32-bit to 64-bit conversion

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  1. Posts : 27
    Windows 7 Ultimate
       #1

    32-bit to 64-bit conversion


    Hello, i have universal win 7 dvd with both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of system, but i installed first 32-bit because i thought there will be no such much difference between 3 and 4 gb ram, but i readed somewhere that with this one more gb pc will be running better, games too So i need to make my 32-bit win 7 a 64-bit win 7 :P I won't reinstall it because i customized it much, and i don't wan't to do everything again...
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  2. Posts : 8,383
    Windows 10 Pro x64, Arch Linux
       #2

    A clean install is required
    Windows 7 32-bit cannot be upgraded to 64-bit
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  3. Posts : 11,840
    64-bit Windows 8.1 Pro
       #3

    There is no possible way to "convert" a 32bit system to a 64bit system.. You will need to do a "clean" install...
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  4. Posts : 17,796
    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
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    The only thing that you have to do over again is reinstall your programs. If you use Windows Easy Transfer, every thing else will be transferred. Desktop, icons, favorites, cookies, settings,mail, everything. Just have to reinstall your programs. If you want 64bit platform, I (a man who actually used Windows Easy Trasfer) suggest that you give it a go. I have provided the link for Easy Transfer, which is probably not even required as it is part of Windows 7.

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...-easy-transfer
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  5. Posts : 27
    Windows 7 Ultimate
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Thanks for tips, but i won't install everything again... I think i'll just stay with those 3gb...
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  6. Posts : 1
    Wnidows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
       #6

    Actually i m too using W7 32- bit ram
    I can play games upto NfS Most wanted but cant play Fifa 10
    RAm-2.00
    How can i upgrade
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  7. Posts : 7,730
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
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    Akshay062 said:
    Actually i m too using W7 32- bit ram
    I can play games upto NfS Most wanted but cant play Fifa 10
    RAm-2.00
    How can i upgrade
    To repeat an earlier comment in this thread, you cannot upgrade from a 32-bit version of Windows to a 64-bit version.

    It has to be a clean install followed by a re-installation of all your applications.

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...sked-questions
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  8. Posts : 2,606
    Windows 7 Pro X64 SP1
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    Akshay062 said:
    Actually i m too using W7 32- bit ram
    I can play games upto NfS Most wanted but cant play Fifa 10
    RAm-2.00
    How can i upgrade
    You should have begun a new thread rather than appending to one that's more than 2 years old.

    As far as I know, no games require a 64 bit version of Windows.

    I doubt that there would be any advantage in switching to 64 bit. Also, as Seavixen remarked, you'd have to do a clean install.

    Maybe re-installing everything would fix your problem, but you may as well stay with the 32 bit version of Windows.
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  9. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Home 32bit
       #9

    convertin 32 bit to 64


    convertin 32 bit to 64
    cmd
    takeown /f C:\Windows\system32 taking owner of system 32
    enter
    icacls C:\windows\system32 /grant userhere:f making u able to change filenames
    enter
    close cmd
    go to system32 folder and copy these two files to the same folder
    kernel32.dll and user32.dll
    change the names of the copied files to
    copy kernel32.dll to kernel64.dll and copy user32.dll to user64.dll
    restart the computer
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  10. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #10

    aomi2005 said:
    convertin 32 bit to 64
    cmd
    takeown /f C:\Windows\system32 taking owner of system 32
    enter
    icacls C:\windows\system32 /grant userhere:f making u able to change filenames
    enter
    close cmd
    go to system32 folder and copy these two files to the same folder
    kernel32.dll and user32.dll
    change the names of the copied files to
    copy kernel32.dll to kernel64.dll and copy user32.dll to user64.dll
    restart the computer
    So... what will this accomplish ? Surely not what the posters are asking.
    If so, you are a genius.
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