Upgrade from Vista to 7

I currently have Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit and I am planning to upgrade to Windows 7 Ultimate.

I watched a video on cNet where it said that upgrading from Vista Ultimate to Windows 7 Ultimate does not require brand new install. It is possible just to upgrade and keep all the programs, etc. as it was before. Is that true and wpuld that work? Or would you suggest a new clean install?

Also, I have the ability to upgrade to Windows 7 64-bit. Should I do it? I am not very familiar with the differences between 32-bit and 64-bit, but I heard 64-bit is generally better.

Some of my PC specs are as follows: - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @2.83GHz - 6.00 GB of RAM (it's actually 8GB, but only 6GB recognizable by the OS) - nVidia GeForce GTX 260

I currently have Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit and I am planning to upgrade to Windows 7 Ultimate.

I watched a video on cNet where it said that upgrading from Vista Ultimate to Windows 7 Ultimate does not require brand new install. It is possible just to upgrade and keep all the programs, etc. as it was before. Is that true and wpuld that work? Or would you suggest a new clean install?

Also, I have the ability to upgrade to Windows 7 64-bit. Should I do it? I am not very familiar with the differences between 32-bit and 64-bit, but I heard 64-bit is generally better.

Some of my PC specs are as follows: - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @2.83GHz - 6.00 GB of RAM (it's actually 8GB, but only 6GB recognizable by the OS) - nVidia GeForce GTX 260

deiviuxs

64bit could use all of your 8GB ram, 32bit can't (plain and simple).

If you go from 32bit to 64bit, you must do a clean install, you don't have an option.

If 32bit to 32bit, then you can do an upgrade, which would keep all your programs, files, and there's no nead to backup anything.

Go 64 bits,you'll get full use of your 8bs. In that case,you'll need to formatMonsieurX

Would guys suggest going 64-bit then? I do have external 1TB drive where I could save my files.deiviuxs

My goodness, for the average user Windows 7 Ultime is waaaaaay pointless. Go for Home Premium.

Anyway if you have a high end rig there isnt much point going from Vista -> Win7...everything will run the same just slightly better looking.

Alright, I just got Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit, but before doing a clean install I have a small question:
I have 3 hard drives on my computer (2 internal and 1 external). My current OS (Windows Vista) is installed on C: drive (150GB), so when I start installation of Windows 7 it will only **** C: drive and install Windows 7 on the same drive as my old OS, right? Will it give me the option to choose on which drive to install new OS or will it do it automatically?
Why I am asking this...well I am just being cautious, because I do not want the installation to **** my other two drives which have important in****ion.