switch from vista 32 to 64 vista

Is it possible to use the version upgrade from vista ulimate first update from 32 to 64 without formatting the drives and reinstall xp?

On the editorial side, I can only say if the articles indicate, it's a pretty poor treatment of a consumer

I'm sorry, but it is not possible to upgrade 32-bit to 64-bit.  There is a technical reason for this: the inner workings of these two versions is completely different, so you need to format and reinstall.  Boulder computer Maven
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