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nerdvernacular · 01-05-2007, 05:45 PM

I had a quick question I was hoping someone knew the answer to. I searched for this on Microsoft's Vista site to no avail and have seen little of it posted elsewhere. If I'm upgrading from a 32 bit version of Media Center 2005 to a 64 bit version of Vista Home Premium or Ultimate, do I necessarily need to do a clean install, or can I retain most of my settings? Also, can I buy an upgrade disc for this purpose, or do I need to shell out the extra ~$100 for the full install?

Thanks,
Shawn

01-05-2007, 05:45 PM	#1
nerdvernacular Member (5 bit) Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 18	Media Center x32 --> Vista x64 I had a quick question I was hoping someone knew the answer to. I searched for this on Microsoft's Vista site to no avail and have seen little of it posted elsewhere. If I'm upgrading from a 32 bit version of Media Center 2005 to a 64 bit version of Vista Home Premium or Ultimate, do I necessarily need to do a clean install, or can I retain most of my settings? Also, can I buy an upgrade disc for this purpose, or do I need to shell out the extra ~$100 for the full install? Thanks, Shawn