MikeStreuber
Sun Feb 11 13:21:00 CST 2007
Thanks anyway. I decided to go for the Ultimate update after all. I read
somewhere that if you get the Ultimate version you can buy 2 additional Home
Premium keys for $50.00 each. Now to find where I read that.
Thanks again,
M.Streuber
"Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:
> First, just be aware that Vista Home Premium is not a direct equivalent to
> XP x64 Premium. The equivalent would be Vista Business. That being said, if
> you're in a home environment, it's probably a better fit to your needs.
>
> I don't know what the mechanism is for getting the 64-bit disks. So far I've
> only bought Ultimate, which comes with both disks. You might have better
> luck asking over on the Vista.General newsgroup, if only because you're more
> likely to run into someone who has been through this.
>
> --
> Charlie.
>
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
>
>
> "Mike Streuber" <MikeStreuber@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:756EC0EA-A9C5-4B33-BEFC-7304E3CEA4E7@microsoft.com...
> >I am thinking about updating to the Vista Home Premium and want to install
> > the 64bit version. I am currently running XP 64 and have no desire to go
> > back
> > to 32 bit. Question I have is...if I buy Vista Home Premium, can I
> > download
> > the 64 bit version since it doesn't come with it or do I have to wait for
> > it
> > to be shipped to me?
> > I would pay the extra $10.00 and buy the 64 bit disk either way, I just
> > don't want to have to wait for it to ship to me to install it.
> > I really don't want to go to the additional expense for the Ultimate
> > edition
> > just to be able to install it the same day I buy it.
>