Hey guys,
I am currently running Windows 7 32-Bit on my "gaming" computer. This is quite a restriction for me. I am planning to do a siginficant upgrade very soon (New mobo, CPU, GPU, RAM, maybe even SSD?) so I am going to need to switch to x64.
My first question is this:
If Windows 7 is already installed on my computer then I will have already used the licence key and Windows has been registered on the internet. What will happen if I try to use the same key a second time?
Option 1 (current OS HD)
All of my programs are already running in x86 mode (I think) so am I right in thinking I will have to uninstall and reinstall *everything* on my computer? Now I know that when I install Windows 7 x64 it will delete my entire C-Drive - but that is ok because I have partitioned my computer with everything important being on my D- and E-drives and backups going on a seperate B-drive. Here is my question:
Option 2 (New Hard Drive)
If I install Windows 7 x64 onto a new hard drive (SSD) and then - after it is updated and running - reboot the computer with the old HDD in, will I get an error because there are 2 hard drives with 2 operating systems trying to launch or will I get to choose between the two (allowing me to delete one)?
My second question is:
Which one of these two options would be least painful for me?
Thanks,
-Klosteral
I am currently running Windows 7 32-Bit on my "gaming" computer. This is quite a restriction for me. I am planning to do a siginficant upgrade very soon (New mobo, CPU, GPU, RAM, maybe even SSD?) so I am going to need to switch to x64.
My first question is this:
If Windows 7 is already installed on my computer then I will have already used the licence key and Windows has been registered on the internet. What will happen if I try to use the same key a second time?
Option 1 (current OS HD)
All of my programs are already running in x86 mode (I think) so am I right in thinking I will have to uninstall and reinstall *everything* on my computer? Now I know that when I install Windows 7 x64 it will delete my entire C-Drive - but that is ok because I have partitioned my computer with everything important being on my D- and E-drives and backups going on a seperate B-drive. Here is my question:
Option 2 (New Hard Drive)
If I install Windows 7 x64 onto a new hard drive (SSD) and then - after it is updated and running - reboot the computer with the old HDD in, will I get an error because there are 2 hard drives with 2 operating systems trying to launch or will I get to choose between the two (allowing me to delete one)?
My second question is:
Which one of these two options would be least painful for me?
Thanks,
-Klosteral