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06-12-2006
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| | 32bit > 64bit I have installed Vista Beta 2 32bit x86 on a spare partition and am successfully duel booting with my normal XP... I am running an Athlon64 3200+ with 2gig of RAM... so I was wondering if there would be any benefit in installing the 64bit x64 ? (I am currently downloading the 64bit just in case and am aware that to install the 64bit you need to boot from the DVD) Could I upgrade the 32bit or would a Format and clean install of the 64bit be better in the long term? -- HTH - Any Advice Appreciated - Please Reply To Newsgroup Only jel183(UK) |
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06-12-2006
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| | Re: 32bit > 64bit You would have to do a clean install of the x64 Vista. -- Jane, not plain  64bit enabled Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation "jel183(UK)" <nospam@myhome.com> wrote in message news:eOx2m3fjGHA.4044@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >I have installed Vista Beta 2 32bit x86 on a spare partition and am >successfully duel booting with my normal XP... I am running an Athlon64 >3200+ with 2gig of RAM... so I was wondering if there would be any benefit >in installing the 64bit x64 ? (I am currently downloading the 64bit just in >case and am aware that to install the 64bit you need to boot from the DVD) > > Could I upgrade the 32bit or would a Format and clean install of the 64bit > be better in the long term? > > -- > HTH - Any Advice Appreciated - Please Reply To Newsgroup Only > > jel183(UK) > |
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06-12-2006
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| | Re: 32bit > 64bit Thanks -- HTH - Any Advice Appreciated - Please Reply To Newsgroup Only jel183(UK) "Jane C" <jellybean@NOSPAMxjgarage.org> wrote in message news:95CF4CE9-7E62-4C52-82E7-41A1BB6B4EDB@microsoft.com... > You would have to do a clean install of the x64 Vista. > > -- > Jane, not plain 64bit enabled > Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation > "jel183(UK)" <nospam@myhome.com> wrote in message > news:eOx2m3fjGHA.4044@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>I have installed Vista Beta 2 32bit x86 on a spare partition and am >>successfully duel booting with my normal XP... I am running an Athlon64 >>3200+ with 2gig of RAM... so I was wondering if there would be any benefit >>in installing the 64bit x64 ? (I am currently downloading the 64bit just >>in case and am aware that to install the 64bit you need to boot from the >>DVD) >> >> Could I upgrade the 32bit or would a Format and clean install of the >> 64bit be better in the long term? >> >> -- >> HTH - Any Advice Appreciated - Please Reply To Newsgroup Only >> >> jel183(UK) >> > |
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