You would have to do a marathon upgrade by first upgrading to Windows 7, then to Windows 8.0 then to Windows 8.1
•Windows 7 Home Premium (x86) - 32 bit
Sep 18, 2019 1 Beginning in Windows 8, Microsoft began releasing regular, major updates to Windows 8. Service packs will not be released. 2 Windows 7 SP1 and the April 2015 Servicing Stack Update both must be installed prior to installing the Convenience Rollup. 3 Windows Vista SP2 can only be installed if you already have Windows Vista SP1 installed, which you can download here for 32-bit versions. Apr 09, 2015 Updated 4/9/15: This article is out of date; for the latest information with active links, here’s how to download and install the latest version of Windows 8.1 Update for free.Or go here to find.
•Windows 7 Home Premium (x64) - 64 bit
•Windows 7 Professional (x86) - 32 bit
•Windows 7 Professional (x64) - 64 bit
•Windows 7 Ultimate (x86)* - 32 bit
•Windows 7 Ultimate (x64)* - 64 bit
You will need to do a keyless installation (skip entering the product key and complete the installation).
32 vs 64 bit
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/32-bit-and-64-bit-Windows-frequently-asked-questions
Is my PC running the 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows?
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When making significant changes to your computer such as an upgrade, it is always recommended you backup your system prior to installing a new version of Windows. In your case, you can upgrade to Windows 7 depending on edition and architecture of Windows Vista you have installed. If you are running a 32 bit version of Vista and want to upgrade to a 64 bit version (edition of Windows 7), you will have to a do clean install, this applies vice-versa.
If you are running consumer editions of Windows Vista such as Home Basic or Premium, you can only upgrade to either Windows 7 Home Premium or Ultimate. Also, you cannot do downgrades, which means, if you are running Windows Vista Ultimate now, you cannot downgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium. You must do logical upgrades:
Windows Vista Home Basic > Windows 7 Home Basic, Premium or Ultimate
Windows Vista Home Premium > Windows 7 Home Premium or Ultimate
Windows Vista Business > Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise or Ultimate
Windows Vista Enterprise > Windows 7 Enterprise
Windows Vista Ultimate > Windows 7 Ultimate.
After upgrading to Windows 7, you next need to upgrade to Windows 8:
After upgrading to Windows 8.0, you can then upgrade to Windows 8.1
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