Home Basic to Ultimate Upgrade

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  1. Posts : 45
    Windows 7 Home Basic 32bit
       #1

    Home Basic to Ultimate Upgrade


    1. Can I do this upgrade without losing my installed programs?
    2. What's the difference between Anytime Upgrade with the CD/DVD installation?
    3. I'm currently running Home Basic 32bit. Can I upgrade it to Ultimate 64bit?
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  2. ie9
    Posts : 736
    Windows 7 Ultimate (SP1)
       #2

    1. Yes, it should work
    2. I'll leave this to someone more knowledgable in this area
    3. No, you can only upgrade 32 to 32 or 64 to 64
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  3. Posts : 851
    Windows 8 Professional x64
       #3

    If u purchase anytime upgrade u will be provided a key with which u can upgrade to the respective edition without reinstalling the os.Where as In retail edition u should either upgrade or clean install.
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  4. Posts : 45
    Windows 7 Home Basic 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #4

    ie9 said:
    1. Yes, it should work
    2. I'll leave this to someone more knowledgable in this area
    3. No, you can only upgrade 32 to 32 or 64 to 64
    regarding no. 1, what kind of installation should I choose? The upgrade or the custom? I've read some posts regarding this some say "custom" and some say "upgrade." And I'm confused.
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  5. Posts : 22,814
    W 7 64-bit Ultimate
       #5

    Hello yeroman, welcome to Seven Forums!



    There is no upgrade path from 32-bit to 64-bit Windows, it will have to be a clean install; the best way to go forward is to make back-ups of the data you need to save and do a wipe (secure erase) of the entire Hard Disk Drive, have a look at this information below.

    All the installed programs/apps will have to be reinstalled so be sure to save the activation keys where applicable and be sure to post back with any further questions you may have and to keep us informed.
       Information

    After you have made backups of everything you care to save and you want to do a real wipe "clean all" to the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) have a look at this tutorial at the link below, it over-writes everything, all the old Windows code including all the old Windows drivers, giving you the best possible space to install Windows 7 to; it goes hand-in-hand with a clean install.

    SSD / HDD : Optimize for Windows Reinstallation

    How to Do a Clean Installation with Windows 7

    Do a Clean Install with a Upgrade Windows 7 Version

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  6. Posts : 11,408
    ME/XP/Vista/Win7
       #6

    Take a look at this:
    Windows Anytime Upgrade - Upgrade your Windows 7 edition - Microsoft Windows

    No install files needed.
    Only the Upgrade key is neeed.
    Anytime upgrade only adds-on the Programs & Features from version to version.
    Windows Anytime Upgrade - How to
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  7. Posts : 45
    Windows 7 Home Basic 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #7

    theog said:
    Take a look at this:
    Windows Anytime Upgrade - Upgrade your Windows 7 edition - Microsoft Windows

    No install files needed.
    Only the Upgrade key is neeed.
    Anytime upgrade only adds-on the Programs & Features from version to version.
    Windows Anytime Upgrade - How to
    Let me get this straight, with Anytime Update I can upgrade from home basic to ultimate without losing my files - and without downloading anything?
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  8.    #8

    yeroman said:
    Let me get this straight, with Anytime Update I can upgrade from home basic to ultimate without losing my files - and without downloading anything?
    Yes.

    Windows 7 Upgrade Paths
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  9. Posts : 45
    Windows 7 Home Basic 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #9

    So that means in the event that my computer crashes and have to install windows 7 again, i won't be able to install Ultimate and use the installer I have here instead, which is Home Basic?
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  10. Posts : 5,056
    Windows 7 x64 pro/ Windows 7 x86 Pro/ XP SP3 x86
       #10

    yeroman said:
    So that means in the event that my computer crashes and have to install windows 7 again, i won't be able to install Ultimate and use the installer I have here instead, which is Home Basic?
    Yes but since anytime upgrade just takes 10 minutes and is non-destructive, whats the problem?
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