Vist 32 bit to Vista 64 bit

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johnstas

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I have a desktop PC (HP a6010n) running Vista Home Premium 32 bit with 3GB RAM. I increased it to 4GB RAM but haven't noticed any performance improvement. I have Vista Home Basic 64 bit and my computer is 64 bit ready, will there be any benefit if I install it? If I do install it, are there any precautionary steps I should take before I do it?
Thanks :D
 

My Computer

System One

Hello Johnstas, and welcome to Vista Forums.

The main difference is that you will be able to use all 4GB of your RAM, but you can read more detailed differences between 32-bit and 64-bit in the articles below though.

http://www.vistax64.com/vista-news/99613-64-bit-more-than-just-ram.html


I believe that the best thing to do before installing the 64-bit Vista is to have all of the 64-bit drivers installation files for all of your devices downloaded and backed up somewhere to make installing them easier after you finish installing Vista. I have had a few times that I could not get on the internet until I installted the network driver. It would had been a bit hard to do without it already downloaded before hand.

Hope this helps,
Shawn
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
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