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John |
posted on 16th Feb 09 at 23:57 |
I use my key on 32 bit and 64 bit but looks like OEM ones only work for either or so in jodi's case, apart from his processor it will only work with the correct version. | |
Andrew |
posted on 16th Feb 09 at 23:54 |
quote: Yes it does, but it doesn't work. Try it! | |
Andrew |
posted on 16th Feb 09 at 23:52 |
No from my experience John. Had the same problem on Vista and now SBS 2008. | |
John |
posted on 16th Feb 09 at 23:49 |
The keys for 64 and 32 bit are exactly the same. | |
Andrew |
posted on 16th Feb 09 at 23:48 |
64-bit will only run on a 64-bit CPU. The sticker on the bottom of your laptop with either be 32-bit or 64-bit. You cannot use a 32-bit Product key with a 64-bit OS. | |
Dom |
posted on 16th Feb 09 at 17:33 |
quote: no, x86-64 is the name given to the 64bit instruction set based on the x86 processor architecture, which the majority of modern processors are (Core Duo, Quad etc). All it means is that it isn't a straight 64bit processor, instead it still has the 32/16bit instruction sets allowing for backwards compatibility with older applications. So if the copy of vista is label as x86-64 then it's likey that it's a 64bit version. Although usually Vista is labeled as either Vista x86 or Vista x64. | |
Russ |
posted on 16th Feb 09 at 16:49 |
if its called x86-64 its probably just x86 that will also work on 64bit cpus.. so wil be ifne | |
Dom |
posted on 16th Feb 09 at 14:12 |
Yup, only 64bit CPUs are backwards compatiable with 32bit OS's, so you'll need a 32bit version of Vista. | |
John |
posted on 16th Feb 09 at 14:03 |
The 64 bit won't run on a 32 bit system. | |
_Allan_ |
posted on 16th Feb 09 at 13:59 |
Pretty sure you can but why not just get the 32bit version in the first place?. | |
Jodi_the_g |
posted on 16th Feb 09 at 13:45 |
I proper fucked my laptop and lost the disk, but luckly I have the serial number stuck on the bottom |