OEM 32x To 64x Using An Activated Key?
Dec 6, 2008
Long story short, last year I built a new machine and bought a copy of vista home premium 32x (OEM / system builders). Now I want to upgrade to the 64x to take advantage of 8gb of ram - the system is 64x compatable. I've tried microsoft's alternative media request but apparently it will only accept a product key from a retail (not OEM) product key. So here's my question, assuming I can find away to get the 64x version of vista, can I use my already activated OEM 32x key to activate the 64x, in which case the 32x would no longer be in use? I've heard of people using the 32x key to activate but so far only in cases where the 32x hasn't already been activated. Basically I'm trying to avoid having to repurchase vista, just to use the 64 bit version.
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