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Switching from 32-Bit to 64-Bit. Advice please!
Well I finally purchased the full version of Windows 7 Ultimate. My time with the Release Candidate only has a month yet, and I had a small discount at the store, so I went ahead and purchased it.
I've been planning this for a while, but when I make the switch I want to reformat my smaller hard drive (only used for the OS) and install the 64-bit version this time. Finally I will be able to use all 4 gigs of my RAM. However, I haven't made this kind of switch before, so I'm not sure what I need. Technically I'll be running the same version (Ultimate) of windows, so I am hoping there is some way to back up my programs and settings for the new way.
Any advice at all is appreciated. I plan to upgrade next weekend when I have a day to take care of it.