pawzisme Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 Hello people. I bought an Intel Motherboard and a dual core processor to match some months back, with a view to putting Windows Seven on, when it came out, in the hope that some of my games would run more smoothly etc. This week I finished it, and Windows Seven came, and so I put that on - only the version I put on was the 32bit option, and I have only just seen that the processor I put in is actually 64 bit architecture. Naturally I want to rectify my mistake, not least because it will lift the memory barrier of 4GB, but I am wondering if I have to start absolutely from scratch again; reformat and all that stuff, or whether I can simply 'upgrade' the current 32bit W7 to the 64 bit version software. can you advise please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 If you've activated your 32-bit you will be stuck with it.If not, I do not think you can "upgrade" 32-bit to 64-bit ?A fresh 64-bit format/install is what I would recommend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANEMAN Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 BORIS: A fresh 64-bit format/install is what I would recommend.Yep. It sure looks that way Boris, going by what Microsoft have said in the past."No. If you are currently running a 32-bit version of Windows, you can only perform an upgrade to another 32-bit version of Windows. Similarly, if you are running a 64-bit version of Windows Vista, you can only perform an upgrade to another 64-bit version of Windows Vista.If you want to move from a 32-bit version of Windows to a 64-bit version of Windows Vista, you'll need to back up your files and then perform a custom installation of the 64-bit version of Windows Vista. For more information, see Installing and reinstalling Windows.For detailed information about installing and upgrading 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows, go to Installation choices for Windows Vista (32-bit) or Installation choices for Windows Vista (64-bit) online."They are talking "Vista" - but basically the same applies. (Kissin' cousins. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawzisme Posted November 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 um... looks like a fresh install then. Ho-hum. thanks :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.