Vista question - OEM versions

I currently have Vista X86 OEM version.

Since my processor supports X64, I would like to upgrade to Vista X64.

Basically, the question is, will Vista shit a brick if I install the x64 OEM version on my PC, saying it's not compatible?

I'd say to call microsoft support seeing as vista seems to have so many bricks to sh!t, almost like it's bowels are filled with them.... Anyways, support should be able to help you out immensely, I had a similar problem when I was upgrading my graphics card and I actually shorted.... something.... in my cpu.
Most likely someone else will be able to give you a definite answer to your question though ^^

if you're not going above 3.5 gigs of ram, there is really -no- reason to go 64 bit.

Yea, I am personally waiting until vista has reached the level of reliability that xp provides me (not much) before I migrate over to 64 bit. Btw, that burnout trouble had nothing to do with upgrading vista although there are alot of people who are in the same situation as you.

I'm moving from 2 to 4 GB.

That's not what I asked anyways.

let me ask you this...

why do YOU think that a 64 bit version of vista is going to 'shit a brick'?
why do YOU think it will not be compatible?

thousands of people are using it.

I don't see why your PC config won't be able to run or isn't Vista 64-bit compatible if you're already running Vista 32-bit with it. Now CPU clock speed, single, dual and even quad core may differ experience a lot. I believe the minimum is 4GB memory/RAM requirement, but up to 8GB max or something like that. Get the latest 64-bit chipset and GPU drivers and you should be set. Might want to make sure there are available drivers for other components like sound card, LAN, and any required software patches before the move into 64-bit version. Good luck.

Going to the 64-bit version of Vista is, unfortunately, a horrible idea. This OS has huge growing pains that still aren't solved a year after its release. Virtually every review for it (including this month's Maximum PC Magazine I have here with me) says it crashes at the drop of a hat. It also quickly corrupts windows meaning you should leave your weekends open to continuously reinstall everything. It also appears to have MANY hardware conflicts including with several motherboards.

Vista-64 is *supposed* to be quicker with apps that can really take advantage of 3 to 4 Gigs of memory. However benchmarks with high-end graphical apps show that the 32-bit Vista performs equally well with these apps. So why would you want to "upgrade"?

On a side note, it's impossible to sync ipods on 64-bit Vista... in case you have one.

Vista itself is a piece of crap in a lot of ways. Compared to XP, Vista suffers from a basic 10-percent performance hit in games and apps. Simply put, Vista is slower than XP at just about everything. We waited how many years for a *slower* OS? Huh???

You should do just fine. If anything, you may need to call the Microsoft call center and tell them about switching to the 64bit OS.

Service Pack 1 is out on MSDN and a few others. Mid-March you will see it deployed to the public, so if you plan to format to go to 64bit hold off until SP1 is publicly available.

Vista haters, gotta love them.

It will work on x64. Im currently using it and it works like a charm. Enjoy!

Unfortunately, there is no performance increase going to x64 though. Why would you want to do it then?

Go read reviews for the x64 version of Vista if you don't believe me.

x64 works perfectly fine (with zero crashes) at over 150 machines I installed in January, besides my very own. There's no reason to smoke some cheap magazine's review and blow it into people's mouth as the ultimate truth.

64bit driver support is at best sketchy and for gaming, no point or benefit

I use the OEM 32bit Home Premium, works like a dream and all my friends I've converted to Vista or installed on new machines for them have agreed

I won't go back to XP, but then I won't be changing to 64bit OS any time soon, maybe not even until Windows 7 is released

Support for more RAM is a plus. And no, GW doesn't need it. But not everyone is playing GW all the time. Image rendering for example can easily eat up insane amounts of RAM.

Im running Vista X64, compatibility with older hardware is crap, my previous mainboard was not supported, I had to buy a new NIC and soundcard.
Don't expect x64 to outperform 32bit vista, because it wont.

Not about the performance but the fact that I better get used to it, its the future!

Reviews are one thing, actually using it is another