Re: Vista Home Premium OEM 32bit to Ultimate OEM 64bit

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Doug regarding "...am wondering if this
change of spec entitles me to download and purchase the OEM 64bit
version...." - Simple answer "no". technically there ae no OEM versions to
purchase via download - "OEM version"is applied to software installed by the
manufacturer.

Your computer must be 64 bit capable - processor, chipset and so forth
otherwise the OS will not install - also it must be a clean install not an
upgrade.

Regarding 32 bit RAM - lots of opinions about 2 gig versus 4 gig. Video and
audio drivers are loaded in the bottom half of the memory stack -(one of the
application limitations in addtition to addressing that limits 32 bit to 4
gig). If you are a heavy graphics and audio "usere" 4 gigs is a definite
assest.

In addition , most users have Vista set to manage virtual memory - Vista
sets virtual memory size based on RAM - 2 gig RAM and virtual memory about
3.5 gigs - 4 gigs RAM memory 6 gigs. Virtual memory, Superfetch and
ReadyBoost work in concert- draw your own conclusions.



"Doug" <doug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have a PC running an OEM 32bit version of Windows Vista Home Premium.
I am contemplating installing an extra 2GB of RAM and am wondering if this
change of spec entitles me to download and purchase the OEM 64bit version
of
Vista Ultimate.
Microsoft seem to be reticent about their financial options. As a home
user
I do not wish to fork out for the full/retail version.

Doug



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