Will I get 64-bit Vista Home Premium?

I ordered a T61 over the weekend. My configuration is below---see the highlight. It looks to me like I might be getting 64-bit Vista Home Premium? I hope not--because I want the 32-bit version. I was under the impression that only Business or Ultimate might get 64 bit. Thanks in advance for any help.


6459CTO CTO THINKPAD T61 WIDESCREEN-3Y
42V8191 INTEL CORE 2 DUO PRCESST7500
42V8011 VBB MS WIN VISTA HOME PREMIUM
42X1954 SBB MSWVISHMPRM 64 US ENGLISH
42V8287 SBB 15.4 WSXGA+ TFT

 

yourno, unfortunately the home edition also has 64 bit capablities.

"The 64-bit editions of Windows Vista—available for all editions of Windows Vista except Starter—deliver premier performance, reliability, and security, providing you access to the next generation of PC innovations."

source: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/editions/64bit.mspx

 

heres my order, i orded vista business 64 bit

6459CTO CTO THINKPAD T61 WIDESCREEN-3Y
42V8191 INTEL CORE 2 DUO PRCESST7700
42V8173 SBB MS WIN VISTA BUSSINESS 64
42V8472 SBB MS WIN VISTA BUSS. 64 US EN

comparing @ yours and mine... it does look like your getting a 64 bit

 

Hmm, mine say the same thing. What happens if I get the 64bit? Would I have trouble getting drivers for the 64bit version? I read somewhere that the 64bit is more secure though.

 

" One of the biggest problems with making the transition to 64-bit is finding the appropriate drivers for hardware peripherals. If you need to use older devices, you may want to think twice about making the move to 64-bit. On the other hand, if you need to run memory-intensive applications that will benefit from the larger memory space offered by 64-bit systems, spending the extra bucks to upgrade will probably pay off in the long run."

To take full advantage of 64-bit technology, you need 64-bit applications -- and that's where the problem lies. While a number of software vendors in the business space provide native 64-bit server applications (some examples include Microsoft's 64-bit enabled SQL Server 2005, IBM's Tivoli Storage Manager, e-commerce software from Computer Associates and software from Oracle and SAP) -- and in fact, Microsoft made waves by announcing that Exchange 2007 would be 64-bit only -- there are far fewer desktop/consumer level applications available in 64-bit versions.

source: http://www.zdnet.com.au/insight/har...f-going-64-bit/0,139023759,139268151-2,00.htm

 

That sort of only applies for XP x64. As for Vista x64 driver support is better, but it is on a case by case basis.

Some applications run faster due to the 64bit space the processor offers, processing more data than 32bit. But of course, some will run slower. Applications that uses more than 8GB are rare on consumer oriented desktops, but as they approach the 4GB limit and beyond the extra bucks on the 64 bit systems will pay off.

 

The drivers are installed and are 64bit fresh from the factory. 64bit Vista is more secure than the 32bit counterparts. More here