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In response to "Here's the chart of the upgrade options. Notice the XP line -- (link)" by oblique

This is the reason a lot of people don't upgrade.

Posted by JaxSean (aka JaxSean) Oct 22 '09, 07:48

If you switch from a 64-bit version to a 32-bit version of Windows, or vice versa, you'll need to do a custom (clean) installation.

What what?

A custom (clean) installation erases the contents of your PC's hard drive. Your files, settings, and programs will not be transferred to Windows 7. That means that to install Windows 7, you'll need to:

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Backup all the files and settings you want to keep
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Install Windows 7
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Reinstall all your files
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Reinstall all the programs you want to use.

WHAT WHAT WHAT??

pain in the...

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64-bit to 32-bit is a big deal. Every driver has to be replaced, I'm not surprised it's a clean install only -- nm - oblique Oct 22, 07:49 4
- Most people (I would think) don't know about this stuff. They want to put in discs, and run it, and it be done. - JaxSean Oct 22, 07:51 3
  - I think it's more of the face that the installer won't offer you to upgrade to 64-bit. Tthere isn't separate 32-bit and 64-bit upgrade CD. You just - oblique Oct 22, 07:53 2
    - I don't even know what the difference is - or how to tell what kind I have. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 22, 08:05 1
      - You're the perfect candidate for the "keep the OS that came with the computer" strategy. :-) -- nm - mara Oct 22, 08:06

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