Vista Home Premium

[pontifex]

I just ordered a copy of Vista Home premium.
How much is the "minimal fee" to order a DVD of the 64 bit version?

 

[lxskllr]

$10, but I don't think you can get it with oem editions. You can always try and see what happens.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: lxskllr
$10, but I don't think you can get it with oem editions. You can always try and see what happens.

i ordered a retail version

 

[lxskllr]

You're good to go then. I just mentioned the oem restriction because that's what many people buy :^)

 

[HdwGuy]

Yes it is $10 and maybe you will get it with SP1 intergrated, if not don't bother asking for it. I have been down that route they will not sell you a SP1 intergrated disk! So when the Technet offer was on last month for $99 I bit and downloaded the SP1 intergrated ISO DVD image. BTW X64 is the way to go. Works great have it istalled on one laptop and one desktop.

 

[pontifex]

why does it matter? can't you still get it from windows update?

 

[Mem]

Originally posted by: pontifex
why does it matter? can't you still get it from windows update?

Yes you can still get SP1 from Windows update or even other sites,SP1 does fix issues like 4GB problem with some motherboards,however personally I had no issues with 4GB installed.

 

[blackangst1]

Just remember Java doesnt work in 64 AFAIK.

 

[Mem]

Originally posted by: blackangst1
Just remember Java doesnt work in 64 AFAIK.

You can still install the 32 bit version and use a 32 bit browser ie Firefox 3 in Vista x64.

 

[blackangst1]

Originally posted by: Mem

Originally posted by: blackangst1
Just remember Java doesnt work in 64 AFAIK.

You can still install the 32 bit version and use a 32 bit browser ie Firefox 3 in Vista x64.

Wierd. Maybe it's anecdotal, but Limewire for example is a java app. When I try to install it, part of it's installation is to install java if not detected. It fails. I downloaded the standalone installer from Sun, wouldnt install.

*shrug* maybe its me.

 

[Mem]

Originally posted by: blackangst1

Originally posted by: Mem

Originally posted by: blackangst1
Just remember Java doesnt work in 64 AFAIK.

You can still install the 32 bit version and use a 32 bit browser ie Firefox 3 in Vista x64.

Wierd. Maybe it's anecdotal, but Limewire for example is a java app. When I try to install it, part of it's installation is to install java if not detected. It fails. I downloaded the standalone installer from Sun, wouldnt install.

*shrug* maybe its me.

FYI I'm using Firefox 3 (32 bit versions for both Java and Firefox) and Sun Java 6 update 5( 6.0.50.13) in Vista x64 just fine,that's the beauty of 64 bit OS since it can run most 32 bit software out there.

Have you tried installing it as Admin?

 

[pontifex]

can i upgrade to vista 64 from xp 32?

 

[Cutthroat]

Originally posted by: pontifex
can i upgrade to vista 64 from xp 32?

No, fresh install only. You cannot upgrade from 32bit to 64bit.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: Cutthroat

Originally posted by: pontifex
can i upgrade to vista 64 from xp 32?

No, fresh install only. You cannot upgrade from 32bit to 64bit.

damn, that sucks

 

[scaryfast]

How long does it take to recieve it from microsoft?

 

[lxskllr]

Originally posted by: scaryfast
How long does it take to recieve it from microsoft?

Seems to me it was a week or two. Not really long.