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Vista (beta 2) MCE....thoughts ?
To clarify, I am talking about being able to install an 'Upgrade' version. Not whether you do a clean install or 'upgrade' with it. I expect that XP Pro x86 and W2k SP4 will only be ugradable to a Vista Business or Ultimate sku. So you are suggesting that the early adopters of 64-bit Windows will be left hung

Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor Error :(
Charlie Russel - MVP char...@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org microsoft public windows 64bit general I would expect to see an upgrade SKU. I expect that XP Pro x86 and W2k SP4 will only be ugradable to a Vista Business or Ultimate sku. So you are suggesting that the early adopters of 64-bit Windows will be left hung out

Windows Vista Inside out
I upgraded from a 64bit Version of XP and to be honest I was a bit disappointed that my so called 'upgrade' put me back on a Vista 32 Bit platform. Naively I assumed that the MIG file So Upgrade advisor was wrong! You can upgrade (or downgrade accoring to ones point of view) from Windows CP64 to Vista 32 bit!

Upgrade to Vista Ultimate 64 or 32?
John John audetw...@nbnet.nb.ca microsoft public windows 64bit general I have not tried Vista but I just have to wonder. "Get Ready" Web site, the worldwide availability of Windows Vista Capable PCs, the upcoming availability of Premium Ready PCs and the availability of the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor beta.

64 bit OS
John Barnes jbfo...@email.net microsoft public windows 64bit general To clarify, I am talking about being able to install an 'Upgrade' version. I expect that XP Pro x86 and W2k SP4 will only be ugradable to a Vista Business or Ultimate sku. So you are suggesting that the early adopters of 64-bit Windows will be

Upgrade to Vista Ultimate 64 or 32?
Dustin Harper dhar...@vistarip.com microsoft public windows vista hardware_devices You would want to run the upgrade advisor or go to the software makers website for compatibility issues. 3DStudio & Visual Studio both should work, though (I know that VS does). 64Bit would support the 4GB and up RAM configuration.

Passing strange...
Might be a stupid question, but can I switch to 32-bit? I tried to run the 'windows Vista Upgrade advisor' but it says it isn't compatible. Nevertheless, make sure you DO own a copy of XP non 64-bit, otherwise, what I mentioned above would be illegal. And yes, you may use Windows Vista 32-bit--it is your best

Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor
... XP desktop to Vista Ultimate. First off, I ran the Vista Upgrade Advisor several times over the course of a week to make sure I knew what I needed. But I am getting ahead of myself. Anyway, I started the upgrade using the 32 bit disk. The 64 bit disk would not work at all. It kept giving me the message that

Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor
Boba & Ilinka dojcin2...@yahoo.com alt comp hardware pc-homebuilt I bought win xp 64bit edition and still nothing work on it. Oh, the installation of Vista went OK. At least I got a working system, kind of. The upgrade advisor failed to mention that my very common nvidia chipset (6600, no letters following it)

Windows Vista Ulitmate upgrade FAILED
mikeyhsd mikey...@sport.rr.com microsoft public windows vista general if you already have the computer you should run the vista upgrade advisor. it is not a guarantee, but a starting point. going with 64 bit you will need to verify that there are 64 bit drivers for all your hardware. and any programs that you use

Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor
Andre Da Costa [Extended64] andre...@hotmail.com microsoft public windows 64bit general Vista is totally different though, I remember doing an upgrade from 2000 Pro to XP Pro and it was the smoothest upgrade experience ever, slow, but smooth. XP to Vista so far has been Russian Roulette.

{WindowsXp Group} Re: Can My Computer Run Faster If Upgrade Xp ...
Tom Laverick TomLaver...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista general Dustin, You wouldn't happen to know if they have a 64bit version of the upgrade advisor? The one i downloaded will not work on XP 64bit. -- Tom Lavericki "Dustin Harper" wrote: Yes, they will be there. Try the upgrade advisor

Vista installation
Andre Da Costa [Extended64] andre...@hotmail.com microsoft public windows 64bit general Well, XP x86 upgrades to Vista x86 are lousy anyway, Colin Barnhorst wrote: So far it looks like you will not be able to purchase a Vista Upgrade sku to upgrade any editions of Windows except XP Pro x86, XP Home,

Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor
Nick N...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup Thanks Charles. I have just taken the laptop out of the box ... so I've done nothing to it (ie haven't run Upgrade Advisor). I was looking for advise on 32 vs 64 bit ... not any system smarts at this stage.

Vista Advisory Tool is a Joke
Colin Barnhorst colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com microsoft public windows 64bit general XP Pro x64 to Vista x64 is in fact possible but we may not know until "Vista upgrade advisor" The key word is "upgrade" Since 64 bit is sold OEM only and no upgrade is possible, Microsoft probably feels there is no need for an

Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor
Charles W Davis Anthemw...@lvcoxmail.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup Forget about the system having the "smarts to determine it is ok for my hardware platform. At this stage no way! Have you downloaded and run the Microsoft Upgrade Advisor? It is the program that has the "smarts" that you are

Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor
For users that have a card, check with your vendor and I also recommend to run the "Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor 1.0". I never knew why it was rarely utilized in XP. Note that with 64-bit Vista driver signing is MANDATORY. Vista will not install a device that does not have signed drivers, period.

Vista Upgrade Advisor for WINXP 64?
[6] All versions will be available in both 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x86-64) architectures, except Windows Vista Starter which will only be available for 32-bit ..... Microsoft offers for download a Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor from the Microsoft Website, to determine the ability of a PC to run Vista in its various

Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor
There's also a Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor at Microsoft website that you might want to run - rathere than the one in Vista. is - 1GB ram 800mhz, processer is duel core 3.40 64 bit, MSI 975x platinum, 250GB sata seagate, graphic card nvidia 128 mb (7100gs), current operating system is xp sp2 32bit edition.

VISTA
When I ran the Vista upgrade advisor the first time, it flagged the card as a possible issue. The program has been crashing lately so I have not been able to Thanks, Todd I have a Promise TX4200 RAID controller in my box at home, and I'm running both the Vista 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Ultimate (retail),