Win7(32) to Win7(64)

[Joe99]

Hi,
I upgraded to windows 7 32 bit when it was released and just found out that
i could have used the 64 version instead as my processor is 64 bit, does
anyone know if I'll be able to change over to 64 bit with my current
license, next time I need to format my PC?

I purchased the full retail version when windows was released last year and
it came with both 32 and 64 bit disc.


Cheers

 

[Tom Lake]

Hi,
I upgraded to windows 7 32 bit when it was released and just found out
that i could have used the 64 version instead as my processor is 64 bit,
does anyone know if I'll be able to change over to 64 bit with my current
license, next time I need to format my PC?

I purchased the full retail version when windows was released last year
and it came with both 32 and 64 bit disc.

Yes. Since both versions came with your purchase, you're licensed to use
either.

Tom Lake

 

[Parko]

Yes. Since both versions came with your purchase, you're licensed to
use either.

Tom Lake

But not both at the same time on seperate machines.



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[R. C. White]

Hi, Joe.

Yes. Your full retail license includes the two disks and a single product
key. You can install either version with that key, and, so long as they are
not both installed at the same time, you can switch back and forth as often
as you like (and have the patience for). As has been the case for many
generations of Windows, you can install and validate Windows an unlimited
number of times on the same computer, using that same product key each time.

As you apparently know, since you said, "next time I need to format my PC",
any switch between 32-bit and 64-bit - in either direction - requires that
the computer be rebooted into the other "bitness", and a reformat of the
Boot Volume (where the \Windows folder resides) is a very good idea,
although not strictly required. Be sure to preserve your DATA on an
external drive or other storage location that you will be able to restore
from or read later. But don't bother to backup the OS, of course, or your
applications, since they will need to be re-installed after you change
"bitness". (Just be sure you have original media for those apps, or that
you can re-access any that you downloaded.)

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"Joe99" wrote in message
Hi,
I upgraded to windows 7 32 bit when it was released and just found out that
i could have used the 64 version instead as my processor is 64 bit, does
anyone know if I'll be able to change over to 64 bit with my current
license, next time I need to format my PC?

I purchased the full retail version when windows was released last year and
it came with both 32 and 64 bit disc.


Cheers

 

[Justin]

Hi,
I upgraded to windows 7 32 bit when it was released and just found out that
i could have used the 64 version instead as my processor is 64 bit, does
anyone know if I'll be able to change over to 64 bit with my current
license, next time I need to format my PC?

I purchased the full retail version when windows was released last year and
it came with both 32 and 64 bit disc.


Cheers

Yes, that one COA on the bottom or under the battery of your machine
legally allows you to use either the 32 or 64 bit version on one machine
at any given moment.
But you can't upgrade to 64 bit - you have to reinstall the OS.

 

[Doum]

Yes, that one COA on the bottom or under the battery of your machine
legally allows you to use either the 32 or 64 bit version on one
machine at any given moment.
But you can't upgrade to 64 bit - you have to reinstall the OS.

Since the OP bought a full Retail version, he doesn't have a COA sticker
for his Windows 7 licence, he might have a COA for the Windows that came
with the machine but it won't work with Seven.

My OEM version of Windows 7 came with only the 64 bits DVD unlike the
Retail versions that include 32 and 64 bits DVD. Are you sure you can use
both bits levels with an OEM key?

 

[Doum]

Hi,
I upgraded to windows 7 32 bit when it was released and just found out
that i could have used the 64 version instead as my processor is 64
bit, does anyone know if I'll be able to change over to 64 bit with my
current license, next time I need to format my PC?

I purchased the full retail version when windows was released last
year and it came with both 32 and 64 bit disc.


Cheers

You say next time you need to format your PC, you might never need to
reformat your PC so I would say the next time you choose to reformat my PC.
So you can as well do it right now.

Just make sure you have 64 bits drivers for all your hardware.

By the way, there is a tool to create an image of the system at any given
time included with Win7. If I were you, once the system is up and running
the way you like it, I would create an image to an external HD and after
that, create a new one regularly. with this backup scheme, you will never
have to reinstall everything unless you get a new machine and you transfer
this Win7 licence to it.

HTH

 

[Justin]

Since the OP bought a full Retail version, he doesn't have a COA sticker
for his Windows 7 licence, he might have a COA for the Windows that came
with the machine but it won't work with Seven.

My OEM version of Windows 7 came with only the 64 bits DVD unlike the
Retail versions that include 32 and 64 bits DVD. Are you sure you can use
both bits levels with an OEM key?

I didn't see the full retail bit.
Oops.
You're right I think the OEM licenses are for 32 or 64 not both.

 

[Joe99]

What program you referring too? And does it come in Windows 7 Home.

Cheers

 

[Dave \Crash\ Dummy]

What program you referring too? And does it come in Windows 7 Home.

Cheers

Go to the Control Panel and click on "Backup and Restore." In the left
column on the page, select "Create a system image."

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