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    Upgrade to 64 bit Vista Business

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by dave92029, Jul 29, 2008.

  1. dave92029

    dave92029 Notebook Guru

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    I have a Lenovo T61 7664-1JU, that comes with 32 bit Vista Business. I am wonderig what are the advantages to upgrading to the 64 bit OS and how do I get the software? Do I need to buy a new software licence from MS for the 64 bit version of Vista Business?



    Thank you

    Dave



    PS I have upgraded to 3gb of ram
     
    dave92029, Jul 29, 2008
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  2. Chucklz_smiley

    Chucklz_smiley Notebook Consultant

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    I may be wrong but im sure you need 4gb to use 64bit Os's
     
    Chucklz_smiley, Jul 29, 2008
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  3. mas5acre

    mas5acre Notebook Evangelist

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    If 64bit wasn't an option when you bought it (if u bought it off the website) don't do it unless all the drivers are available from manufacter and if you have problems they may simply say it's not supported and can't help. Also 3gb under 32bit is plenty. 64bit can address 4gb which u don't have which is why many ppl upgrade to 64, so they can access all their ram.. It takes more memory to run well a 64bit os and less under 32bit. So 4gb on 64bit is like 3gb on a 32bit. Not a ton of programs use it either...yet...




    EDIT: You don't need 4gb to run a 64bit os, it just takes more resources to run and runs better with 4gb. But why if u can run 3gb in a 32bit os for similair performance? Note: I have 4gb of ram and a 64bit os but I did it for my video editing program which can use it. My other screen-dead notebook, the dell e1705, i had 32bit xp and 4gb of ram, not for the 4gb of ram but rather for the slight performance boost of keeping the sticks the same (2x2gb same type) to keep it dual channel. If any notebook that has an IGP that steals memory thru turbocache or hypermemory has dual channel memory, it helps just a little in gaming. Brings a 3.8 WEI without dual channel ( like 1x1gb&1x2gb) and 4.0 WEI gaming score with dual channel (2x1gb or 2x2gb) on my tx2500z with a HD3200.
     
    mas5acre, Jul 29, 2008
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  4. paper_wastage

    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    nol..... u CAN use 4GB in 64bit, but only 3.5+GB in 32bit

    if u dont know much about 64bit, dont go there.... there are some incompatibilies with software/drivers....(and the stupid microsoft thing about signed drivers)
     
    paper_wastage, Jul 29, 2008
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  5. Harper2.0

    Harper2.0 Back from the dead?

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    The only incompatibilites are if you're using software that was made before 1995. Otherwise, ALL the software I ever tried to install on my laptop worked just fine. I even got a game made for windows 95 to install and run. Though the graphics were a bit outdated :p.

    Drivers are an issue though. If your manufacturer does not supply 64bit drivers, then you're out of luck. But if your manufacturer does supply them, then all you need to do is find a 64bit disc, and you can use the key that's on the sticker on the bottom of your laptop. I've moved to 64 bit a week after I bought my laptop and haven't looked back since.(and yes I did do a clean install of 32 bit).

    Oh and about the signed drivers. I somehow was able to chose the option "skip signed driver checking" during boot, and it's been solved for me :)
     
    Harper2.0, Jul 29, 2008
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  6. robfactory

    robfactory Notebook Consultant

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    Not correct.
    You can run 2 gigs if you'd like.
    But with vista you need more than 2 gigs overall to really multitask.
     
    robfactory, Jul 29, 2008
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  7. LIVEFRMNYC

    LIVEFRMNYC Blah Blah Blah!!!

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    I'm using Vista Home Premium 64bit with 4GB ram and couldn't be happier. Extremely solid.
     
    LIVEFRMNYC, Jul 29, 2008
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  8. swarmer

    swarmer beep beep

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    You're wrong.

    You need a 64-bit OS to make use of a full 4 gb.
    But you certainly don't need 4 gb to use a 64-bit OS.

    Nonsense. This article shows how much stuff you need to run to use up even 1.5 gb on a 2 gb Vista machine: http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=282

    Personally, I don't think I've ever seen my RAM usage go above 1.4 gb.

    The only reason to really need more than 2 gb is if you're running programs that are especially RAM-hungry. Even running a lot of normal programs at once won't use up 2 gb.

    Of course, if you have more, then Vista will use more, just for caching... but it's not needed.
     
    swarmer, Jul 29, 2008
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  9. Knightendo

    Knightendo Notebook Consultant

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    you have to order the 64 dvd from microsft. it cost about 10 US dollars.
     
    Knightendo, Jul 29, 2008
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  10. Harper2.0

    Harper2.0 Back from the dead?

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    There are other alternative methods of obtaining a 64 bit disc. Such as borrowing it from a friend(and asking him/her to keep their cd key).
     
    Harper2.0, Jul 30, 2008
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  11. niGht kiD

    niGht kiD .. beach boy ♫

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    I agree with swarmer. I used 1.5GB on my Vista before, and it worked fine when multitasking ;)
     
    niGht kiD, Jul 30, 2008
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  12. makaveli

    makaveli Notebook Geek

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    Don't know where you got this from, but its wrong.
    Vista 64bit runs faster then 32bits whatever memmory you have...
    64bits systems always runs faster then 32bits...

    anyway...

    Go with the 64bits... there are no problems today with 64bits vista... like someone else said, unless you use programs from -93 you wouldn't have any problems... drivers are also no problems... neither is gaming...

    I see no reason to get a 32bits OS today over a 64bits OS... everything is slowly going twords 64bits...
    You got nothing to worry about there...


    GoodLuck
     
    makaveli, Jul 30, 2008
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