Changing Vista 32bit to 64bit on Satellite A500-14Q

Please let me know if I could upgrade my operating system from Windows Vista Home Premium (32bit) to Windows Vista Home Premium (64bit).
I've initially configured the laptop to 32bit and as this has a RAM of 4GB, I need to know if I could upgrade it to 64bit so that I could upgrade to Windows 7.

Hi
The recovery procedure doesnt take a long time Maybe 15 to 30 minutes. I dont know it exactly. I only make few clicks to start the procedure and then I drink a coffee. ;)
The advantages of 64bit system Well mate, I think its the support of 4GB or more RAM. On 32bit system you can only use ~3.2GB. Thats all!

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