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window vist ultamate 32bit upgrate to 64bit

Started by rinconjoe , Apr 20 2009 09:29 PM

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rinconjoe

Posted 20 April 2009 - 09:29 PM

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can you upgrade from 32 bit to 64 bit and not lose your data , my disk was a windows vista upgrade has a 64 bit but since running 32 bit dont want to loose all my data thanks

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Broni

Posted 20 April 2009 - 10:12 PM

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http://windowshelp.m...5c8a701033.mspx

Can I upgrade from a 32-bit version of Windows to a 64-bit version of Windows?

No. If you are currently running a 32-bit version of Windows, you can only perform an upgrade to another 32-bit version of Windows. Similarly, if you are running a 64-bit version of Windows Vista, you can only perform an upgrade to another 64-bit version of Windows Vista.

If you want to move from a 32-bit version of Windows to a 64-bit version of Windows Vista, you'll need to back up your files and then perform a custom installation of the 64-bit version of Windows Vista.