Is there anyone out there that can tell me how to install full copy of
Ultimate over preloded home version?

Hi Richard,

Clean install or upgrade? For clean, boot the system with the Ultimate DVD
and format the drive as part of setup. For an upgrade, simply insert the
disk while HP is running. If you have an OEM disk, then upgrading will not
be an option, it will only do a clean install.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Richard" <Richard@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Is there anyone out there that can tell me how to install full copy of
> Ultimate over preloded home version?

Littlejoe

First time doing this so pardon my stumbles. I am going to purchase
Windows Vista home professional, the question is do I purchase a 64 bit
system or a 32 bit system, I was told by the it person that will be doing the
upgrade for me that the 64 bit version might be missing some drivers and he
recommends the 32 bit version. I am using an AMD 64 processor on an ASUS
motherboard and personally felt that it made more sense to use the 64 bit
version as it is a bit more powerful and was designed for a 64 bit processor.
Is there any truth to the driver issues?
I currently have Windows XP Pro.
Best Regards, Joe

Hi Joe,

The 64-bit version is only useful if you have software written to run in
64-bit mode, otherwise it's not going to make anything faster as the
programs just run in 32-bit mode. Right now, the vast majority of software
available on the consumer market is 32-bit.

As to the drivers, yes, that is a correct assessment. Component
manufacturers aren't rushing out to create them for x64, and in Vista it is
required to have signed drivers for a component to work. If the component
isn't natively supported, and the manufacturer hasn't released a 64-bit
driver, the component simply isn't going to work (and this is quite common
for a lot of peripherals).

Also, there is no upgrading from a 32-bit to a 64-bit OS, it is clean
install only.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Littlejoe" <Littlejoe@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Littlejoe
>
> First time doing this so pardon my stumbles. I am going to purchase
> Windows Vista home professional, the question is do I purchase a 64 bit
> system or a 32 bit system, I was told by the it person that will be doing
> the
> upgrade for me that the 64 bit version might be missing some drivers and
> he
> recommends the 32 bit version. I am using an AMD 64 processor on an ASUS
> motherboard and personally felt that it made more sense to use the 64 bit
> version as it is a bit more powerful and was designed for a 64 bit
> processor.
> Is there any truth to the driver issues?
> I currently have Windows XP Pro.
> Best Regards, Joe
>
>
>
>