Greetings-- 

  

Through my work, I can get an excellent deal on Windows 7 Ultimate (32 or 64 bit) Upgrade.  I have Windows Vista Business (along with XP Pro in a dual boot arrangement) installed, so I should be able to use the Upgrade installation media for Windows 7 Ultimate, even with a total elimination of partitions and a hard disk format (as I still have my Vista Business install DVD).  My question is, will my current processor, a Core2 Duo 2.13 GHz P6400 chip, work with a 64 bit OS?  Of course, the motherboard and RAM may also come into play--mine is an ASUS P5-B Deluxe with 2 GB of DDR2 PC-6400 RAM.  Otherwise, the hardware is fairly current, having SATA (not the new 6 MB), eSATA out, FireWire, etc.  I know some of my software may not work in native 64 bit, however; at least Windows 7 Ultimate (and Pro) will allow me to run software in XP mode, so I hope to get a bit more mileage out of it.  I just need to know (if any of you hardware-oriented guys/ladies can tell me) if my board, processor, and RAM will permit the installation of, and run with, a 64 bit OS.  Searching the MS and Intel sites was less than helpful, in this respect (color me surprised<G>), so I'm hoping some of you experienced individuals can help me with this decision. 

  

Thanks for any help any of you fine folks can provide. 

  

Paul A. Shippert

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