64 bit versus 32 bit RAM

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Two questions:
1)I have Vista 64 bit, I wanted to see if it could be converted or reloaded
to the 32 bit with the OEM version I have, but from prior questions it seems
that there is no way to convert the 64 bit versio to the 32 bit version,
unless somebody knows a way.
2) If I do reinstall and go with the 32 bit versioin, I have heard there is
problems with that version supporting more than 2 GB of RAM, I now have 4 GB
of DDR2 in my system.

Thanks,

Rick
 
Re: 64 bit versus 32 bit RAM

1. You will have to do a clean install to revert to 32-bit OEM. 2. You
will not necessarily see all the ram, but you should have no problems. Some
have experienced problems installing Vista with more than 2gig of ram, so if
you have a problem, uninstall 2gig for the install and then put them back
in. I know of no problems after the install has succeeded in having 4gig
installed.

"Rick" <Rick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6F3DDA0C-1959-4F75-B050-AC1389A5823B@microsoft.com...
> Two questions:
> 1)I have Vista 64 bit, I wanted to see if it could be converted or
> reloaded
> to the 32 bit with the OEM version I have, but from prior questions it
> seems
> that there is no way to convert the 64 bit versio to the 32 bit version,
> unless somebody knows a way.
> 2) If I do reinstall and go with the 32 bit versioin, I have heard there
> is
> problems with that version supporting more than 2 GB of RAM, I now have 4
> GB
> of DDR2 in my system.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rick
 
Re: 64 bit versus 32 bit RAM

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929777 describes the problem.

The hotfix is installed when the Vista updates from Windows Update applied,
so Windows Update should be visited before the last 2GB of RAM are
installed.



"John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message
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> 1. You will have to do a clean install to revert to 32-bit OEM. 2. You
> will not necessarily see all the ram, but you should have no problems.
> Some have experienced problems installing Vista with more than 2gig of
> ram, so if you have a problem, uninstall 2gig for the install and then put
> them back in. I know of no problems after the install has succeeded in
> having 4gig installed.
>
> "Rick" <Rick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6F3DDA0C-1959-4F75-B050-AC1389A5823B@microsoft.com...
>> Two questions:
>> 1)I have Vista 64 bit, I wanted to see if it could be converted or
>> reloaded
>> to the 32 bit with the OEM version I have, but from prior questions it
>> seems
>> that there is no way to convert the 64 bit versio to the 32 bit version,
>> unless somebody knows a way.
>> 2) If I do reinstall and go with the 32 bit versioin, I have heard there
>> is
>> problems with that version supporting more than 2 GB of RAM, I now have 4
>> GB
>> of DDR2 in my system.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Rick
>
 
Re: 64 bit versus 32 bit RAM

If I install Vista 64-bit with 4 gig of ram in the system, will I encounter
that stop error during the install?

I was going to say NO, but that MS KB article you linked to includes a 64
bit version of the hot fix!?

So will I encounter that stop error with 4 gig of ram, when I install the
64-bit Vista?

Many thanks in advance!

"Dominic Payer" wrote:

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929777 describes the problem.
>
> The hotfix is installed when the Vista updates from Windows Update applied,
> so Windows Update should be visited before the last 2GB of RAM are
> installed.
>
>
>
> "John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message
> news:u6qTW30CIHA.2060@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> > 1. You will have to do a clean install to revert to 32-bit OEM. 2. You
> > will not necessarily see all the ram, but you should have no problems.
> > Some have experienced problems installing Vista with more than 2gig of
> > ram, so if you have a problem, uninstall 2gig for the install and then put
> > them back in. I know of no problems after the install has succeeded in
> > having 4gig installed.
> >
> > "Rick" <Rick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:6F3DDA0C-1959-4F75-B050-AC1389A5823B@microsoft.com...
> >> Two questions:
> >> 1)I have Vista 64 bit, I wanted to see if it could be converted or
> >> reloaded
> >> to the 32 bit with the OEM version I have, but from prior questions it
> >> seems
> >> that there is no way to convert the 64 bit versio to the 32 bit version,
> >> unless somebody knows a way.
> >> 2) If I do reinstall and go with the 32 bit versioin, I have heard there
> >> is
> >> problems with that version supporting more than 2 GB of RAM, I now have 4
> >> GB
> >> of DDR2 in my system.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Rick
> >
>
>
 
Re: 64 bit versus 32 bit RAM

It depends whether your system meets the conditions specified in the
knowledgebase article. Many systems need to be reduced to 2GB for the
install, some will install fine with 4GB or more.

The easiest way to avoid problems is to reduce the RAM to 2GB for the
install. If you then apply all relevant Windows Updates the 929777 update
will be applied. You can then replace all the RAM and carry on.

The problem is seen most often on 64 bit systems because 32-bit systems
cannot usually get full benefit from 4GB of RAM and anyone with more than
4GB of RAM must use 64 bit anyway.




"broccolibeef" <broccolibeef@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:920B1B9D-32C1-4EF7-BEDE-4392FC86FA8E@microsoft.com...
> If I install Vista 64-bit with 4 gig of ram in the system, will I
> encounter
> that stop error during the install?
>
> I was going to say NO, but that MS KB article you linked to includes a 64
> bit version of the hot fix!?
>
> So will I encounter that stop error with 4 gig of ram, when I install the
> 64-bit Vista?
>
> Many thanks in advance!
>
> "Dominic Payer" wrote:
>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929777 describes the problem.
>>
>> The hotfix is installed when the Vista updates from Windows Update
>> applied,
>> so Windows Update should be visited before the last 2GB of RAM are
>> installed.
>>
>>
>>
>> "John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message
>> news:u6qTW30CIHA.2060@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> > 1. You will have to do a clean install to revert to 32-bit OEM. 2.
>> > You
>> > will not necessarily see all the ram, but you should have no problems.
>> > Some have experienced problems installing Vista with more than 2gig of
>> > ram, so if you have a problem, uninstall 2gig for the install and then
>> > put
>> > them back in. I know of no problems after the install has succeeded in
>> > having 4gig installed.
>> >
>> > "Rick" <Rick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:6F3DDA0C-1959-4F75-B050-AC1389A5823B@microsoft.com...
>> >> Two questions:
>> >> 1)I have Vista 64 bit, I wanted to see if it could be converted or
>> >> reloaded
>> >> to the 32 bit with the OEM version I have, but from prior questions it
>> >> seems
>> >> that there is no way to convert the 64 bit versio to the 32 bit
>> >> version,
>> >> unless somebody knows a way.
>> >> 2) If I do reinstall and go with the 32 bit versioin, I have heard
>> >> there
>> >> is
>> >> problems with that version supporting more than 2 GB of RAM, I now
>> >> have 4
>> >> GB
>> >> of DDR2 in my system.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >>
>> >> Rick
>> >
>>
>>
 
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