Just curious. I currently have a licensed XP professional (albeit 32 bit) and am hoping I can get a Vista x64 upgrade and not have to get the full version. Where is the cheapest place/way to get it that isn't illegal? I have friends in college and stuff if there are sites that will sell it cheap to students, and whatnot. Is it possible to get an "upgrade" version of vista x64 from xp 32?
On a side note, has anyone used XP 64 and is it any good as well? Does it support/handle >4GB of memory like Vista 64 does? Is it buggy?
Since memory is so ridiculously cheap I'm thinking about just getting 4x2GB sticks of DDR2-800 which will work in my motherboard, but would need to upgrade to a 64 bit OS to use it. If getting a 64 bit OS (Windows OS) ends up being too expensive then I can't really do it. I haven't paid for an OS...well, ever, really, since I've always worked at a job where I could get a Windows OS free for whatever reason, but unfortunately thats not the case right now
Edit: A couple extra questions. Looks like Home Premium 64 would be a better buy than Ultimate 64 as I can't see myself using any of the ultimate features. Is there anything keyclone/WoW related specifically that Ultimate can do that Home Premium can't? Also, the "system builder" version is always cheaper than retail. Anyone know what the ACTUAL difference is between system builder and retail? Looks like system builder just doesn't include support and can't be transferred to a new system, both of which are fine with me as I will never call MS for support, though I would like to make sure if I upgrade my motherboard/CPU in the future and rebuild the system I'll be able to keep using the software. Advice would be appreciated as I am a Sr. Unix admin and not exposed to Windows much since XP first came out.
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