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Help....I think? Upgrade vs. "Full"
Here's the skinny:
I have a Netbook running Win7 RC, which I'd like to upgrade to Win7 32bit by March 1.
I have a Desktop using Win7 32bit; I'm going to buy Win7 64bit, install the 64bit on my desktop (it can run it), and install the other Win7 32bit on my Netbook.
I bought the Win7 32bit that's currently on my desktop from digital river's Ultimate Steal program. Yay student discounts. I was running Win XP (from god knows how long ago) and it was fully patched, SP3, etc. I installed Win7 on it from what I downloaded.
MY QUESTION
On my receipt, it says that I bought "Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Upgrade 32bit."
During install, I don't recall seeing anything about "upgrading" or otherwise...nor was there any mention of "full" versions during install or on the digital river website.
CAN I BUY the WINDOWS 7 PROFESSIONAL UPGRADE 64bit and install it onto my Desktop, which currently has win7 32bit? Or does this not work since it's "only" an "upgrade?"
Similarly, will I be unable to install the Windows 7 Professional Upgrade 32bit on my netbook that's currently got the RC version?
Help...?