32-bit or 64-bit Vista for this laptop

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Hi

I've seen a good deal on a laptop, which I'll hopefully be buying soon. I want to get Vista Business OEM for it, but not sure whether to risk it not working with the 64-bit version.

These are the specs :

Screen : 15.4" X-Brite Widescreen
Processor : Intel Core Duo T7200 2.0GHz Processor
Memory : 2048MB DDR2 667MHz Memory
Hard Drive : 160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive
Graphics : nVidia 7600 Go 256MB PCI Express Graphics
Optical Drive : DVDR Multi Burner

Features :

3 x USB 2.0 Ports
54g Wireless Enabled & Gigabit LAN
56K Internal Modem
2 Button Touchpad with PageDown/Page Up
2048MB DDR2 667MHz Memory (Supports up to 4GB)
1 x PCI-E
1 x 1394 Firewire
1 x Mic-in,1 x H'phone/Speakers
DVDR Multi Burner
1 x S-Video Out Port
4 in 1 Card Reader
Weight - 3.1kg
Dimensions (mm) - 37.1 x 269 x 360
12 Mths RTB

Price : £639.00 ex vat.


The main thing that worries me is the 'nVidia 7600 Go' graphics card. I've been to the nVidia website, but can't even find this card listed in the downloads section.

Would you go 32-bit or risk 64-bit?
 
And you won't find drivers for the laptop graphics on the nVidia website, I believe they make you contact the system builder for driver updates.
 
i have a laptop that i upgraded to vista 64bit and its running great(all the drivers are available for my HP pavilion)
i went for 64bit ultimate , (business is missing a lot of stuff)
as for the nvidia 7600(my laptop have this card too)
windows update Carry's updates for that, or as said the laptop manufacturers website will have them.
you can also get modified normal drivers to work on the laptop cards(I'm using the desktop card drivers(v165.01) on mine without any problems.
you can get the modified drivers here
http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/
 
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