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Problem installing OS versions
Have a laptop that had 32bit Vista on it. I bought what I thought was a Windows 8 OS on it but it turned out too be an upgrade disk and we didn't find this out until we kept getting an activation problem.
To cut a VERY long story short we have decided to ditch the Windows 8 and go 7. Plus we have installed brand new Hard drive for the new install.
Now we are not sure if the motherboard can support a 64bit OS as we cannot find any information on the chipset (SIS 632). The Pentium Duo Core (T2370) has a 64bit instruction set. So what we are wondering is can a 64bit OS be installed on the board if it is a 32bit version.
This is because we are having difficulty in finding a 32bit OEM Windows 7.
As a matter of curiosity we have got the 64bit upgrade disk to start an install.
Could someone please help us out with this rather annoying problem.