64bit Premium to 32 bit Ultimate??

[sarav]

Hello,

I am a grad student and I own a 64 bit Vista Premium laptop. My uni offers an upgrade to 32bit Vista Ultimate for 20 bucks.. My 64 bit OS just sucks..the keys get stuck, the mouse pad doesnt work properly, cant play games..sometimes both the keyboard and the touchpad dont work at all!


can i upgrade to a Windows 32bit Ultimate from a 64 bit Home Premium OS with just that upgrade DVD?? or shud i just get a new laptop?? lol i wanted to wait out for a Touchscreen windows 7 laptop :P but my present one is driving me crazy :|

if it is not possible, do u think the SP2 pack to be released sometime soon can fix my problem??


any help wud be greatly appreciated

 

[sarav]

btw,
m problem doesnt seem to be cos of the Hardware, cos when i boot up most of the time everything works fine.. but after say 5-10mins, it becomes a pain to use

and I have tried reinstalling the drivers for mouse and touchpad and keyboard, but nothing seems to work

 

[rive0108]

No

It will require a fresh install, but there is a way to do it from an upgrade disk. Use Vista file backup utility to backup data.
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/68767-clean-install-upgrade-vista.html

You may have Windows corruption. that may be the cause of your problems. Do you use reg cleaners? corruption can also be cause by Malware. Ultimate is much better than Premium. try re-installation and get a good antivirus. Always use UAC.
http://www.vistax64.com/system-secu...-antimalware-program-currently-available.html


Ultimate includes (features Premium lacks):
group policy editor (gpedit)
security policy editor (secpol)
built in Codecs for dvd playback
Also has MCE
Includes Bitlocker encryption
Ultimate extras
Shadow copy (allows you to restore previous versions of files/folders even if they were deleted)

 

[sarav]

hi i just got the windows vista Ultimate ugrade DVD (32bit)

i dont mind losing the data on my computer.. i already have a back in my external HDD..

i have also downloaded the drivers for 32 bit Vista from dell.com

when i bought my laptop, i got vista pre installed on it and i didnt get any installation dvd.. so i just wanted u to confirm it is possible to install the 32bit Vista ultimate on my 64 bit vista premium :D

i read thru the link u posted (http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/68767-clean-install-upgrade-vista-3.html)

will that work in my case?? since i am installing a 32 bit OS on top of my 64 bit OS..

thanks a lot for ur help..i really appreciate it

 

[rive0108]

You cannot upgrade install 32-bit to 64-bit (or vice versa), you can though use that upgrade disk to perform a full re-install.

boot into disk, follow prompts, at partition screen where Vista is currently installed DELETE all partitions. Install Ultimate onto unpartitioned space.

now if you have the 64-bit Ultimate upgrade you can upgrade to it without data loss simply by putting it into your drive, and following prompts.