I will be upgrading my PC to 64 bit next week. Does anyone know where the settings for the personalization (mainly color and appearance) are stored? It's a real pain and lots of time to try and guess what I had before a reinstall.
Anything else I should know before upgrading?
Thanks for any help.
Hello CR,
Here you go. :)
Window Color and Appearance - Change
You will not be able to upgrade from 32-bit to 64-bit though. That would require a clean install instead.
Hope this helps,
Shawn
Brink, thanks your fast reply.
I was hoping that I could copy the setting from maybe the registry and paste them into the 64 b it. Oh well !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For more information, check this link.
32-bit and 64-bit Windows: frequently asked questions
As Brink says, you will need to carry out a clean install, which means you'll have to re-install all your applications.
When you do, any 32-bit applications will be installed under Program Files (x86) while any 64-bit applications will be installed under Program Files.
You will also find you have the choice of Internet Explorer 9 in the 32-bit version and the 64-bit version.
It's recommended that you use the 32-bit version because of compatibility issues.
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