I installed 64-bit windows 7 ultimate on a hard drive for a 32-bit system, which worked fine, but when I transferred the hard drive to a 64-bit system it would crash on startup. I have another hard drive which has the same operating system from the same disk installed on it which boots up fine on the 64-bit machine.
64-bit windows working on 32-bit machine but crashes on 64-bit
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- Apr 6, 2009
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A 64-bit version of Windows will not run on a 32-bit only CPU. In all likelihood, the CPU is also 64-bit compatible (in your first example).
When you move the HDD to the second system, make sure your SATA mode (set in mobo BIOS) matches what was set on the first system. If not sure, set to IDE mode. You can change to AHCI afterward.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/922976
Also, keep in mind that a single license can only be legally used on a single system.
When you move the HDD to the second system, make sure your SATA mode (set in mobo BIOS) matches what was set on the first system. If not sure, set to IDE mode. You can change to AHCI afterward.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/922976
Also, keep in mind that a single license can only be legally used on a single system.
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