I am considering upgrading from XP 32-bit to Vista 64-bit and I was
wondering if it will work without starting from a clean hard-disk?



************************************************************
AMD Athlon 64 3400+ 2.2ghz
2gb Ram
Sapphire Radeon HD3850 AGP 512gb 256bit
Apevia 550Watt PSU
Maxtor 80gb (yeah, lol)

Thanks,

Dave <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I am considering upgrading from XP 32-bit to Vista 64-bit and I was
>wondering if it will work without starting from a clean hard-disk?

There's no upgrade from a 32-bit system to a 64-bit system. You'll
have to install from scratch.

--
Tim Slattery
MS MVP(Shell/User)
(E-Mail Removed)
http://members.cox.net/slatteryt

None of the 32-bit versions can be upgraded to 64-bit, it's a clean
install only.

John

Dave wrote:
>
> I am considering upgrading from XP 32-bit to Vista 64-bit and I was
> wondering if it will work without starting from a clean hard-disk?
>
>
>
> ************************************************************
> AMD Athlon 64 3400+ 2.2ghz
> 2gb Ram
> Sapphire Radeon HD3850 AGP 512gb 256bit
> Apevia 550Watt PSU
> Maxtor 80gb (yeah, lol)
>
> Thanks,

I would backup your data on a flash drive or something. Then do a complete
fresh install of windows on the computer. You could run into problems
upgrading from XP to Vista like the way you posted.

"Dave" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:65D9BA90-61CF-4558-98B9-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>
> I am considering upgrading from XP 32-bit to Vista 64-bit and I was
> wondering if it will work without starting from a clean hard-disk?
>
>
>
> ************************************************************
> AMD Athlon 64 3400+ 2.2ghz
> 2gb Ram
> Sapphire Radeon HD3850 AGP 512gb 256bit
> Apevia 550Watt PSU
> Maxtor 80gb (yeah, lol)
>
> Thanks,

No.

Dave wrote:
> I am considering upgrading from XP 32-bit to Vista 64-bit and I was
> wondering if it will work without starting from a clean hard-disk?
>
>
>
> ************************************************************
> AMD Athlon 64 3400+ 2.2ghz
> 2gb Ram
> Sapphire Radeon HD3850 AGP 512gb 256bit
> Apevia 550Watt PSU
> Maxtor 80gb (yeah, lol)
>
> Thanks,

Thanks Tim!




"Tim Slattery" wrote:

> Dave <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >I am considering upgrading from XP 32-bit to Vista 64-bit and I was
> >wondering if it will work without starting from a clean hard-disk?
>
> There's no upgrade from a 32-bit system to a 64-bit system. You'll
> have to install from scratch.
>
> --
> Tim Slattery
> MS MVP(Shell/User)
> (E-Mail Removed)
> http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
>

Thanks, John!



"John John - MVP" wrote:

> None of the 32-bit versions can be upgraded to 64-bit, it's a clean
> install only.
>
> John
>
> Dave wrote:
> >
> > I am considering upgrading from XP 32-bit to Vista 64-bit and I was
> > wondering if it will work without starting from a clean hard-disk?
> >
> >
> >
> > ************************************************************
> > AMD Athlon 64 3400+ 2.2ghz
> > 2gb Ram
> > Sapphire Radeon HD3850 AGP 512gb 256bit
> > Apevia 550Watt PSU
> > Maxtor 80gb (yeah, lol)
> >
> > Thanks,
>

Thanks, Ravenshadow!


"Ravenshadow" wrote:

> I would backup your data on a flash drive or something. Then do a complete
> fresh install of windows on the computer. You could run into problems
> upgrading from XP to Vista like the way you posted.
>
> "Dave" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:65D9BA90-61CF-4558-98B9-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> >
> > I am considering upgrading from XP 32-bit to Vista 64-bit and I was
> > wondering if it will work without starting from a clean hard-disk?
> >
> >
> >
> > ************************************************************
> > AMD Athlon 64 3400+ 2.2ghz
> > 2gb Ram
> > Sapphire Radeon HD3850 AGP 512gb 256bit
> > Apevia 550Watt PSU
> > Maxtor 80gb (yeah, lol)
> >
> > Thanks,
>
>

Thanks, PA Bear!




"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> No.
>
> Dave wrote:
> > I am considering upgrading from XP 32-bit to Vista 64-bit and I was
> > wondering if it will work without starting from a clean hard-disk?
> >
> >
> >
> > ************************************************************
> > AMD Athlon 64 3400+ 2.2ghz
> > 2gb Ram
> > Sapphire Radeon HD3850 AGP 512gb 256bit
> > Apevia 550Watt PSU
> > Maxtor 80gb (yeah, lol)
> >
> > Thanks,
>

Dave wrote:
>
> I am considering upgrading from XP 32-bit to Vista 64-bit and I was
> wondering if it will work without starting from a clean hard-disk?
>
>
>

No, not possible.

--

Bruce Chambers

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