Upgrading Home Premium 32-bit to Ultimate 64-bit **QUESTIONS**

[Guest Seidell23231]

Hi ALL,

 

I have just purchased the "RETAIL" version of HP Pavillion Elite m9150f PC,

which came loaded with Home Premium 32-BIT. I have Ultimate Upgrade Edition,

which came in 32-BIT and 64-BIT. After a visit to HP Shopping web site, I

found they sell the m9150f in the "PRE-BUILT" format, with the 64-BIT OS. I

have compared the 2 side by side, Retail vs. Pre-Built, and it appears the

ONLY difference between the two is the OS. Retail=32-BIT, Pre-Built=64-BIT...

 

Since I have purchased the Retail version, I would suspect the upgrade to

64-BIT OS, should be an upgrade option that will work with what I have

purchased.

 

Two Questions:

 

Q1: Is the 64-BIT version a better OS for the long haul, meaning now would

be the perfect time to make the switch, since I just purchased this system

and everything is factory default?

 

Q2: What is the Guru recommendation; Switch to 64 or Stay with 32, and why?

 

Looking forward to the responses and thank you!

 

Gunny

[Guest Theo]

Re: Upgrading Home Premium 32-bit to Ultimate 64-bit **QUESTIONS**

 

There is absolutely no "upgrade" to the currently installed

OS from 32-bit to 64-bit. If you want to install Ultimate

x64, you will have to do a completely clean install; i.e.

delete current installation and install a NEW fresh

installation.

 

Which is better at the moment really depends on your

peripherals and software. You will need 64-bit drivers for

all hardware that require installation drivers. Most of

your 32-bit software should work on x64, but there are some

that won't Vista x64 requires "signed" drivers in ALL cases.

 

 

 

 

Seidell23231 wrote:

> Hi ALL,

>

> I have just purchased the "RETAIL" version of HP Pavillion Elite m9150f PC,

> which came loaded with Home Premium 32-BIT. I have Ultimate Upgrade Edition,

> which came in 32-BIT and 64-BIT. After a visit to HP Shopping web site, I

> found they sell the m9150f in the "PRE-BUILT" format, with the 64-BIT OS. I

> have compared the 2 side by side, Retail vs. Pre-Built, and it appears the

> ONLY difference between the two is the OS. Retail=32-BIT, Pre-Built=64-BIT...

>

> Since I have purchased the Retail version, I would suspect the upgrade to

> 64-BIT OS, should be an upgrade option that will work with what I have

> purchased.

>

> Two Questions:

>

> Q1: Is the 64-BIT version a better OS for the long haul, meaning now would

> be the perfect time to make the switch, since I just purchased this system

> and everything is factory default?

>

> Q2: What is the Guru recommendation; Switch to 64 or Stay with 32, and why?

>

> Looking forward to the responses and thank you!

>

> Gunny

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Upgrading Home Premium 32-bit to Ultimate 64-bit **QUESTIONS**

 

You can certainly migrate from x86 to x64. Whether you want to now depends

on what you use your computer for. Without knowing that no one can suggest

which version you might want to use today. It sounds like drivers and

utilities won't be an issue since those must all be available on the HP

website so it comes down to what you do with your computer.

 

Personally, I use Vista Ultimate x64 and enjoy it. An important factor in

that is the amount of memory I have. If your computer has 2GB I would think

you will be happier with Vista Home Premium. I cannot recommend VU x64 with

less than 3GB. The difference in performance between 3GB and 4GB is not

great, but the difference between 2GB and 3GB certainly is. If you have 2GB

add memory if you decided you want to use VU x64.

 

You will not be able to perform an upgrade installation of VU x64. You

should have no problem performing a custom installation, however. You will

need to reinstall all your apps and utilities and restore any files you have

to this point. You can use the Windows Easy Transfer wizard to save your

files and settings to intermediate storage and to restore after the custom

installation.

 

You should talk to HP support about the support implications of replacing

the pre-installed OS with one of your own. Even though Vista Ultimate x64

is supported on your model, the question is does it have to be pre-installed

by HP to be eligible for that support.

 

"Seidell23231" <Seidell23231@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:EB476A72-8CAA-4B73-B9E9-D89B564DEFFB@microsoft.com...

> Hi ALL,

>

> I have just purchased the "RETAIL" version of HP Pavillion Elite m9150f

> PC,

> which came loaded with Home Premium 32-BIT. I have Ultimate Upgrade

> Edition,

> which came in 32-BIT and 64-BIT. After a visit to HP Shopping web site,

> I

> found they sell the m9150f in the "PRE-BUILT" format, with the 64-BIT OS.

> I

> have compared the 2 side by side, Retail vs. Pre-Built, and it appears the

> ONLY difference between the two is the OS. Retail=32-BIT,

> Pre-Built=64-BIT...

>

> Since I have purchased the Retail version, I would suspect the upgrade to

> 64-BIT OS, should be an upgrade option that will work with what I have

> purchased.

>

> Two Questions:

>

> Q1: Is the 64-BIT version a better OS for the long haul, meaning now

> would

> be the perfect time to make the switch, since I just purchased this system

> and everything is factory default?

>

> Q2: What is the Guru recommendation; Switch to 64 or Stay with 32, and

> why?

>

> Looking forward to the responses and thank you!

>

> Gunny

[Guest Seidell23231]

Re: Upgrading Home Premium 32-bit to Ultimate 64-bit **QUESTIONS**

 

 

 

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

> You can certainly migrate from x86 to x64. Whether you want to now depends

> on what you use your computer for. Without knowing that no one can suggest

> which version you might want to use today. It sounds like drivers and

> utilities won't be an issue since those must all be available on the HP

> website so it comes down to what you do with your computer.

>

> Personally, I use Vista Ultimate x64 and enjoy it. An important factor in

> that is the amount of memory I have. If your computer has 2GB I would think

> you will be happier with Vista Home Premium. I cannot recommend VU x64 with

> less than 3GB. The difference in performance between 3GB and 4GB is not

> great, but the difference between 2GB and 3GB certainly is. If you have 2GB

> add memory if you decided you want to use VU x64.

>

> You will not be able to perform an upgrade installation of VU x64. You

> should have no problem performing a custom installation, however. You will

> need to reinstall all your apps and utilities and restore any files you have

> to this point. You can use the Windows Easy Transfer wizard to save your

> files and settings to intermediate storage and to restore after the custom

> installation.

>

> You should talk to HP support about the support implications of replacing

> the pre-installed OS with one of your own. Even though Vista Ultimate x64

> is supported on your model, the question is does it have to be pre-installed

> by HP to be eligible for that support.

>

> "Seidell23231" <Seidell23231@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:EB476A72-8CAA-4B73-B9E9-D89B564DEFFB@microsoft.com...

> > Hi ALL,

> >

> > I have just purchased the "RETAIL" version of HP Pavillion Elite m9150f

> > PC,

> > which came loaded with Home Premium 32-BIT. I have Ultimate Upgrade

> > Edition,

> > which came in 32-BIT and 64-BIT. After a visit to HP Shopping web site,

> > I

> > found they sell the m9150f in the "PRE-BUILT" format, with the 64-BIT OS.

> > I

> > have compared the 2 side by side, Retail vs. Pre-Built, and it appears the

> > ONLY difference between the two is the OS. Retail=32-BIT,

> > Pre-Built=64-BIT...

> >

> > Since I have purchased the Retail version, I would suspect the upgrade to

> > 64-BIT OS, should be an upgrade option that will work with what I have

> > purchased.

> >

> > Two Questions:

> >

> > Q1: Is the 64-BIT version a better OS for the long haul, meaning now

> > would

> > be the perfect time to make the switch, since I just purchased this system

> > and everything is factory default?

> >

> > Q2: What is the Guru recommendation; Switch to 64 or Stay with 32, and

> > why?

> >

> > Looking forward to the responses and thank you!

> >

> > Gunny

>