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[Solved] Upgrade to 64 bit

Forum Windows 7 : General Discussion [Solved] Upgrade to 64 bit

i bought a laptop through my college with great specs, it has an i5 processor, four gigs of ram, but it came with a 32 bit version of windows 7 installed. do i need to buy a full copy of windows or can i get the upgrade for 64 bit. the upgrade is alot cheaper so that would be sweet! any help is apreciated

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Reply to danimaltheanimal13

Upgrade media would be fine but you have to perform a clean install.

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Reply to Area51reopened

so this would work: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Window [...] &lp=2&cp=1

does it matter if i have windows professional 32 bit installed. would i need to buy windows pro upgrade? im not trying to spend alot

Reply to danimaltheanimal13

Home Premium should work for anything you are likely to do in college.

Reply to jsc

sweet. i was just making sure the upgrade version for 119.99 would work instead of full version for 199.99 even thought the upgrade says from windows vista on the box?

Message edited by danimaltheanimal13 on 02-05-2012 at 04:52:18 AM

Reply to danimaltheanimal13

If you are still a student get it at the student price -> https://www.microsoft.com/student/e [...] XuuxzMAJgH

and depending on the school and the program/classes you are enrolled in they may have made deals with microsoft for things like the MSDNAA/Dreamspark that can offer you programs from microsoft at even lower discounts. (MSDNAA/Dreamspark discounts are usually given to students that are enrolled in a computer related course [Programming, Autocad, Web design etc]).

Reply to caqde

sorry what version do you want to install i know it is x64 but you can just cahnge the x86 to x64 if you wanted to?

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Reply to a_tractor

Nooo, dont buy anything - you can just download a copy of the 64bit install media from digital river and use your existing serial key - even microsoft say the keys are interchangeable between 32 and 64 bit versions of the same edition i.e. home and home, premium and premium etc...

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whats digital river?

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Reply to a_tractor

danimaltheanimal13 wrote :

To get your laptop to 64bit it depends if its a OEM licence on the bottom of it. If it does not state that its a 32bit licence you are able to upgrade it to 64bit. The only problem is that you will have to do a clean install of windows to get it to the 64bit. There is no way you can upgrade from 32bit to 64bit without a full reinstall.

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Reply to alexinnes

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Window [...] 827&loc=01

Yeah it will work ^

Message edited by Area51reopened on 02-05-2012 at 03:37:09 PM

Reply to Area51reopened

What if i download the .iso for 64 bit professional from here: http://www.mydigitallife.info/wind [...] e-premium/

and just use my product key i already have? the sticker says nothing about being a liscense for 32 bit only so it should work correct?

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Reply to danimaltheanimal13

A key can only be on one computer at a time.Is it a retail OR OEM key?

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Reply to Area51reopened

If it is a sticker from the computer that has the key that is oem and not transferable.

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Reply to Area51reopened

danimaltheanimal13 wrote :

Yes it should work, as long as the key on the bottom of the laptop matches the software, so if you have a windows 7 processional key then it will only work with windows professional. Also that they key has come from the laptop you are installing windows, its not legal to transfer the key from one laptop/computer to another.

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Reply to alexinnes

alexinnes wrote :

it will be the same laptop though, just 64 bit

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Reply to danimaltheanimal13

i had problems changing my windows 7 copy so just remember to type this into search box in start menu "slui 4" then activate using a telephone.

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Reply to a_tractor

danimaltheanimal13 wrote :

it will be the same laptop though, just 64 bit

Yeah that will be fine, it might not activate first time, you might have to phone them, but its an automated service, it gets you to type some number in and then spits some number back to you.

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Reply to alexinnes

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Area51reopened wrote :

If it is a sticker from the computer that has the key that is oem and not transferable.

He's not transferring though just changing from 32 bit to 64 bit and the product keys are interchangeable between them.

You'll be fine just downloading the 64 bit version and activating with your current key ( Just make sure you get the same VERSION (ie. Home Premium, PRofessional, Ultimate as Keys for these are not interchangeable !)

Message edited by JDFan on 02-05-2012 at 04:42:27 PM

Reply to JDFan

My bad i thought he wanted to use it on another computer.

JD is right

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Reply to Area51reopened

Hey guys just wanted to let you know my product key worked for the 64 bit .iso. thanks alot for the help! now time to upgrade my ram!

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danimaltheanimal13 wrote :

Hey guys just wanted to let you know my product key worked for the 64 bit .iso. thanks alot for the help! now time to upgrade my ram!

Glad it worked like it should and that you found out before you paid MS for another copy --- that extra $ can definitely help pay for the extra RAM !!

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