Converting 32bit vista to 64 bit suggestions?

[usmc_nam_vet]

AMD 64x dual core 4000+

NVIDA Geforce 6100 nForce405

Viewsonic vx1932wm

Lite-on dvdrw lh-20a1h ata

Gigabyte GN-WP01GS PCI WLAN CARD(TURBO)

Uping ram to 4gigs

59 year old going senile. Any suggestions?

 

[CreepinJesus]

Check that you can get the required drivers for all the hardware componenets. If so, you should be fine.

I'd also check that your favourite/most used software will all work on 64-bit. Most will, but it's good to check.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

59 year old going senile. Any suggestions?

Hello usmc_nam_vet, welcome to Vista forums!

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Keep us informed.






Later Ted

 

[Fumz]

NVIDA Geforce 6100 nForce405
Viewsonic vx1932wm


59 year old going senile. Any suggestions?

I love it... 59 years old and you've got a gaming monitor. A man after my own heart.

I'd see if your bios allows you to disable the onboard video? If it does, then get a video card, perhaps Call of Duty 4 too while you're out, and give that monitor a workout. :D.

Some boards don't allow you to disable onboard video, so before you consider a card go in and find out.

 

[usmc_nam_vet]

Thanks for the welcome and info.

 

[tkerrigan]

Make sure there is plenty of free space on your C: drive. I had to buy a partitioning program to make more free space. 20Gigs is a safe amount. You will like it, outside of my printer and motorola phone tools, everything works and it is very fast, pcpitstop processor speed more than doubled and memory was about 40% faster.

 

[Brink]

Hi USMC_Nam_Vet,

You may find this link helpful to. It will help you know what you need to do and look for with 64 bit Vista.

Compare editions: 64-bit editions of Windows Vista

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[usmc_nam_vet]

Tears rolling down my cheeks. I have been messing with systems since the Sinclar 8k and don't usually screw up more than I can fix. This time I fried one of the sites on my MB. Did all the usual things, turned off, unplug, wore antistatic strap, but when I rebooted after installing new ram the lights flickered. I quickly uponed the case and felt the ram. They were both hot. Now instead of going from 2 gigs to 4 I have only one! Come income tax time when I get a refund I will have to build another. I've heard with oem software you can't swap out any hardware without having to buy another key.

 

[Brink]

USMC_Nam_Vet,

Usually with a OEM Vista, as long as you have the same motherboard, and sometimes another motherboad made by the same OEM, you should be able to install the same Vista again with that product key number.

I'm sorry to hear about your fried RAM.

Shawn

 

[WildEagle]

USMC_Nam_Vet,

Usually with a OEM Vista, as long as you have the same motherboard, and sometimes another motherboad made by the same OEM, you should be able to install the same Vista again with that product key number.

I'm sorry to hear about your fried RAM.

Shawn

Not true, when I dumped the ASUS P5N32-E SLI motherboard, and got my 975XBX2, I was able to install and activate using the same prodcut key from my OEM Vista 64 Ultimate, though all I had to do was call Microsoft to reactivate, and explain why I was reactivating at the time. When switching motherboards, not matter who made it, even if it was made by the same manufacturer, ie such as a different model of motherboard, a call will have to be made to Microsoft to reactivate.

Under normal circumstances Microsoft allows for 10 hardware changes on Windows Vista, once those are used up one will have to call Microsoft. Specifically, if he changes motherboards, during this process, he won't be able to activate over the internet, he will have to call Microsoft, to reactivate over the phone, and will have to tell Microsoft why he is reactivating, ie change of motherboards, otherwise Microsoft might not issue a new activation number.

 

[usmc_nam_vet]

:D Thanks for the info. I might be able to scrape up enough for another board. If tiger replaces the ram I can have another go at it.

 

[Fumz]

... when I rebooted after installing new ram the lights flickered. I quickly uponed the case and felt the ram. They were both hot.

wow. Do you know if the surge took out all your dimm slots or just the memory?

 

[Brink]

Thanks WildEagle.

 

[usmc_nam_vet]

When I put my 1 gigs back in the slots only one was recognize so I swaped their position and still only one was recognize. Therefore I concluded that one of the slots was toast. I am sending the 2 gigs back.

 

[WildEagle]

Thanks WildEagle.

You're welcome.

 

[WildEagle]

When I put my 1 gigs back in the slots only one was recognize so I swaped their position and still only one was recognize. Therefore I concluded that one of the slots was toast. I am sending the 2 gigs back.

Better rma that motherboard, or flat out buy a new one.

 

[usmc_nam_vet]

The old saying "If it ain't broke don't fix it." holds here. I was running a vista 32 with 2 gigs and have never had any problems with it, but I wanted to try vista 64bit so I decided to up the ran from 2 to 4. Not that it matters but I had no problem with finding all the drivers I needed and at present it is running ok on 1 gig. I have a laptop with vista on it as a backup so I will probably wait till I have more change and swap out the MB or build a new system.

 

[WildEagle]

Vista 64 runs ok on 2 Gigs and great 4 Gigs, but runs even better on 6 to 8GB's.

I decided when I went to 8GB's of ram, that I wouldn't upgrade after that for at least another 2 years.

 

[TheShadow]

I had to go back and read the title of this thread about six times and I still don't understand the responses!
Most don't address the theme of this thread at all.

Vista 32 bit and Vista 64 bit are TWO totally different Operating Systems (OS's).
You can't just convert one to the other.

Sounds like you'd have to BUY Vista 64 and install it over Vista 32, obliterating it.

That's just my take on it.
Maybe someone else has a different take.......

Shadow

 

[Everlong]

You're right Shadow, when I upgraded to 64 bit, I didn't bother formatting my hard drives with 32 bit. I just installed 64 bit over it and it shoved the old Windows installation with all my stuff in to a folder on C Drive, that I could access and get all my files from, then just delete the folder and use 64 bit with no problem.