Win7 upgrade from x86 to x64 on the fly possible?

[Roland Schweiger]

On a machine "difinately suitable" for Win7 64-bit, there is currently the
32-bit version.

I have the Win7 CD with 32/64 bit versions and a proper licence key.

My question now is (has anybody done this yet) -

is there a way tu up-grade from 32bit to the 64bit version on the fly,
so that all programs will continue running?

Until now i have always installed clean versions of 64bit Win7.

greetings

Roland Schweiger

 

[Roland Schweiger]

"Frank"

is there a way tu up-grade from 32bit to the 64bit version on the fly,
so that all programs will continue running?

Until now i have always installed clean versions of 64bit Win7.

greetings

Roland Schweiger

No.



So there is only the long winding road:
Save all the data files, then clean the HDD, then (re)install Win7 (this
time 64bit),
then look for all the 64bit drivers, install all the progs, where posssible,
64bit, then restore all the data files.

Petty - i thought there was a way around this

greetings

Roland Schweiger

 

[Dave \Crash\ Dummy]

"Frank"

So there is only the long winding road: Save all the data files, then
clean the HDD, then (re)install Win7 (this time 64bit), then look for
all the 64bit drivers, install all the progs, where posssible, 64bit,
then restore all the data files.

Petty - i thought there was a way around this

Just think how happy you will be with a nice, clean installation.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

On a machine "difinately suitable" for Win7 64-bit, there is currently
the 32-bit version.

I have the Win7 CD with 32/64 bit versions and a proper licence key.

My question now is (has anybody done this yet) -

is there a way tu up-grade from 32bit to the 64bit version on the fly,
so that all programs will continue running?

No, it's not technically possible to perform an in-place upgrade from a
32-bit OS to a 64-bit OS.

Until now i have always installed clean versions of 64bit Win7.

when moving from a 32-bit OS, that's the only way.



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[Yousuf Khan]

So there is only the long winding road:
Save all the data files, then clean the HDD, then (re)install Win7 (this
time 64bit),
then look for all the 64bit drivers, install all the progs, where
posssible, 64bit, then restore all the data files.

Petty - i thought there was a way around this

greetings

Roland Schweiger

Well, there is the "customized" install method, which saves all of your
existing users and windows data to a windows.old directory. From there
you don't have to do as much backing up.

Yousuf Khan

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

"Frank"
No.



So there is only the long winding road:
Save all the data files, then clean the HDD, then (re)install Win7 (this
time 64bit),
then look for all the 64bit drivers, install all the progs, where posssible,
64bit, then restore all the data files.

Petty - i thought there was a way around this

greetings

Roland Schweiger

It's much better to find all the 64-bit drivers before killing the old
OS, and put them somewhere where you can find them later (USB thumb
drive, CD, whatever).

 

[Robert Brereton]

No, it's not technically possible to perform an in-place upgrade from a
32-bit OS to a 64-bit OS.




when moving from a 32-bit OS, that's the only way.



--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand
Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot

I have just done this. One has to boot from the 64bit dvd and one of the
options is to format the hard disk you are installing on. I was surprised
at how quick it installed

I now have a nice clean install and the latest drivers for video etc,
without all the clutter left over from XP/win 7 32bit. The only downside is
that there is not a lot of 64bit software about at the moment. Even M$ are
recommending that the 32 bit version of Office 2010 is installed!

 

[Bob I]

I have just done this. One has to boot from the 64bit dvd and one of the
options is to format the hard disk you are installing on. I was
surprised at how quick it installed

I now have a nice clean install and the latest drivers for video etc,
without all the clutter left over from XP/win 7 32bit. The only downside
is that there is not a lot of 64bit software about at the moment. Even
M$ are recommending that the 32 bit version of Office 2010 is installed!

Not a problem, since 32-bit software works just fine. And the reason
Microsoft recommends 32-bit 2010 is as follows.

Microsoft strongly recommends that unless your customer requests a
64-bit installation, system builders use the 32-bit version. This
recommendation is given primarily for two reasons:

1. Improved end user experience with the environment most commonly used
2. The rich ecosystem of add-on applications developed only for
previous 32-bit-only Office versions