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    A novice question?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by ChipRapp, Jul 3, 2011.

  1. ChipRapp

    ChipRapp Newbie

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    I have a studio 1737. I believe it came with Vista Home 64 bit. I loaded Windows 7 Ultimate 86x and apparently it works fine.

    Is my system a 64 bit system or a 32 bit sys as it now shows? Did I screw up my laptop? I appologize for being a novice, but with other os 7 trys it gave me an error meassage that I could not load a 32 bit os on a 64 bit machine. I now wanted to go to dells web site and upgrade my drivers.
    This creates a further problem because dell does not show a win7 for 32 bit. Should I reload WIN 7 64 bit OS? Signed confused
     
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    dave-p Notebook Deity

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    your laptop suupports both 32 bit and 64 bit systems, but if you using more than 4 GB of memory you do require a x64 bit OS.
     
    dave-p, Jul 3, 2011
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    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    Best to simply restore Windows 7 64-bit to save you the trouble of finding drivers.
     
    namaiki, Jul 3, 2011
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    ChipRapp Newbie

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    If I load WIn 7 64 bit over it will I lose all files?
     
    ChipRapp, Jul 3, 2011
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    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    Unlikely, but it can happen. You would be advised to backup all of your files first.
     
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    ChipRapp Newbie

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    namaiki I loaded it onver vista 64, Will I be able to load win 7 64 bit over it as well?
     
    ChipRapp, Jul 3, 2011
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    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    You loaded Windows 7 32-bit over Vista 64-bit?
     
    namaiki, Jul 3, 2011
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    MoInSTL Notebook Consultant

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    Since you have a 64 bit OS already (Home Premium) you can convert Ultimate to x64 as well. The key will work with both, but can only use one or the other per license.

    I was able to take my x64 Home Premium disk to use to convert my x86 Windows Ultimate. It's fairly straight forward, but since you are a novice, you may want someone to give you a hand. Then, do a clean install of Ultimate x64. Read through the links below and choose which one makes the most sense to you and set aside some time.

    Windows 7 Universal Installation Disc - Create - Windows 7 Forums
    http://www.windowsvalley.com/create...erge-all-editions-of-windows-7-in-single-dvd/
    http://techedze.com/Thread-create-a-single-dvd-for-windows-7-x86-and-x64-editions
    http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18040679
     
    MoInSTL, Jul 3, 2011
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  9. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Wait what? If you format or delete your current OS partition it will wipe out all the data/programs and reinstall. If you don't delete or format, it saves your stuff in windows.old but I would still back up your data as you cannot upgrade from 32 bit Windows to 64 bit, it must be a clean install.

    Edit, almost moving to Inspiron/Studio subforum.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Jul 3, 2011
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