Will Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium w/SP1 64-bit-System Builder License and Media - 1 PC take me from Vista 32 to Win 7 64?
With so many Win 7 products, upgrades its confusing. I onyl need to take 1 computer from vista 32 to Win 7 64. I'm trying to not buy the wrong item and waste $90.00.
Thanx in advance.
What are your computer specs? If you have more than 2GB of RAM, x64 is the better choice. If you have less than 2 GB of RAM, you NEED to upgrade to x32 W7. You could just do this, the easiest way.
http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/...mc_id=WOL_shop
My PC is WIN 7 x64 ready. I just need to know if the above product will allow me to go from Vista 32 to Win 7 64. I'm inquiring about the product and if it does what i need it to.
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It'll allow you to install Win 7. The old OS is irrelevant; you can use the System Builder copy on a blank hard drive. As it's not permitted to perform an upgrade-in-place from 32 bit windows to 64, you may as well backup the OS drive and reformat it.
In principle, a System Builder license is supposed to be used only on a system intended for resale:
Is it OK to use OEM Windows on your own PC? Don't ask Microsoft | ZDNet
As far as I know, there is no enforcement of this. Newegg sells system builder licenses without any bundled hardware requirements.
So if i buy that above product and place it in my PC and run the disk, it will give me the option to custom install so I can do the clean install?
You must boot the installer to install 64 bit over 32 bit. How to Boot your Computer from a Bootable CD or DVD
During a Custom install choose Drive Options to delete all partitions, repartition as you wish, format and begin install. Illustrated steps here: Clean Install Windows 7
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