Vista 64bit

G

gsparx

New Member
So im going to be putting another 4 gigs of ram into my machine when I get my new motherboard. I am going to need to upgrade from Vista Ultimate 32bit to Vista Ultimate 64bit. I know there's no native support to just upgrade, so I was wondering if someone knew the easiest way to do this. I especially don't want to have to reinstall my programs and games, so is it possible just to back up my program files and copy them into the new program files folder? Also, is there any way to transfer the registry information? I know the registry's won't be compatible, but is there some sort of 32 to 64 conversion method? Thanks

G

See other link here to: Windows 7 or Windows Vista? - Windows 7 Forums
 
Last edited by a moderator:

My Computer

System One

gsparx said:
So im going to be putting another 4 gigs of ram into my machine when I get my new motherboard. I am going to need to upgrade from Vista Ultimate 32bit to Vista Ultimate 64bit. I know there's no native support to just upgrade, so I was wondering if someone knew the easiest way to do this. I especially don't want to have to reinstall my programs and games, so is it possible just to back up my program files and copy them into the new program files folder? Also, is there any way to transfer the registry information? I know the registry's won't be compatible, but is there some sort of 32 to 64 conversion method? Thanks

G
Click to expand...
Hi G, Welcome to the Forum.

There probably are ways to do what you want. My advice though is to install all programs new, you will have a lot less problems this way,

Music, Film files etc that are not installed could just be copied over

If you want to test x64 first, why not try dual booting, should any game not work with X64 you would still be able to play on x86.

I hope this helps

Pooch
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self build
    CPU
    Phenom II x4 Black Edition 940-Arctic-Cooling Freezer Xtreme
    Motherboard
    Asus M3A32-MVP Deluxe
    Memory
    8 gig Samsung PC800 RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia 9600gt
    Sound Card
    AD1988b
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" TFT-MONITOR WIDESCREEN mit VGA/DVI 17" Video7 TFT
    Screen Resolution
    1680 : 1050 1280 : 1024
    Hard Drives
    Drive #1 - SAMSUNG HD252HJ (250 GB)
    Drive #2 - Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 (1000 GB)
    Drive #3 - SAMSUNG HD250HJ (250 GB)
    Drive #4 - SAMSUNG HD103UJ (1000 GB) External eSATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake Toughpower Cable Management 750W
    Case
    Enermax Chakra
    Cooling
    2x 120mm Front and Back 1x 250mm Side
    Keyboard
    Standard
    Mouse
    Easy Line Laser Mouse
    Internet Speed
    16000
    Other Info
    I have also used Fedora, Suse, Ubuntu Linux
    And all other Windows from 95 to date except ME
So if i am dual booting, I will need to install all of the programs I want to run in both twice right? There's no way to access say Vista 32 programs while running the 64bit dual boot because they will look for the programs in drive C, while they will be installed in a drive with a different letter than C. Am I correct?

Thanks
 

My Computer

System One

gsparx said:
So if i am dual booting, I will need to install all of the programs I want to run in both twice right? There's no way to access say Vista 32 programs while running the 64bit dual boot because they will look for the programs in drive C, while they will be installed in a drive with a different letter than C. Am I correct?

Thanks
Click to expand...
It would probably be best to install everything twice yes, as this would reduce the chance of you accidently corrupting the other OS. This also applies to accessing the programs of one OS from the other it may well prove possible, to some degree but again you are running the same corruption risk.

I have never dual booted Vista/Vista, so I cant say for certain, My set up is Vista/7 and both OS's are installed on drive C:\ as seen from within each OS. In reality they are installed on Drives C:\ and D:\ This will become clearer when you dual boot.

To make this clearer you will have two of everything; A drive C:\ for each OS, each OS will have its own registry and for example both will have its own Program Files were programs are installed
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self build
    CPU
    Phenom II x4 Black Edition 940-Arctic-Cooling Freezer Xtreme
    Motherboard
    Asus M3A32-MVP Deluxe
    Memory
    8 gig Samsung PC800 RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia 9600gt
    Sound Card
    AD1988b
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" TFT-MONITOR WIDESCREEN mit VGA/DVI 17" Video7 TFT
    Screen Resolution
    1680 : 1050 1280 : 1024
    Hard Drives
    Drive #1 - SAMSUNG HD252HJ (250 GB)
    Drive #2 - Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 (1000 GB)
    Drive #3 - SAMSUNG HD250HJ (250 GB)
    Drive #4 - SAMSUNG HD103UJ (1000 GB) External eSATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake Toughpower Cable Management 750W
    Case
    Enermax Chakra
    Cooling
    2x 120mm Front and Back 1x 250mm Side
    Keyboard
    Standard
    Mouse
    Easy Line Laser Mouse
    Internet Speed
    16000
    Other Info
    I have also used Fedora, Suse, Ubuntu Linux
    And all other Windows from 95 to date except ME
Ok, I have another thread going on the Windows 7 forum cause I was deciding if I should just go with Windows 7 64bit rather than Vista 64. I think Im going to install 7 64bit and then see if any of my programs need to be run in Vista. If not I'm not going to worry about dual booting, but all my programs should work in 64 bit right? Doesn't 64 bit have some sort of 32bit emulator type thing so it can run 32bit programs? I probably don't have enough space to triple boot If I needed 32bit for some reason.

G
 

My Computer

System One

The 32bit applications will work on Vista x64 and Windows 7 x64 without problem. Just remember to install them into the Program Files x86 folder on C: drive. You will find two folders, the Program Files for 64bit apps and the Program Files x86 for 32bit apps over there.

Hope I could help...cheers...
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway P7805u FX
    CPU
    Intel Core2Duo T9600 2.80GHz 1066MHz FSB
    Motherboard
    Intel PM45
    Memory
    8GB 1066MHz DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce 9800M GTS 1GB DDR3
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 17" WUXGA TFT
    Screen Resolution
    1920x 1200
    Hard Drives
    WD 2x500GB
    Case
    notebook
    Other Info
    BT/BD
Wait, so when I set up 64bit it will set up two program files? One for 32bit apps and one for 64 bit apps? Thats very interesting, I did not know. Thanks for the help everybody. Wish me luck on my entrance into the 64bit scene

G Out
 

My Computer

System One

You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top