pythaem Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 I have a dell dimension 4700 desktop.Windows Home Edition SP2 (32 bit)Pentium 4, 3ghz4GB of Ram, (but only 2.5 shows up in windows).Nvidia Geforce 8800 512mbMaxtor 75gig hard drive.Anyways....This all started when I upgraded to 4gb of ram and it doesn't show up in windows, I learned that my version can't recognize it, and that got me thinking...."might as well upgrade that too!"I really really really want to get Windows Vista. From what I understand, I cannot upgrade from 32x windows to 64x vista.So how do I get to 64x vista? I've spent some money upgrading my comp since I bought it, so I'm trying to just get 64x vista on it instead of buying a new comp.I know these are old questions and I'm sorry but I'm having trouble finding answers specific to my situation.So basically, given my system, how can I get to 64x vista? And...will it run okay? If not, should I get the 64x xp pro? From what I understand it's more expensive?Thanks in advance,-Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 I would never upgrade an existing operating system. Invariably an upgrade is a disappointment compared with a machine built specifically with the new O/S in mind. It is most likely that your current machine has components which will not take advantage of the "improvements" offered by the newer system and the whole setup will not show the machine or its operating system to the best advantage.Added to that, you may find a Dell machine is not easy to upgrade. Dell tend to use a number of components exclusive to them and that, together with "hidden" partitions on the hard drive tends to make upgrades less than easy. Also, a 75GB hard drive is not enough to run Vista efficiently. Yes, it may run but not to its best capability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pythaem Posted June 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 I would never upgrade an existing operating system. Invariably an upgrade is a disappointment compared with a machine built specifically with the new O/S in mind. It is most likely that your current machine has components which will not take advantage of the "improvements" offered by the newer system and the whole setup will not show the machine or its operating system to the best advantage.Added to that, you may find a Dell machine is not easy to upgrade. Dell tend to use a number of components exclusive to them and that, together with "hidden" partitions on the hard drive tends to make upgrades less than easy. Added to that, a 75GB hard drive is not enough to run Vista efficiently. Yes, it may run but not to its best capability.Okay, thanks for the advice. From all the articles I've read and this post it looks like I'm stuck with 32-bit until I buy a new system :( Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 Don't worry about it. I've built several Vista machines for different people and there is nothing in that O/S that I've seen which would make me rush out and buy my own.Vista, I think, is going to be one of Mr Gates' efforts that I will give a miss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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