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    Vista 32 bits OEM to Windows 7 x64

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Erythro73, Jun 27, 2009.

  1. Erythro73

    Erythro73 Notebook Guru

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    Hi!
    Some time ago, I bought the Msi gt627-218US laptop which came with Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bits edition. As soon as I got it, I did the recovery disk and I installed Windows 7 ultimate x64 RC (build 7100).

    Now, I really want to install Windows 7 Release 64-bits, but I don't want to spend too much money on this. It happens that Windows 7 upgrades in pre-sale are half-price, which is a very good deal (65.00$ CAD for an upgrade to Windows 7 home premium is very good to me). However, I want to know :

    Is the upgrade from Vista Home Premium 32 bits to 7 64-bits doable?

    Will it be a clean installation?

    I've read that it was doable, as long as I have Vista 32 bits still installed when I install 7 64-bits, so it can check that my Vista was legit. Is it true?
     
    Erythro73, Jun 27, 2009
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  2. dbam987

    dbam987 wicked-poster

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    Yep, you can go from Vista 32-bit to Windows 7 64-bit with the upgrade, but you'll have to do a clean installation.
     
    dbam987, Jun 27, 2009
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  3. Erythro73

    Erythro73 Notebook Guru

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    Thank you very much, I intended to do a clean installation. I would then buy it!
     
    Erythro73, Jun 27, 2009
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    Erythro73 Notebook Guru

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    I want to buy the upgrade version of Windows 7, but to do a clean installation. That's the point. And I think Microsoft pointed that the upgrade version of 7 included everything to do a clean installation.

    That's my point. I want to do a clean installation, i.e. having to backup all my files, but with the upgrade version at 65.00$ CAD here ( http://www.futureshop.ca/marketing/windows7/default.asp )
     
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  5. crash

    crash NBR Assassin

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    Just to clarify (for others, you seem to know this already), you can't do an in-place upgrade in the sense that it just upgrades your OS and your files are still there, you have to do a clean install. You can use the upgrade disks to either do an in-place upgrade (what I described earlier) or a clean install.

    Going from 32-bit to 64-bit requires a clean install no matter what. However, this can still be done with the upgrade version of Windows 7.
     
    crash, Jun 29, 2009
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