RE: 64-bit UPGRADE Question - Stiill no answer

"cvp" wrote:

> Well, I've been out of touch for a couple of weeks, but after searching the

> news group i cannot find any reply to the original question (which I've

> included below along with Darrell's reply). Is there really still no answer?

> Does nobody in Microsoft want to communicate the answer? This has been

> unanswered for more than 4 weeks now.

>

>

> Reply to original message (from Darrell Gorter):

> Hello,

> There hasn't been deafening silence. I posted that I was investigating the

> issue and would reply back when I got an answer.

> With the holiday and people taking time-off after shipping, not every-body

> is readily available to answer questions.

> I have not heard back yet, when I do I will post what I find out.

>

> Thanks,

> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

>

>

> Original Post:

> Despite little snippets of information on the UPGRADE product (please don't

> add to this thread with comments about non-upgrade products or upgrade

> installing on the full product), the following question remains:

>

> How does the install of Vista 64-bit work on the UPGRADE product?

>

> What little definitive info we have tells us the 32-bit install within the

> upgrade product will quit and request it be run from within the qualifying OS

> (based on the upgrade product key). Running the 64-bit install from within

> the (32-bit) qualifying product will quit and tell us that the 64-bit install

> cannot be run from a 32-bit OS.

>

> Or, is the info we have been given, only true for the 32-bit install DVD.

> Does the 64-bit DVD operate differently?

>

> Or is 64-bit technology a technology that the MS "Technology Guarantee" has

> decided to curtail?

>

> This question has now been outstanding for weeks now.

>

> Why the deafening silence from Microsoft?

>