The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    dv2700t dv2700tse vista ultimate 32bit or 64bit

    Discussion in 'HP' started by slacker99, Mar 6, 2008.

  1. slacker99

    slacker99 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    35
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    I just ordered dv2700tse with Vista Ultimate upgrade. Does anyone know if it comes with 32bit version or 64bit version? I think it's 64bit but I am not getting definitive answers from HP over the phone.

    Does OEM license for Vista Ultimate only cover 32bit or 64bit for Vista Ultimate and not both?

    Thank you
     
    slacker99, Mar 6, 2008
    #1
  2. Harper2.0

    Harper2.0 Back from the dead?

    Reputations:
    2,078
    Messages:
    3,108
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    Its most likely 32 bit, unless you ordered 4gb of ram.
     
    Harper2.0, Mar 6, 2008
    #2
  3. Envision

    Envision Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    146
    Messages:
    1,129
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    I went on HP's website and looked at their 2700 model laptops, and the Vista Ultimate doesn't say if it is 32 or 64 bit. I would definitely give them call back, because it's sad if they don't even know what they are selling in a particular model laptop.

    With an OEM version of an OS, you don't get both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions, it is one or the other. If memory serves me correct, I've heard of people with the 32bit OEM OS getting their hands on a 64-bit version and installing it using the CD key on the bottom of their laptop. I'm not 100% sure though.
     
    Envision, Mar 6, 2008
    #3
  4. j3oomerang

    j3oomerang Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    1
    Messages:
    64
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    If you plan on doing a clean install (which you should do), it doesnt matter what it comes with. You can decide what you want to install when using an install disc. Check out the first post on the sticky about clean installation.
     
    j3oomerang, Mar 6, 2008
    #4
  5. slacker99

    slacker99 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    35
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    When I create recovery disc from the recovery partition, would that have both versions (32/64) on there?

    After being transferred to four different people about this, the last person I talked to was someone from "pre-sales". She had to do some research but she came back and said it was preinstalled with 64-bit.
     
    slacker99, Mar 6, 2008
    #5
  6. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

    Reputations:
    6,156
    Messages:
    11,214
    Likes Received:
    68
    Trophy Points:
    466
    Your computer will most likely come with 32bit unless hp says otherwise. Your 32bit licence will work on a 64bit of the same version you purchased (basic, home premoum licence)

    If your computer came with 32bit then it will only be 32bit on the partition. Unless it says so otherwise.. having both 32/64bit on a recovery partition will take up space
     
    flipfire, Mar 6, 2008
    #6
  7. j3oomerang

    j3oomerang Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    1
    Messages:
    64
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    not a hundred percent, but i dont beleive the recovery discs allow you to pick what version of windows to install. the thread at the top titled "clean vistall install with no activation" gives you your options in the first post.
     
    j3oomerang, Mar 7, 2008
    #7