32 or 64 bit Vista Ultimate on iMac?

With Vista Ultimate 66R-00002 (32 & 64 bit version of Windows) in the mail, I was reading the Boot Camp Installation and Setup PDF and read through where it stated several times that only the 32 bit version be used. Would that pertain to Vista Ultimate also or just XP? I thought my new computer would be able to handle the 64 bit version since it's all new and also runs in 64 bit. I am having second thoughts about loading and using Windows on my new iMac now. I thought I could have the best of both worlds so I'm not sure who can best answer this question except someone from Apple.

OK! Well, thank you for that. I guess I will give it a try anyway, even if only to surf the Internet, if it will work. If not, then I guess I'll have to resort to removing it and loading up the 32 bit version. I'll get back to you all here if anyone else has read this thread and let you know what has happened. I'm getting cable internet tomorrow and will after that load up Vista Ultimate (64) stand alone version with Boot Camp. But not before updating Leopard and all of it's related software, of course. Wish my luck!

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