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    upgrade from w7 32 to 64

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by mca00176, Jun 3, 2010.

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    hello every one i have a question , if i have a laptop brand new and its w7 32bit and i wanna upgrade to 64bit do i need to buy the cd or can i just use the serial from w7 32bit on a 64bit, i currently have home premium windows 7 32 bit, my laptop does support 64 thank you all in advance
     
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    kosti Notebook Virtuoso

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    As long as the x64 disk is the same flavor as the key you have it will work. For example, your laptop has Windows 7 32bit OEM, therefore you'll need a Windows 7 64 Bit OEM Disk. Retail, not for resale, promotional, and action pack disks will not work with an OEM key.
     
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    thanks for the quick reply
     
    mca00176, Jun 4, 2010
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