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    Ordered Vista Ultimate, how do i upgrade to 64?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by elsijfdl, Jan 30, 2008.

  1. elsijfdl

    elsijfdl Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi, i orderd a t61 with vista ultimate yesterday, and i'm wondering how to upgrade it to the 64 bit version when it gets here (i ordered 4gb of ram).

    thanks
     
    elsijfdl, Jan 30, 2008
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    Renee Notebook Virtuoso

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    Buy a 64 bit vista distribution or upgrade disk.

    Save your validation as is described in Stallens clean Upgrade Thread.

    Decide on things such as do you want to delete the recovery petition. Remember, it's a 32 bit recovery partition. Chances are, you will want to just reformat the entire disk with your Vista Distribution disk.

    After installation revalidate as per Stallen's instructions. Immediately install the chipset drivers.

    Decide how much lenovo software you want to install and install it. Before you start, be sure that you have downloaded necessary 64 bit drivers. Store them on different media than your disk.

    Be aware that this is not a small job.
     
    Renee, Jan 30, 2008
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  3. Stunner

    Stunner Notebook Deity

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    Els, if you ordered 4GB of RAM from Lenovo cancel immediately and get the minimum amount and then buy it for much cheaper online like www.newegg.com. Very easy to upgrade the RAM, trust me.
     
    Stunner, Jan 31, 2008
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    You need to buy the 64bit version and update
     
    gamemint, Jan 31, 2008
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    elsijfdl Notebook Enthusiast

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    i did order the RAM from newegg, thanks for the help, i actually found that clean install thread right after i posted this... very helpful.
     
    elsijfdl, Jan 31, 2008
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    elsijfdl Notebook Enthusiast

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    PS if i have a separate laptop, i can download the drivers/etc to that laptop and transfer them a few at a time via a USB drive, correct?
     
    elsijfdl, Jan 31, 2008
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    Renee Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yes. Actually I put all of my code drivers on a USB before I did the update. I centainly did not install all of the bloatware, just part of it and there was just a lot to do because the hardware on my machine is moxed out for hardware options.
     
    Renee, Jan 31, 2008
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    lixuelai Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    You wont need that for Vista. Vista usually installs most of not all the drivers. You essentials will definitely be installed already (ethernet etc).
     
    lixuelai, Jan 31, 2008
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    Renee Notebook Virtuoso

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    well that's both true and not true. Vista seems to all the have rudimentary drivers.

    Although most of the hardware I had was supported by vista (I can't remember about the finger print driver) I found that my cursor jumped all over the place with stock Vista drivers. Installing the Lenovo driver and navStar fixed that problem.
     
    Renee, Jan 31, 2008
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