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DamageInc

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#116219 22-Apr-2013 11:10
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I am currently running Windows 7 32bit (64bit capable) Home Premium, can i reinstall and choose 64bit instead? If so what is the correct procedure for doing this? No disks came with the laptop but it has a recovery partition. Also i have created recovery disks.
It does not bother me if i have to reinstall programs etc but i will need to backup photos and the like.
I am planning on purchasing more memory (currently have 2gb) in the near future and as you know 32bit only recognizes 3gb or thereabouts.




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  #804136 23-Apr-2013 10:19
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DamageInc:
grant_k:
DamageInc: Would it not be possible to reinstall from the recovery partition and choose 64bit? I'm confident the key would be fine.

No, they only put one set of binaries into the recovery partition as the image is customised for each particular model of laptop.


Thats a bugger, waste of time buying more ram then.
I remember when i first turned it on after buying the laptop and it asked me whether i wanted 32 or 64. I chose 32 because i knew stuff all about 64bit. Thats what made me think that there was an image of both in the recovery partition, hence reinstall.



You will be able to do a 64 bit install then.  I've done it to customer's computers several times. Simply do a factory reinstall using the recovery options from the partition and choose 64 bit.  It will take a fair while but it then means you will be able to install additional ram and windows will make use of it.  After a new install is done, it will allow you to make another set of recovery discs including the windows recovery 64 bit enviroment one.




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