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Upgrading to Vista 32 bit Windows 7 64 bit

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wertham   10-13-2009 at 05:13:39 PM

for the Dell Dimension E521 (Vista 32 bit... AMD 64)

system info indicates upgradable from 32 to 64 bit

any chance this could work?

thx!

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badge   10-13-2009 at 05:35:03 PM

There is no upgrade path from a 32 bit OS to a 64 bit, it is not possible. A fresh installation is required. No matter what DELL says.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US [...] -questions

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Scotteq   10-13-2009 at 08:01:20 PM

OP - that just indicates you have a 32 bit OS running on a processor that's capable of 64 bit.

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