Can I Upgrade from XP 32-bit to Vista 64-bit without a clean insta

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Dave

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?



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Sapphire Radeon HD3850 AGP 512gb 256bit
Apevia 550Watt PSU
Maxtor 80gb (yeah, lol)

Thanks,
 
Dave said:
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?
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There's no upgrade from a 32-bit system to a 64-bit system. You'll
have to install from scratch.
 
None of the 32-bit versions can be upgraded to 64-bit, it's a clean
install only.

John
 
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.
 
Thanks, Ravenshadow!


Ravenshadow said:
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.
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Dave said:
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?
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No, not possible.

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