Colin Barnhorst spake thusly on 1/23/2007 1:53 PM:[color=blue]
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> "Scott" <geekboy@angrykeyboarder.comatose> wrote in message
> news:Tihth.179581$It4.91057@fe03.news.easynews.com...[color=green]
>> Ken spake thusly on 1/21/2007 4:42 PM:[color=darkred]
>>> In retail packages your key will work with both 32 and 64bit. The
>>> ultimate will come with both but other versions will ship with 32bit
>>> and have information on how to obtain the 64bit dvd[/color]
>>
>> I'm curious, where did you obtain this information? My understanding
>> was that all Vista retail DVDs had both the 32 and 64-bit version on
>> them.
>>[/color]
> Since x86 is 2.6GB and x64 is 3.6GB it is pretty obvious that you cannot
> get both on the same 4.2GB dvd. It would be like putting two pounds of
> peanuts in a one-pound bag. They do indeed come on separate dvd's.[/color]

I've since confirmed this. But I was originally assuming a dual-layer
DVD-ROM.

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Scott [url]http://angrykeyboarder.com[/url]

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