Thansk for the reply Richard. I typed my 2nd post without knowing you had
already replied.

Could you provide a link to a source that says there's no upgrade path from
32bit to 64bit? Thanks.

Is the inability to upgrade from 32bit to 64bit a technical or legal block?
(I guess if the link you provide is from Microsoft, then it's a legal block)

Michael

"Richard G. Harper" wrote:

> Since there aren't any retail discs available anywhere yet, there is no
> answer for this yet. There is, however, no controversy on the 32 bit to 64
> bit path ... there is no upgrade path from 32 bit to 64 bit.
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> > Hello, I've been reading many of the posts about upgrading 32bit XP to
> > 64bit
> > Vista.
> >
> > People seem to agree that the retail upgrade disk will be bootable for
> > troubleshooting purposes.
> >
> > However, there still seems to be controversy as to whether a person can
> > install 64bit Vista as a bootable disc. So far, the discussion tends to
> > favour that it won't be possible.
> >
> > Can anyone provide a once for all answer, from experience with an actual
> > Retail Upgrade Disc or definite knowledge from Microsoft? This would also
> > help others with this same question, without need to read through all the
> > posts.
> >
> > Thanks.
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