I am planning on installing a 64 bit Win 7 OS over my 32 bit. I backed up some files(music,pictures,etc) onto an external Western Digital MyBook(2tb). The external came with little to no paperwork in it, so I don't know if I'll be able to plug it back in and be able to get all my stuff off of it.
Installing 64 bit over 32 Windows 7
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Dogsnake
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You will. Also you will find a file called "Old Windows" that will contain much of your data. It is preserved so you can move it to new folders. Backing up is still a good idea. The external drive should be seen as drive "d", "E" or some other letter in the new OS.
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If you own the retail version of Windows, you can reinstall it as many times as you like, whether it is the same computer, or a different computer completely, as long as it is only installed on 1 computer at a time. That is the advantage of the retail version.
If it is the OEM version, it costs half as much, but you can only ever install it on 1 PC. You can reinstall it on the same PC again, but you may have to contact Microsoft for a new activation code. You cannot ever install it on another system.
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