Windows 7: Introduction.

Hello,

New member here hoping to get help with my new windows 7 32 bit system.

I have just switched all of my data over from windows XP to a new computer with this operating system only to realize that I will not be able to use the extra (16GB) of memory I just purchased.

Am I stuck with the 2.89 usable unless I load windows 7 64 bit system?

It was really dificult for me to get everything transfered over to my new computer especially all of my outlook stuff (rules, files, etc.)

Would I be able to back everything up, and just transfer it to the new windows 7 64 bit system installation?

Any help is greatly appreciated..

Steve

How much RAM do you have?32 bit will support no more than 3 Gigs.Installing 64 is a whole new OS,its installing,not upgrading,you will not be able to keep your settings.Back up your data and files contents can be done,sure,but settings...Go 64,its gonna be worth it afterwards.

To reiterate:

You'll need to install the 64 bit version to access more than 4GB of RAM. (You wouldn't actually be able to fully utilize 4GB under the 32 bit version.)

No upgrade-in-place from any 32 bit OS to X64 is possible. You'd have to do a fresh install. All applications would have to be re-installed.

I'm not sure how much help Easy Transfer would be. It has never been of much use to me. There must be a clean way to copy over your Outlook data, but I haven't done it on a recent version.