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    Home Premium 32 bit to Ultimate 64 bit question.

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by HorrorofSpamylon, Mar 21, 2009.

  1. HorrorofSpamylon

    HorrorofSpamylon Notebook Geek

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    Here is the situation.

    So I ordered a Studio 15 that is currently in production. I did so with a 32 bit version of premium and I am kind of regretting it. Well, it turns out that I have a copy of Ultimate 64 bit that I got cheap through my school laying around after busting my balls getting it to work with the motherboard of my desktop.

    My question is do I need to do a clean instillation and, if yes, do the drivers need to be downloaded manually or are they all in one package on Dell's site?
     
    HorrorofSpamylon, Mar 21, 2009
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  2. paper_wastage

    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    U need to do a clean installation

    and the drivers need to be downloaded manually from dell's site(support.dell.com), or you can find a list of them here (search)

    anways.. home premium vs ultimate isnt that much of a big difference.... 32bit to 64bit is a bigger upgrde iguess.. besides, u wont want the 'stock' Dell Windows partition filled with bloatware...delete that recovery partition and start a new(with more space :D)
     
    paper_wastage, Mar 21, 2009
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  3. wlfng2005

    wlfng2005 Notebook Consultant

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    you MUST reinstall, it is not possible to upgrade 32bit vista to 64.
     
    wlfng2005, Mar 22, 2009
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  4. Mastershroom

    Mastershroom wat

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    Correct, you will need to perform a clean install since you're going from 32-bit to 64-bit. Fortunately, Dell has all the drivers and utilities for the Studio 15 available for download at the Drivers and Downloads page, and it even has a section for 64-bit Vista. :)

    I upgraded to 64-bit myself recently, and found the Dell drivers page very helpful after the initial install. Everything's been running smoothly since then.
     
    Mastershroom, Mar 22, 2009
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  5. crash

    crash NBR Assassin

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    Yup, I recommend downloading all the drivers before doing the clean install, so you don't have to worry about it afterward.
     
    crash, Mar 23, 2009
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  6. nobscot6

    nobscot6 Wise One

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    if you need help installing x64, just let me know (or locating your dell oem copy)
     
    nobscot6, Mar 23, 2009
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