Xerxes 228 Posted November 28, 2007 (edited) I run Vista Ultimate 32-bit (and Vista Home Premium 32-bit on my old machine) I've dabbled with XP 64-bit but not Vista, I'm not even sure how I'd even get Vista Ultimate 64-bit for my new machine? (it's a Dell) anyone know? I know how to get it for my retail copy of Vista, does it work the same way OEM as well? Nevermind as it doesn't work, seems MS isn't allowing me to have the 64-bit version at all, both my product keys are rejected (Retail and OEM, both legal copies by the way) oh well, I'm happy with 32-bit version at the moment anyway. Edited November 28, 2007 by Xerxes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WICKO 0 Posted November 28, 2007 lol... my XP 32 and Vista 32 is legit. I got them for free through my university. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Knife Party 629 Posted November 28, 2007 32bit XP home :) can't for SP3 :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nate.wages 1 Posted November 28, 2007 (edited) Desktop: Vista Home Premium 64-bit ASUS Striker Extreme - Core 2 Extreme (QX6700@3.2Ghz) - 4GB PC2-8500 Notebook: Vista Home Premium 64-bit Vaio NR-180E - Core 2 Duo (T5250) - 4GB PC2-5300 @Xerxes: My Vaio came with Vista Home Premium 32-bit, I installed Vista Home Premium 64-bit (retail disc) with the oem key on the computer. I had to call to activate, but it worked just fine. Edited November 28, 2007 by PhReeQ_N Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Xerxes 228 Posted November 29, 2007 @Xerxes: My Vaio came with Vista Home Premium 32-bit, I installed Vista Home Premium 64-bit (retail disc) with the oem key on the computer. I had to call to activate, but it worked just fine. Thx, but how did you get the 64-bit retail disk? here in Australia I've only ever seen 32-bit versions on sale :unsure: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nate.wages 1 Posted November 29, 2007 Thx, but how did you get the 64-bit retail disk? here in Australia I've only ever seen 32-bit versions on sale :unsure: I ordered it from microsoft, http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/1033...ia/default.mspx You have to provide a key (not sure if oem key works), and pay a small shipping fee. Edit: Also, I believe the retail ultimate edition contains both discs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Xerxes 228 Posted November 29, 2007 I ordered it from microsoft, http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/1033...ia/default.mspxYou have to provide a key (not sure if oem key works), and pay a small shipping fee. Edit: Also, I believe the retail ultimate edition contains both discs. Thx, I tried that site and it won't accept either of my product keys which is annoying, just goes "no offer found" (well something similar to that anyway) on bother of them. Oh well, was worth a try :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lifeflayer 0 Posted November 29, 2007 32 bit Vista business. recently upgraded from 32bit xp pro and my laptop had some problem with the backlight so i upgraded. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sonicspike41 0 Posted November 30, 2007 I currently have a 64-bit AMD processor but I didn't feel like paying to get a 64-bit version of XP since I was able to get the 32-bit Windows Professional version for free. I know I want the 64-bit version, but I don't feel like losing my 40gb of music in a fresh install. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Burned 8 Posted December 2, 2007 AMD64 X2 4400+ with Windows X64 SP2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roadgeek9 0 Posted December 3, 2007 I have the following: Windows XP Professional SP2 x86 and SuSE Linux 10.3 x86. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nosracnoj 0 Posted December 3, 2007 32-bit Vista Ultimate until more games are able to run on 64-bit OS's. Lol, what games don't run on Vista 64 bit? You sound well informed. Desktop 1: Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bitDesktop 2: Mac OS X 10.4 (32-bit) Laptop 1: Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit Laptop 2: Windows XP Professional 32-bit Why are people listing their life stories? A simple " I'm only running 32 bit OSes would have been sufficient." Braggarts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tantawi 181 Posted December 3, 2007 I currently have a 64-bit AMD processor but I didn't feel like paying to get a 64-bit version of XP since I was able to get the 32-bit Windows Professional version for free. I know I want the 64-bit version, but I don't feel like losing my 40gb of music in a fresh install. 5 DL DVDs? 10 DVDs? External HDD? Another partition? No format at all? There are many ways you can install Windows without losing your music :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulhas 0 Posted December 4, 2007 Dual Boot Vista x86 and vista x64 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mythoshan 0 Posted December 6, 2007 xp x64 and vista x64, dual boot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cloud Constructors 8 Posted December 7, 2007 is 4gb of ram supported in 32 bit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SimpleRules 0 Posted December 8, 2007 32-bit, I almost went 64-bit but my TV Tuner card didn't support it ... don't use it now so there isn't anything stopping me going 64-bit, it could be something to do on a boring Christmas day ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beanboy89 169 Posted December 8, 2007 Vista Ultimate x64 on both the laptop and desktop. :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xxxxxx.xxxxxx 46 Posted December 8, 2007 Well, as far as Primary machines go. I use my notebook and Desktop equally. Vista HP x64 on Desktop & Mac OS X Tiger on Notebook. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[deXter] 0 Posted December 9, 2007 Hey, where's the option for 16 bit? :p DOS has been my main OS these days, thanks to the frequent crashing of windows and linux, and it'll stay as my main OS till Q2 2008. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+devHead 1,986 Posted December 10, 2007 Ditto. подобен (That's kind of like ditto in Bulgarian) Vista x64 Business. I like it better than the Ultimate actually because it doesn't have all the Media Center Services and junk running in the background. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neffets 0 Posted December 11, 2007 What type of operating system architecture do you run on your primary machine? Please feel free to comment with the specific OS.I personally run Vista x64. Ditto! :cool: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
