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Windows 7 and Vista Activation FAQ: How do language, version, 64-bit or 32-bit, and source affect ability to install and transfer Windows licenses?
I'm a Windows newbie. What's the best way to upgrade from 32 bit Windows 7 to 64 bit Windows 7? The microsoft docs say I can't upgrade in one easy step, I have to save my data, reinstall from scratch, then move my data back in. Is there a slick and easy way to do the move-my-data-back-in part where Windows finds all my files and config and puts them in the right place?
2Short answer: No, there isn't. – Sasha Chedygov – 2012-03-07T06:51:57.463
Long answer it is a bloody mess of deferences , and lapping the one on top of the other without removing the other would create a very interesting Mixed up BITmess. For compatability they toss some stuff right into the previous 32bit locations, and toss the 32bit stuff in different locations. – Psycogeek – 2012-03-07T09:27:04.890
Why do you want to do this just out of interest? – Joe Taylor – 2012-03-07T20:54:23.077
So I can install more RAM. – John Bachir – 2012-03-08T01:32:14.933