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    Dell Studio 17 64bit upgrade

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by jp07, Dec 22, 2008.

  1. jp07

    jp07 Newbie

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    Hello i recently purchased a Dell studio 17 with all the requirements for 64bit (4 gigs ram, cpu) but i believe i accidentally chose 32bit. I put in a request from dell for a 64bit cd but i was wondering if it will be difficult to upgrade or anyone has had any trouble doing this before. Thanks
     
    jp07, Dec 22, 2008
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    atbnet Notebook Prophet

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    You won't be able to upgrade, you'll have to do a clean installation.
     
    atbnet, Dec 23, 2008
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    walletclan Notebook Enthusiast

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    You have all of the answers. It cracks me up. Thanks for being such a prolific contributor.
     
    walletclan, Dec 23, 2008
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    jp07 Newbie

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    Oh ok thats fine as long as it works, thanks.
     
    jp07, Dec 23, 2008
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    Just doing my best to make sure my fellow Dell owners have a good experience with their notebooks.

    Yeah, it will work fine. If they don't send you a driver CD, the Support site will have all the drivers you need.
     
    atbnet, Dec 23, 2008
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