Vista Home Premium OEM to Vista Ultimate 32 / 64 Upgrade Options

I've reviewed a number of threads on this or very similar topics over the
past two weeks on a number of sites but I'm not 100% confident I have a solid
answer for my questions. I apologize if this is repetitive.

I recently purchased an HP Pavilion a6300f that has the HP 32 bit version of
Vista Home Professional installed. I’ve upgraded memory to 4GB and have
added a decent NVIADA Chipset based video card to overcome the 128mb
limitation of the onboard NVIDA 7300 630i that was provided as part of the
original purchase. All are working fine, the Vista Home Professional 32 bit
O/S has been successfully activated and Windows Upgrade Advisor implies
moving to Ultimate 64 shouldn’t be a problem.

As an afterthought I picked up a Windows Vista Ultimate upgrade (one of the
major resellers is going out of business so I picked up the Signature Version
of the Vista Ultimate Upgrade at a reasonable cost).

I’d like to upgrade from the Vista Home Premium OEM 32 bit version to the 64
Bit Vista Ultimate version now (I do have 64 bit capable software I use, have
been in the IT profession for a number of years and I know that this will
eventually require a “Clean� install). Had I read the posts on this and
other forums prior to acquiring the upgrade, I would have gone another route
and if the reseller that is going out of business would refund the purchase
price for the upgrade or apply this towards a “full� version - I’d probably
go this route - they will not do so).

My question is it possible to get from my current Home Professional
configuration to Vista Ultimate 64 version and what is the best way to do so
with what I‘ve purchased? I’m not concerned with preserving data (I‘ve held
off loading anything but some base applications that can be easily reloaded),
have verified all the 64 bit drivers I need are available so I simply need
some guidance on:

1.) Is this possible without purchasing another copy of Vista?
2.) What is the most effective method of doing this?

I’ve seen some posts stating that I may be able to first upgrade to Ultimate
32 and then load / install Ultimate 64 (leaving out the activation key for
Ultimate 64 until it is successfully installed and then activate online or
via the phone).

I thought it was worth a try to verify this before starting.

Thanks for your help…

I know the way you are talking about.
Install the upgrade leaving out the Product Key first time around.

It won't work with your Upgrade disk. It is NOT 32bit compatible!

Vista 32bit to 64bit, or 64bit to 32bit is done by a full, clean install.

"WMP" wrote:

> I've reviewed a number of threads on this or very similar topics over the
> past two weeks on a number of sites but I'm not 100% confident I have a solid
> answer for my questions. I apologize if this is repetitive.
>
> I recently purchased an HP Pavilion a6300f that has the HP 32 bit version of
> Vista Home Professional installed. I’ve upgraded memory to 4GB and have
> added a decent NVIADA Chipset based video card to overcome the 128mb
> limitation of the onboard NVIDA 7300 630i that was provided as part of the
> original purchase. All are working fine, the Vista Home Professional 32 bit
> O/S has been successfully activated and Windows Upgrade Advisor implies
> moving to Ultimate 64 shouldn’t be a problem.
>
> As an afterthought I picked up a Windows Vista Ultimate upgrade (one of the
> major resellers is going out of business so I picked up the Signature Version
> of the Vista Ultimate Upgrade at a reasonable cost).
>
> I’d like to upgrade from the Vista Home Premium OEM 32 bit version to the 64
> Bit Vista Ultimate version now (I do have 64 bit capable software I use, have
> been in the IT profession for a number of years and I know that this will
> eventually require a “Clean� install). Had I read the posts on this and
> other forums prior to acquiring the upgrade, I would have gone another route
> and if the reseller that is going out of business would refund the purchase
> price for the upgrade or apply this towards a “full� version - I’d probably
> go this route - they will not do so).
>
> My question is it possible to get from my current Home Professional
> configuration to Vista Ultimate 64 version and what is the best way to do so
> with what I‘ve purchased? I’m not concerned with preserving data (I‘ve held
> off loading anything but some base applications that can be easily reloaded),
> have verified all the 64 bit drivers I need are available so I simply need
> some guidance on:
>
> 1.) Is this possible without purchasing another copy of Vista?
> 2.) What is the most effective method of doing this?
>
> I’ve seen some posts stating that I may be able to first upgrade to Ultimate
> 32 and then load / install Ultimate 64 (leaving out the activation key for
> Ultimate 64 until it is successfully installed and then activate online or
> via the phone).
>
> I thought it was worth a try to verify this before starting.
>
> Thanks for your help…
>

Thanks Mick - I understand that a clean install will be required to go to
Ultimate 64.

I do not understand how the product autentication process works for Ultimate
64. I currently have a genuine authenticated version of Vista Home Premium
32 installed (albeit an OEM version that came with the computer). In
researching options to use the Ultimate upgrade I purchased (which comes with
both the 32 and 64 bit DVD media) - there appears to be some issues with the
64 bit installation since upgrading from a 32 bit version to a 64 bit version
does require a clean install.

I have both the Premium OEM and Ultimate activation keys but since a clean
install is required to go to Ultimate 64 I do not know this will do me any
good.

I may be a victim of Caveat Emptor - I did not do my research before I
purchased the Ultimate upgrade so I am trying to find a work around if one
exists.


"Mick Murphy" wrote:

> I know the way you are talking about.
> Install the upgrade leaving out the Product Key first time around.
>
> It won't work with your Upgrade disk. It is NOT 32bit compatible!
>
> Vista 32bit to 64bit, or 64bit to 32bit is done by a full, clean install.
>
> "WMP" wrote:
>
> > I've reviewed a number of threads on this or very similar topics over the
> > past two weeks on a number of sites but I'm not 100% confident I have a solid
> > answer for my questions. I apologize if this is repetitive.
> >
> > I recently purchased an HP Pavilion a6300f that has the HP 32 bit version of
> > Vista Home Professional installed. I’ve upgraded memory to 4GB and have
> > added a decent NVIADA Chipset based video card to overcome the 128mb
> > limitation of the onboard NVIDA 7300 630i that was provided as part of the
> > original purchase. All are working fine, the Vista Home Professional 32 bit
> > O/S has been successfully activated and Windows Upgrade Advisor implies
> > moving to Ultimate 64 shouldn’t be a problem.
> >
> > As an afterthought I picked up a Windows Vista Ultimate upgrade (one of the
> > major resellers is going out of business so I picked up the Signature Version
> > of the Vista Ultimate Upgrade at a reasonable cost).
> >
> > I’d like to upgrade from the Vista Home Premium OEM 32 bit version to the 64
> > Bit Vista Ultimate version now (I do have 64 bit capable software I use, have
> > been in the IT profession for a number of years and I know that this will
> > eventually require a “Clean� install). Had I read the posts on this and
> > other forums prior to acquiring the upgrade, I would have gone another route
> > and if the reseller that is going out of business would refund the purchase
> > price for the upgrade or apply this towards a “full� version - I’d probably
> > go this route - they will not do so).
> >
> > My question is it possible to get from my current Home Professional
> > configuration to Vista Ultimate 64 version and what is the best way to do so
> > with what I‘ve purchased? I’m not concerned with preserving data (I‘ve held
> > off loading anything but some base applications that can be easily reloaded),
> > have verified all the 64 bit drivers I need are available so I simply need
> > some guidance on:
> >
> > 1.) Is this possible without purchasing another copy of Vista?
> > 2.) What is the most effective method of doing this?
> >
> > I’ve seen some posts stating that I may be able to first upgrade to Ultimate
> > 32 and then load / install Ultimate 64 (leaving out the activation key for
> > Ultimate 64 until it is successfully installed and then activate online or
> > via the phone).
> >
> > I thought it was worth a try to verify this before starting.
> >
> > Thanks for your help…
> >

AFAIK your computer is not capable of running a 64 Bit OS since it has a
dual core Pentium and does not have a Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD 64 CPU.
"WMP" <WMP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FF46E365-470E-4979-B93D-58D33EB0C2CA@microsoft.com...
> Thanks Mick - I understand that a clean install will be required to go to
> Ultimate 64.
>
> I do not understand how the product autentication process works for
> Ultimate
> 64. I currently have a genuine authenticated version of Vista Home
> Premium
> 32 installed (albeit an OEM version that came with the computer). In
> researching options to use the Ultimate upgrade I purchased (which comes
> with
> both the 32 and 64 bit DVD media) - there appears to be some issues with
> the
> 64 bit installation since upgrading from a 32 bit version to a 64 bit
> version
> does require a clean install.
>
> I have both the Premium OEM and Ultimate activation keys but since a clean
> install is required to go to Ultimate 64 I do not know this will do me any
> good.
>
> I may be a victim of Caveat Emptor - I did not do my research before I
> purchased the Ultimate upgrade so I am trying to find a work around if one
> exists.
>
>
> "Mick Murphy" wrote:
>
>> I know the way you are talking about.
>> Install the upgrade leaving out the Product Key first time around.
>>
>> It won't work with your Upgrade disk. It is NOT 32bit compatible!
>>
>> Vista 32bit to 64bit, or 64bit to 32bit is done by a full, clean install.
>>
>> "WMP" wrote:
>>
>> > I've reviewed a number of threads on this or very similar topics over
>> > the
>> > past two weeks on a number of sites but I'm not 100% confident I have a
>> > solid
>> > answer for my questions. I apologize if this is repetitive.
>> >
>> > I recently purchased an HP Pavilion a6300f that has the HP 32 bit
>> > version of
>> > Vista Home Professional installed. I’ve upgraded memory to 4GB and
>> > have
>> > added a decent NVIADA Chipset based video card to overcome the 128mb
>> > limitation of the onboard NVIDA 7300 630i that was provided as part of
>> > the
>> > original purchase. All are working fine, the Vista Home Professional
>> > 32 bit
>> > O/S has been successfully activated and Windows Upgrade Advisor implies
>> > moving to Ultimate 64 shouldn’t be a problem.
>> >
>> > As an afterthought I picked up a Windows Vista Ultimate upgrade (one of
>> > the
>> > major resellers is going out of business so I picked up the Signature
>> > Version
>> > of the Vista Ultimate Upgrade at a reasonable cost).
>> >
>> > I’d like to upgrade from the Vista Home Premium OEM 32 bit version to
>> > the 64
>> > Bit Vista Ultimate version now (I do have 64 bit capable software I
>> > use, have
>> > been in the IT profession for a number of years and I know that this
>> > will
>> > eventually require a “Clean� install). Had I read the posts on this
>> > and
>> > other forums prior to acquiring the upgrade, I would have gone another
>> > route
>> > and if the reseller that is going out of business would refund the
>> > purchase
>> > price for the upgrade or apply this towards a “full� version - I’d
>> > probably
>> > go this route - they will not do so).
>> >
>> > My question is it possible to get from my current Home Professional
>> > configuration to Vista Ultimate 64 version and what is the best way to
>> > do so
>> > with what I‘ve purchased? I’m not concerned with preserving data (I‘ve
>> > held
>> > off loading anything but some base applications that can be easily
>> > reloaded),
>> > have verified all the 64 bit drivers I need are available so I simply
>> > need
>> > some guidance on:
>> >
>> > 1.) Is this possible without purchasing another copy of Vista?
>> > 2.) What is the most effective method of doing this?
>> >
>> > I’ve seen some posts stating that I may be able to first upgrade to
>> > Ultimate
>> > 32 and then load / install Ultimate 64 (leaving out the activation key
>> > for
>> > Ultimate 64 until it is successfully installed and then activate online
>> > or
>> > via the phone).
>> >
>> > I thought it was worth a try to verify this before starting.
>> >
>> > Thanks for your help…
>> >

I`M A TOLD PLONKER WHEN ITS ANY THING TO DO WITH COMPUTERS,SO CAN ANY
ONE TELL ME (CAN I UP GRADE MY 32BIT O/S VISTA HOME BASIC (MOBILE AMD
SEMPRON(tm) PROCESSOR 3400+ 1.80Ghz)
TO A 64BIT O/S WITH A SIMPLE DOWN LOAD) OR I CANT WITH OUT SPENDING A
LOT OF MONEY


--
kie8789ron

On Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:18:34 -0600, kie8789ron
<guest@unknown-email.com> wrote:

>I`M A TOLD PLONKER WHEN ITS ANY THING TO DO WITH COMPUTERS,SO CAN ANY
>ONE TELL ME (CAN I UP GRADE MY 32BIT O/S VISTA HOME BASIC (MOBILE AMD
>SEMPRON(tm) PROCESSOR 3400+ 1.80Ghz)
>TO A 64BIT O/S WITH A SIMPLE DOWN LOAD) OR I CANT WITH OUT SPENDING A
>LOT OF MONEY

Simple answer: no.

Simple answer, listen to Fred.

"kie8789ron" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
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>
> I`M A TOLD PLONKER WHEN ITS ANY THING TO DO WITH COMPUTERS,SO CAN ANY
> ONE TELL ME (CAN I UP GRADE MY 32BIT O/S VISTA HOME BASIC (MOBILE AMD
> SEMPRON(tm) PROCESSOR 3400+ 1.80Ghz)
> TO A 64BIT O/S WITH A SIMPLE DOWN LOAD) OR I CANT WITH OUT SPENDING A
> LOT OF MONEY
>
>
> --
> kie8789ron