Hi!
I have been looking all over for an answer to my question regarding Windows 7, and thought: "Where better to ask than on a Windows 7 forum?"
I bought a new laptop in July this year, making me eligible for the "Windows 7 Upgrade Option".
The Windows Vista Version installed on my computer when I bought it was Business 32-bit (although I soon used the downgrade option and am running Windows XP at the moment).
This of course means that I can order an upgrade to a similar version of Windows 7 (a Professional 32-bit version, that is), which I already did, and I'm therefore currently waiting for my upgrade DVDs to arrive.
The problem is now that I'm already considering if maybe I'd be better off with a 64-bit version of Windows 7 (my computer is 64-bit compatible and I'm considering upgrading to 6 or 8 GB of RAM).
What are my options now?
-Can I possibly upgrade my Windows 7 32-bit (which is in itself an upgrade!) to a 64-bit version?
I mean WRT the license, not the installation ('clean install' or 'upgrade') per se.
-Or is my only option to buy a new, full version of Windows 7 64-bit?
Looking forward to your help - thank you in advance
Michael
I have been looking all over for an answer to my question regarding Windows 7, and thought: "Where better to ask than on a Windows 7 forum?"
I bought a new laptop in July this year, making me eligible for the "Windows 7 Upgrade Option".
The Windows Vista Version installed on my computer when I bought it was Business 32-bit (although I soon used the downgrade option and am running Windows XP at the moment).
This of course means that I can order an upgrade to a similar version of Windows 7 (a Professional 32-bit version, that is), which I already did, and I'm therefore currently waiting for my upgrade DVDs to arrive.
The problem is now that I'm already considering if maybe I'd be better off with a 64-bit version of Windows 7 (my computer is 64-bit compatible and I'm considering upgrading to 6 or 8 GB of RAM).
What are my options now?
-Can I possibly upgrade my Windows 7 32-bit (which is in itself an upgrade!) to a 64-bit version?
I mean WRT the license, not the installation ('clean install' or 'upgrade') per se.
-Or is my only option to buy a new, full version of Windows 7 64-bit?
Looking forward to your help - thank you in advance
Michael