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Just for anyone whose search bring them to this thread, after installing Win7 64bit, the graphic card was picked up without issue! Who would have thought !

Wow - I didn't know you could download them and activate them later. I tried the Win 7 x64 Home Premium edition as thats the one I'm getting, but the link for that version didn't work. Are there any others I could try?

Well, the new system has 8gb in it, but I know Win32bit can only address 4gb of that. (the Win 32 bit installation was just a get-by until Win7 64 bit is delivered, but the invisibility of the graphic card concerns me)

Dear all, I have bought a new PC system and the graphic card inside (Radeon R9 270) is not being recognised by the *current* installation of Win Vista 32bit. The PC company support line say they have no knowledge if the card would work under 32bit systems and that I should upgrade to 64bit -...

Thank you

Dear all, I have bought a new system at home and, stupidly, installed Vista 32 bit on it until my copy of Win7 64 OEM turns up. My question is, how do I format the current drive Vista sits on (can you format a partition the current OS is sitting on?) and then install the Win7 64bit OEM over...

How do I wipe the system? Back in the day, I would just use a bootable floppy and FORMAT c: /q /u ...but how would I do it these days?

How do you usually connect? Ethernet / WiFi, etc.? If WiFi, have you tried a direct connection to the router?

Dear all, At the moment, I have Vista 32bit Home installed on a brand new system (long story) while I wait for my new version of Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM arrives. My question is, will I be able to install this OEM Win7 with new licence, etc. right over the existing Vista installation...