Obtaining Vista 64 bit DVD

S

Scoochi2

I have recently bought Vista Home Premium and so far have had no problems
with the 32 bit edition. However, my system has 8GB RAM and so really I would
rather have the 64 bit edition for obvious reasons.
However, I have had no luck at all obtaining the DVD.

I have been through
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/editions/64bit.mspx
several times. I use language English (Intl) and ship to UK. Then I enter my
product key and the captcha. After a brief delay, I always get the following
message
"We're sorry, the following error(s) have occurred: The Product Key you have
entered is invalid. Please try again."


Does anyone know why Microsoft will not allow me the 64 bit software? Or am
I doing something wrong?
Or alternatively, if anyone knows of another way of getting the DVD, I'm all
ears :)
 
J

JW

Is your Product Key from a retail version of Home Premium and not from an
OEM version or from a System purchased with 32bit Home Premium already
installed? If not that is why it is invalid.
Does your system have a 64bit CPU and a MOBO that supports more then 4GB of
RAM?
 
A

AJR

Each version requires an unique key. In addition to JW's post - Vista 64 bit
version requires signed or certified drivers limiting available
applications.
 
J

JW

When you boot Vista64 bit in Safemode you can select to install drivers that
are not signed. This has to be done each time you want to install a non
signed driver.
 
S

Scoochi2

JW said:
Is your Product Key from a retail version of Home Premium and not from an
OEM version or from a System purchased with 32bit Home Premium already
installed? If not that is why it is invalid.
Does your system have a 64bit CPU and a MOBO that supports more then 4GB of
RAM?
Click to expand...

Alas, it is OEM.
As for the CPU and MOBO, no worries there!
 
C

Curious

I have a retail upgrade version and have both the 32 bit DVD and the 64 bit
DVD and they use the same product key for installing either one.
 

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