Question about upgrading Vista to 64bit

Alot of people recommend upgrading to Vista 64bit if you are running 32bit (which i am) But it cost about £100 for the 64 bit version, and only slightly cheaper for the 32 bit.. so is there a cheaper way? I mean cause i am only upgrading my version is there a cheaper alternative.. or do i have to go and pay full price for 64bit.. cause that just seems like a waste of £100. May be a silly question I know.. but the way people on this board throw around that suggestion i am just curious if you are all loaded or it is alot cheaper than i think to upgrade it.

I think you're stuck buying a 64-bit OEM disc if you want to upgrade. At this point I would wait and get the 64-bit version of Windows 7 instead.Bane_v2

True on both accounts - you can't really get around having to buy the 64-bit version in one form or another. At this point, you should wait until Windows 7 comes out and buy your 64-bit version of that.

At this point, if you REALLY want 64-bit right now, try the Windows 7 x64 RC instead - Its free for unlimited use until March 2010 (when it starts shutting you down every 2 hours)

Alot of people recommend upgrading to Vista 64bit if you are running 32bit (which i am) But it cost about £100 for the 64 bit version, and only slightly cheaper for the 32 bit.. so is there a cheaper way? I mean cause i am only upgrading my version is there a cheaper alternative.. or do i have to go and pay full price for 64bit.. cause that just seems like a waste of £100. May be a silly question I know.. but the way people on this board throw around that suggestion i am just curious if you are all loaded or it is alot cheaper than i think to upgrade it.

RiseAgainst12

Like the guy above stated.

Go here..

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/1033/ordermedia/default.mspx

$10 and your product key, that is all you need. Give them about a week and youll have it at your door.