windows 7 32 or 64bit problem.

[Abhraneel Roy]

I have a windows 7 32bit. I want to upgrage to windows 7 64 bit.
Do i have to buy the microsoft windows 7 32 and 64bit or only the 64 bit ?

after that can you tell me how to install it.
Do i have to do the upgrade or the custom install in the installation.

Please answer these two question.

 

[aldan]

the same key covers both 32 and 64 bit windows.best to backup your important files and do a custom install.

 

[Abhraneel Roy]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH

 

[aldan]

no problem.

 

[Tom Tancredi]

I have a windows 7 32bit. I want to upgrage to windows 7 64 bit.
Do i have to buy the microsoft windows 7 32 and 64bit or only the 64 bit ?

after that can you tell me how to install it.
Do i have to do the upgrade or the custom install in the installation.

Please answer these two question.

Normally (Unless your on a UPGRADE) the key works for both versions. Now you MAY be limited IF for example the manufacturer (Dell, Gateway, etc.) did something funky and ONLY provided the x32 key, then as a OEM key it MAY not work, but this is RARE, but not unheard of.

Get external drive. Click the Orb bottom left, search for Windows Easy Transfer. Backup your data and settings to ext drive. Wipe drive with a DBAN CD. Install Windows x64 clean.

Run Windows Updates install all updated INCLUDING OPTIONALS except BING? Check them and repeat till ALL are installed.
Download and run Slim Drivers, install all the latest updates for alot of the other things 'under the hood' the video card interfaces with, but you don't need to reboot until you do the last update

Get AVIRA http://www.avira.com/en/download/product/avira-free-ant... (or go to www.filehippo.com and download Comodo/Panda or AVG (AVAST! was hacked so I don't recommend them anymore))
Download Malwarebytes (AV doesn't pick up alot of malware)

Install all your applications. Get Ext. HDD, Click the Orb bottom left, search for Windows Easy Transfer. restore your data and settings SOMETHINGS WILL NOT BE EXACT BECAUSE YOU CHANGED TO x64. Done.

 

[Abhraneel Roy]

thank you

 

[orlbuckeye]

The answer should be it depends. The retail version of Windows 7 has DVD's fro both 32 and 64 bit but the OEM doesn't. If you purchase the OEM you get either 32 or 64 bit in one package with one key.

Amazon sells 32 and 64 bit OEM separately (different keys). The retails version isn't sold as retail but I think the older version sold on this page is what the retail version used to be.


http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=windows+7+oem&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=30921369981&ref=pd_sl_19vff9r4ii_e

 

[Abhraneel Roy]

thanks

my problem is solved