I`m getting the free Vista Home Premium 32bit upgrade for my Acer laptop
(cost is actually £ 14 for shipping) and as I have a Core 2 Duo 64bit CPU I
was thinking why don't they offer an upgrade to 64bit version but my guess
is they won't be bringing out 64bit drivers for the laptop.

So I was wondering despite the driver issue could I in some way request a
64bit version from Microsoft would my licence transfer to the 64bit version.
If I was able to download a 64bit version of Home Premium would I be able to
use it with my existing licence.

No. There is no compelling reason to install a 64-bit version of Windows Vista
on a laptop computer, especially if the laptop manufacturer does not offer 64-bit
Windows Vista drivers for the laptop's unique hardware.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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"Nick Le Lievre" wrote:

I`m getting the free Vista Home Premium 32bit upgrade for my Acer laptop
(cost is actually £ 14 for shipping) and as I have a Core 2 Duo 64bit CPU I
was thinking why don't they offer an upgrade to 64bit version but my guess
is they won't be bringing out 64bit drivers for the laptop.

So I was wondering despite the driver issue could I in some way request a
64bit version from Microsoft would my licence transfer to the 64bit version.
If I was able to download a 64bit version of Home Premium would I be able to
use it with my existing licence.

"Nick Le Lievre" <nicklelievre@jerseymail.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message
news:45b63dd7$0$1103$834e42db@reader.greatnowhere. com...
> I`m getting the free Vista Home Premium 32bit upgrade for my Acer laptop
> (cost is actually £ 14 for shipping) and as I have a Core 2 Duo 64bit CPU
> I was thinking why don't they offer an upgrade to 64bit version but my
> guess is they won't be bringing out 64bit drivers for the laptop.
>
> So I was wondering despite the driver issue could I in some way request a
> 64bit version from Microsoft would my licence transfer to the 64bit
> version. If I was able to download a 64bit version of Home Premium would I
> be able to use it with my existing licence.


So how much memory does this laptop have then? Do you even know why you
want 64-bit? I guess not.

ss.