"Win 7 32 bit to Win 7 64 bit"

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#1 Harry The Cat

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Posted 03 January 2010 - 04:15 PM

Have a HP DV7-1270us with Win 7 Professional 32 bit installed. To take advantage of max memory, want to go to Win Pro 32 bit.
What is the cheapest route? In other words, what do I need to buy to get there?

Thanks in advance, and have a great day!

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#2 Harry The Cat Re: "Win 7 32 bit to Win 7 64 bit"

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Posted 03 January 2010 - 04:17 PM

"To take advantage of max memory, want to go to Win Pro 32 bit."

Should have read "want to go to Win Pro 64 bit"

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#3 Broni Re: "Win 7 32 bit to Win 7 64 bit"

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Posted 03 January 2010 - 04:34 PM

Do you have Win 7 DVD, or it came preinstalled?

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#4 Harry The Cat Re: "Win 7 32 bit to Win 7 64 bit"

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Posted 03 January 2010 - 06:10 PM

It was a "raincheck" Windows 7 Upgrade Option (Windows Vista Business to Windows 7 Professional) from a prior purchase. Plainly states on the disk "This DVD supports 32-bit edition only".
This answers the question as to the disk having both 32 & 64 bit versions.
Guess my question is, knowing I'm going to have to buy something, is there an "upgrade" (with clean install) rather than paying the whole $199 for the 64-bit version? I can easily re-install the Vista version back, if needed for verification.
Micro$oft sure didn't make this choice and route business easy, did they?

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