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Full installing Win 7

Post Date: 2009-12-25
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Posts: 212 		  Quote bullseyehk Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Topic: Full installing Win 7
    Posted: 25 Dec 2009 at 3:17pm
I'm going from windows xp 32 bit mode. I put xp on my system about 3 weeks ago because i upgraded hardware.  I have a 32 and 64 bit system disc with my win 7 home edition.  Can i upgrade to a 64 bit os with my new hardware and would it be worth it to do so?

AMD Phenom x 4 955 3.2 ghz
4 gigs 1366 ram

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Billy Harris
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Well, given base specs there, i'd have to say yes.. it would benefit you to do upgrade to a 64 bit OS, especially if you have any video card memory (because it's not being used by a 32 bit OS). Really it would only matter because you'd have to wipe and do a full install so if you have any software or pictures you can't lose you'd want to back them up.
 
I don't know of other differences you'd need to worry about but wait til someone else chimes in before accepting my jibjab.
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first check and make sure that all your parts, chipset and other things have a available 64bit drivers for them, if they do then you should be fine.

Nvidia Drivers----AMD Drivers
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I am not a fan of upgrading, do a clean install by putting the win7 cd in the drive and reboot it and install from that. Of course if you have a lot of files you want to keep and don't want to back up then upgrade for sure.
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