Vista Upgrade Advisor for WINXP 64?

[Cress]

I know the update advisor will not work on an X64 machine. Any one know if
"they" plan on making one, or should I just "dive" in and hope I don't get
sucked out to sea by the undertow?

email is CRESSE"at"WOH"dot"RR"dot"COM

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Thanks,
Cress

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

If you have a 64-bit version of XP, you’ll be installing from scratch
to install the 64-bit version of Vista.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User

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"Cress" <Cress@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:368A84BD-5D12-47A1-8832-BD51846320FE@microsoft.com...
I know the update advisor will not work on an X64 machine. Any one know if
"they" plan on making one, or should I just "dive" in and hope I don't get
sucked out to sea by the undertow?

email is CRESSE"at"WOH"dot"RR"dot"COM

--
Thanks,
Cress

 

[Cress]

Thanks Carey, I knew about the "clean install only". I just didn't want to
drop 300 bucks into a new O/S and try to install it, only to find out that
most of my hardware will need to be replaced becasuse VISTA will not work.

That is why I was asking about an "advisor" for WINXP 64. You know like the
32bit advisor, it told you you didn't have enough memory, your CPU was crap
and all that other stuff the advisor said was wrong.
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Cress


"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> If you have a 64-bit version of XP, you’ll be installing from scratch
> to install the 64-bit version of Vista.
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows - Shell/User
>
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>
>
> "Cress" <Cress@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:368A84BD-5D12-47A1-8832-BD51846320FE@microsoft.com...
> I know the update advisor will not work on an X64 machine. Any one know if
> "they" plan on making one, or should I just "dive" in and hope I don't get
> sucked out to sea by the undertow?
>
> email is CRESSE"at"WOH"dot"RR"dot"COM
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Cress
>

 

[Michael Solomon]

"Cress" <Cress@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:368A84BD-5D12-47A1-8832-BD51846320FE@microsoft.com...
>I know the update advisor will not work on an X64 machine. Any one know if
> "they" plan on making one, or should I just "dive" in and hope I don't get
> sucked out to sea by the undertow?
>
> email is CRESSE"at"WOH"dot"RR"dot"COM
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Cress

I don't know if they plan on making one, perhaps when 64-bit becomes more
mainstream. That however, doesn't mean you can't do the same or, at least
some of the due diligence 32-bit user can do. First, understand, the
upgrade advisor is not perfect so it's always advisable to check your
hardware and software whether doing an upgrade or as would be necessary in
your case as Carey pointed out, doing a clean install.

You need to check the manufacturer's of all your hardware both internal and
external to see if there are Vista compatible 64-bit drivers available. You
also need to check the websites of all your applications to see, first if
they can be installed and run on a 64-bit setup and whether or not there are
updates or 64-bit versions of your software available.
--
Michael Solomon
Backup is a PC user's best friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

 

[Cress]

I'm just being lazy, thanks everyone for your responses.
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Cress


"Michael Solomon" wrote:

>
>
> "Cress" <Cress@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:368A84BD-5D12-47A1-8832-BD51846320FE@microsoft.com...
> >I know the update advisor will not work on an X64 machine. Any one know if
> > "they" plan on making one, or should I just "dive" in and hope I don't get
> > sucked out to sea by the undertow?
> >
> > email is CRESSE"at"WOH"dot"RR"dot"COM
> >
> > --
> > Thanks,
> > Cress
>
> I don't know if they plan on making one, perhaps when 64-bit becomes more
> mainstream. That however, doesn't mean you can't do the same or, at least
> some of the due diligence 32-bit user can do. First, understand, the
> upgrade advisor is not perfect so it's always advisable to check your
> hardware and software whether doing an upgrade or as would be necessary in
> your case as Carey pointed out, doing a clean install.
>
> You need to check the manufacturer's of all your hardware both internal and
> external to see if there are Vista compatible 64-bit drivers available. You
> also need to check the websites of all your applications to see, first if
> they can be installed and run on a 64-bit setup and whether or not there are
> updates or 64-bit versions of your software available.
> --
> Michael Solomon
> Backup is a PC user's best friend
> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>