations discs with my laptop
 

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depends how you upgrade. Free 32-bit to 64-bit requires you to revoke your 32-bit license. You will need to do a clean install both ways.
 

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I play COD4 and BF2 on it. Some games can be flaky on 64-bit. It depends on your video drivers, RAM, and CPU speed. Why do you want Ultimate?
 

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Thanx for the help SCSIraidGURU. My friend has got it, so im borrowing it from him. He's bought the ultimate version, so i have no other choice....
 

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One copy, one license. Did he install it? If yes, you can't without it being an illegal copy.
 

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ive been running vista x64 ultimate with 4gb of ram and core 2 duo for 6/7 months now.

No issues with games at all. I've had one or two apps that didnt want to work, but nothing major at all.

Im pretty happy with both tbh.
 

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I believe your friend would need to buy additional licenses to install it on other computers and he must own the other computers. Check with your school bookstore for an academic version of Ultimate.
 

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Hello ritchykj,

Welcome to the forums.

Generally speaking if you have at least 4 GB or more of ram, 64 bit will run with no problems. If you have 3GB or less stick with 32 bit as 64 bit will eat up too much ram.

I don't know exactly what the rules are for licensing, but you could read the EULA for your friends version and find out.

As far as games and apps, most run with no problems in x64. Only real way to know if yours will all run is to install and try them out. We're here to help if you have any problems with them.

Enjoy your stay,
Gary
 

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thanx a lot garysgold.....but my major doubt here is whether i can downgrade back to a 32bit Vista after installation of 64bit, using my recovery cds....any thoughts on that?
 

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If you keep your 32-bit license intact, you will just need to do a clean install to revert back.

32-bit to 64-bit requires a clean install
64-bit to 32-bit requires a clean install

As long as your 32-bit license is not revoked, yes you can revert back.
 

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Hello ritchykj, welcome to Vista Forums!


You should have no problem using the HP discs (as long as nothing is wrong with them) to re-install the 32-bit version of Home Premium if you choose to, as long as it's put back on the same motherboard; factory OEM software is mobo specific.

Also 4GB of RAM is plenty to have a good experience with 64-bit Ultimate.














Later :shock: Ted
 

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You do not need 4GB+ of ram for Vista to function correctly, it will work just fine with 2GB. Also any dual core processor of atleast 2Ghz will run the OS perfectly.

Here's a little hint turn off the following:
system restore(system protection), volume shadowcopy(services), indexing(indexing options), readyboost(services), superfetch(services) and auto defrag(task scheduler)

Turning off those services and features will do wonders for Vista's resource, processor and hardrive usage.

I run Vista x64 and at idle my memory consumption sits at 1.2 GB, with processor usage at 1-3% and almost no hardrive activity. Those numbers are with about half a dozen third party programs running. If nothing but the OS services are running my ram usage falls to around 700MB at idle with the processor and hardrive usage remaining about the same.
 

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blackdragonsdg said:
You do not need 4GB+ of ram for Vista to function correctly, it will work just fine with 2GB. Also any dual core processor of atleast 2Ghz will run the OS perfectly.
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It also runs fine with 1.5GB. O.k with 1GB and like a dog with 512mb ;)

Here's a little hint turn off the following:
system restore(system protection), volume shadowcopy(services), indexing(indexing options), readyboost(services), superfetch(services) and auto defrag(task scheduler)
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System restore and Volume shadowcopy=Better to leave them on. They can be adjusted to minimize space wastage. You can also disable system restore from creating a restore point at start-up to aid start-up times.

Superfetch= It may make the HDD work a little more in the first few minutes after booting, but it's best to leave this enabled for better overall OS performance.

Indexing=If you don't use it, kill it. However, once the index is built, it has a minimal impact on HD activity.

Readyboost=Disabling this service will add at least 20-30 secs to your boot time. Try it ;)
 

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