Installing Vista Ultimate 64-bit

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Re: Installing Vista Ultimate 64-bit

"dwaldron" <dwaldron@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Please let me know if it is worth it. Thanks!

I would do that only if you have a relatively new PC and can confirm that
the critical pieces (video chip/card, audio chip/card, wireless card if any,
etc.) all have WHQL 64 bit drivers. Vx64 will not permit unsigned drivers.

I just bought a new HP m9100t with specs similar to yours and am happy with
Vx64. I'm under the impression it's more stable but have no proof of that. I
am happy with the performance. I use mostly the standard business apps but
often have multiple apps open concurrently. For that, I think Vx64 will be
worthwhile.

I will say that I was surprised to find an x64 driver for my Linksys
WUSB54GC wireless adapter. It's a bit older and Linksys doesn't list 64-bit
support for it on the Vista page. I plugged my computer's Ethernet port into
a wireless bridge, plugged in the USB wireless adapter, and let Vista look
online for a driver. It found and installed one, and it works fine.
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Chris Cowles
Gainesville, FL
 
Re: Installing Vista Ultimate 64-bit

"dwaldron" <dwaldron@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Will I lose all of my music and documents?

You will lose everything. Run Windows Easy Transfer before you do anything
and export it all to a DVD or other medium. After that, install x64, then
run WET again to reinstall the data. You might want to install all yours
apps first before restoring your data, as there may be some necessary
associations between them. Other respondents may clarify or correct that
last comment.
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Chris Cowles
Gainesville, FL
 
Re: Installing Vista Ultimate 64-bit

"dwaldron" <dwaldron@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for everything guys, I think I finally feel confident enough to
> install this. Also, do you think I could save my documents to my recovery
> drive (D: drive) which has like 9GB of space or does this get reformatted
> too?

I recommend not doing anything to the recovery drive. Preserve it.

Have you made your one-time copy of recovery disks? Do that before you run
upgrade. That way if you want to sell or otherwise dispose of the computer,
you can restore it to the original OS and keep the license for the x64
ultimate for yourself.
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Chris Cowles
Gainesville, FL
 
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