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Computer Software => Windows 7 => Topic started by: covlad1987 on March 27, 2012, 12:54:11 PM

Title: windows 7 32bit to 64bit
Post by: covlad1987 on March 27, 2012, 12:54:11 PM

i want to upgrade from windows 7 32bit and want to get windows7 64bit i take it il have to format the drive ? ?

Title: Re: windows 7 32bit to 64bit
Post by: HPsauce on March 27, 2012, 01:04:34 PM

By formatting do you mean a "clean install", because the answer is "yes".
You can't "upgrade" from 32-bit to 64-bit.

So you'll need to back up your data and reinstate afterwards, plus reinstall all programs you need.

Title: Re: windows 7 32bit to 64bit
Post by: covlad1987 on March 27, 2012, 01:08:05 PM

Quote from: HPsauce on March 27, 2012, 01:04:34 PM

By formatting do you mean a "clean install", because the answer is "yes".
You can't "upgrade" from 32-bit to 64-bit.

So you'll need to back up your data and reinstate afterwards, plus reinstall all programs you need.

thankyou i thought that would be the case