• 32-bit to 64-bit

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    I am planning to install Win7 over Vista Ultimate 32-bit. Since I have some old hardware, my thought was to start with the 32-bit version of Win7. Question: If I go this route, how easy/hard is it later to go to the 64-bit version of Win7, since some future aps may be 64-bit?

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    • #1197758

      You will need to start again from scratch and perform a clean install of the 64bit version

    • #1197764

      Since I’m buying the Upgrade Win7 version, does your reply mean that I would need to also buy the full Win7?

      • #1197785

        Since I’m buying the Upgrade Win7 version, does your reply mean that I would need to also buy the full Win7?

        No, but you can’t use both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions on different systems.

        • #1197846

          No, but you can’t use both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions on different systems.

          Does this mean the original 32 bit license will allow the original 32 bit Win 7 system to be again upgraded to 64 bit Win 7 and that there will be no hiccoughs when it attempts to validate at Microsoft?

          I do understand that a clean install will be required and I do understand that it must be the same system.

          I upgraded from Vista to Win 7 32 bit but am now considering doing an upgrade to 64 bit Win 7 on that same system. In my case, I have a three license “Family Pack” copy but I need all three licenses and want to be certain this upgrade to 64 bit will not consume an additional license.

          • #1197852

            Does this mean the original 32 bit license will allow the original 32 bit Win 7 system to be again upgraded to 64 bit Win 7 and that there will be no hiccoughs when it attempts to validate at Microsoft?

            I do understand that a clean install will be required and I do understand that it must be the same system.

            I upgraded from Vista to Win 7 32 bit but am now considering doing an upgrade to 64 bit Win 7 on that same system. In my case, I have a three license “Family Pack” copy but I need all three licenses and want to be certain this upgrade to 64 bit will not consume an additional license.

            A change from 32-bit to 64-bit does not consume an additional license. If you are really concerned upgrade the other two machines first.

            Joe

            --Joe

          • #1198020

            Does this mean the original 32 bit license will allow the original 32 bit Win 7 system to be again upgraded to 64 bit Win 7 and that there will be no hiccoughs when it attempts to validate at Microsoft?

            I do understand that a clean install will be required and I do understand that it must be the same system.

            I upgraded from Vista to Win 7 32 bit but am now considering doing an upgrade to 64 bit Win 7 on that same system. In my case, I have a three license “Family Pack” copy but I need all three licenses and want to be certain this upgrade to 64 bit will not consume an additional license.

            Yes. I haven’t done it myself but others here have reported that works without having to call Microsoft to do a reset.

            • #1198023

              Yes. I haven’t done it myself but others here have reported that works without having to call Microsoft to do a reset.

              Thanks much!

            • #1198635

              Yes. I haven’t done it myself but others here have reported that works without having to call Microsoft to do a reset.

              Thanks much!

            • #1199099

              Yes. I haven’t done it myself but others here have reported that works without having to call Microsoft to do a reset.

              Thanks much!

            • #1200229

              Yes. I haven’t done it myself but others here have reported that works without having to call Microsoft to do a reset.

              Thanks much!

            • #1201087

              Yes. I haven’t done it myself but others here have reported that works without having to call Microsoft to do a reset.

              Thanks much!

            • #1201942

              Yes. I haven’t done it myself but others here have reported that works without having to call Microsoft to do a reset.

              Thanks much!

            • #1202685

              Yes. I haven’t done it myself but others here have reported that works without having to call Microsoft to do a reset.

              Thanks much!

            • #1203581

              Yes. I haven’t done it myself but others here have reported that works without having to call Microsoft to do a reset.

              Thanks much!

          • #1198632

            Does this mean the original 32 bit license will allow the original 32 bit Win 7 system to be again upgraded to 64 bit Win 7 and that there will be no hiccoughs when it attempts to validate at Microsoft?

            I do understand that a clean install will be required and I do understand that it must be the same system.

            I upgraded from Vista to Win 7 32 bit but am now considering doing an upgrade to 64 bit Win 7 on that same system. In my case, I have a three license “Family Pack” copy but I need all three licenses and want to be certain this upgrade to 64 bit will not consume an additional license.

            Yes. I haven’t done it myself but others here have reported that works without having to call Microsoft to do a reset.

          • #1199088

            Does this mean the original 32 bit license will allow the original 32 bit Win 7 system to be again upgraded to 64 bit Win 7 and that there will be no hiccoughs when it attempts to validate at Microsoft?

            I do understand that a clean install will be required and I do understand that it must be the same system.

            I upgraded from Vista to Win 7 32 bit but am now considering doing an upgrade to 64 bit Win 7 on that same system. In my case, I have a three license “Family Pack” copy but I need all three licenses and want to be certain this upgrade to 64 bit will not consume an additional license.

            Yes. I haven’t done it myself but others here have reported that works without having to call Microsoft to do a reset.

          • #1200226

            Does this mean the original 32 bit license will allow the original 32 bit Win 7 system to be again upgraded to 64 bit Win 7 and that there will be no hiccoughs when it attempts to validate at Microsoft?

            I do understand that a clean install will be required and I do understand that it must be the same system.

            I upgraded from Vista to Win 7 32 bit but am now considering doing an upgrade to 64 bit Win 7 on that same system. In my case, I have a three license “Family Pack” copy but I need all three licenses and want to be certain this upgrade to 64 bit will not consume an additional license.

            Yes. I haven’t done it myself but others here have reported that works without having to call Microsoft to do a reset.

          • #1201069

            Does this mean the original 32 bit license will allow the original 32 bit Win 7 system to be again upgraded to 64 bit Win 7 and that there will be no hiccoughs when it attempts to validate at Microsoft?

            I do understand that a clean install will be required and I do understand that it must be the same system.

            I upgraded from Vista to Win 7 32 bit but am now considering doing an upgrade to 64 bit Win 7 on that same system. In my case, I have a three license “Family Pack” copy but I need all three licenses and want to be certain this upgrade to 64 bit will not consume an additional license.

            Yes. I haven’t done it myself but others here have reported that works without having to call Microsoft to do a reset.

          • #1201939

            Does this mean the original 32 bit license will allow the original 32 bit Win 7 system to be again upgraded to 64 bit Win 7 and that there will be no hiccoughs when it attempts to validate at Microsoft?

            I do understand that a clean install will be required and I do understand that it must be the same system.

            I upgraded from Vista to Win 7 32 bit but am now considering doing an upgrade to 64 bit Win 7 on that same system. In my case, I have a three license “Family Pack” copy but I need all three licenses and want to be certain this upgrade to 64 bit will not consume an additional license.

            Yes. I haven’t done it myself but others here have reported that works without having to call Microsoft to do a reset.

          • #1202682

            Does this mean the original 32 bit license will allow the original 32 bit Win 7 system to be again upgraded to 64 bit Win 7 and that there will be no hiccoughs when it attempts to validate at Microsoft?

            I do understand that a clean install will be required and I do understand that it must be the same system.

            I upgraded from Vista to Win 7 32 bit but am now considering doing an upgrade to 64 bit Win 7 on that same system. In my case, I have a three license “Family Pack” copy but I need all three licenses and want to be certain this upgrade to 64 bit will not consume an additional license.

            Yes. I haven’t done it myself but others here have reported that works without having to call Microsoft to do a reset.

          • #1203578

            Does this mean the original 32 bit license will allow the original 32 bit Win 7 system to be again upgraded to 64 bit Win 7 and that there will be no hiccoughs when it attempts to validate at Microsoft?

            I do understand that a clean install will be required and I do understand that it must be the same system.

            I upgraded from Vista to Win 7 32 bit but am now considering doing an upgrade to 64 bit Win 7 on that same system. In my case, I have a three license “Family Pack” copy but I need all three licenses and want to be certain this upgrade to 64 bit will not consume an additional license.

            Yes. I haven’t done it myself but others here have reported that works without having to call Microsoft to do a reset.

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    • #1197800

      Is this an older system or is the older hardware referred to mainly peripherals? I ask because unless you have a pressing need for more than 3.25 gigs of RAM, which almost no one does at this point, there is no advantage to going with 64-bit, especially if its an older system that can’t support more than 4 gigs of RAM anyway, and, there’s still a fair amount of hardware and full-feature device support lacking in 7 64-bit.

      Edit: I also think its going to be quite some time before 32-bit software goes the way of 16-bit, if it ever does, since 32-bit is both a very efficeint size and very well-supported in 64-bit operating systems where kernel access is not required and even 64-bit software has to be written in such a manner to work around not having kernel access due to the “hardening” of the Win 7 kernel in 64-bit iterations. The latter is good since it keeps out the viruses as well but Win 7’s UAC and ability to run well in non-admin mode (unlike XP which is not very useable in anything but admin mode) makes 32-bit as practical to use as 64-bit for those who aren’t too savvy on the Internet;as long as those safety precautions are employed of course.

    • #1197873

      Sorta related: One of my two Vista 32 bit machines has developed a problem with Windows Installer that does not permit some?all? new software to be installed. Does this need to be dealt with before trying Paul Thurrott’s Clean Install recommendations? (Thanks for that link!)

      • #1197883

        Sorta related: One of my two Vista 32 bit machines has developed a problem with Windows Installer that does not permit some?all? new software to be installed. Does this need to be dealt with before trying Paul Thurrott’s Clean Install recommendations? (Thanks for that link!)

        If you mean you are going to perform a clean install of Windows 7, then you don’t need to worry about the installer problem. The Windows 7 installer will be loaded from the DVD. You should be sure to run Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor – Download – Microsoft Windows before you try the upgrade.

        Joe

        --Joe

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