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So I just got a sweet new vostro 1700, it's all of 3 days old and I just discovered that the version of vista on it (home basic) is a 32-bit os, and that it might not recognize the full amt of ram (2gb sticks) i'm going to put in it.

This kind of sucks - what are my options? Is it feasible/ necessary to upg to a 64-bit version? I'm wishing I did my homework a bit more thoroughly now b/c I could have gotten vista premium when I bought the thing.

Any and all help is appreciated.

Thanks,

Surf

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You can't upgrade from 32-bit to 64-bit vista. You have to do a reinstall.

If you think you really need 64-bit, it may be easier to return the entire computer and order a new one with it pre-installed.