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Win Easy Transfer from 32 bit to 64 bit computers
Have a new used Win7 64 bit computer and want to merge the best from my other two, a laptop and a desktop. The laptop is 64 bit but the desktop is 32 bit with all the programs, etc on it that I want to have on my new one. Really don't want to do a clean install since the old computers are set up personally the way I want it. The questions are:
1. I was thinking of cloning a new drive with the 64 bit laptop, putting it the new computer, and loading the different motherboard drivers so windows can load. Then will use Win Easy Transfer (WET) to put all my personal programs from the 32 bit desktop on the new 64 bit capable computer. Will this work?
2. Or I have to do a clean install but could use WET to transfer the old 32 bit computer setting to the new one. I don't know if WET is sensitive to working with only 32/64 bit or ignores this difference in computers. Does it or can I do this?
Where does the computer get the instructions to load 32 or 64 bit drivers? in boot manager? in registry?
Thank you in advance for your help.https://www.sevenforums.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif