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Resolved Win7 32bit to Win7 64bit

Discussion in 'Windows 7' started by geta2j, 2014/05/09.

  1. 2014/05/09
    geta2j

    geta2j Inactive Thread Starter

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    Hey all, I am upgrading my computer from a 32bit Win7 to a 64bit OS
    The reason for this upgrade is because of the way I use this tower it sometimes lags with 4 GB of ram. I can upgrade to 16GB ram with a 64bit OS.
    Question 1) Are there any "cons" to this upgrade? or is it all "pros "
    Question 2) Would it be better to do a Files and settings transfer wizard to migrate all of my files between the old system and the new system/ After all it is supposed to be a clean install of Win7 64bit to make the change. Or is a back-up more what I need?
     
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  2. 2014/05/09
    MrBill

    MrBill SuperGeek WindowsBBS Team Member

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    What are you doing that it lags so much? I have 7 and 8.1 on 2 separate HD on the same PC with 4 gigs of RAM. Don't have any problems with either of them.
     
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  4. 2014/05/10
    Arie

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    Well... depends. If you have (very old) 16-bit software it will not run on 64-bit (while it does on 32-bit).

    The other "cons" would be that it would require a new installation. There's no simple "upgrade" command/path to x64

    Well, you are looking at just copying your user data, so choose your favorite method. Me I'd just use Windows Explorer & copy my user data to a backup drive.

    I do have up-to-date backups of my entire system & data too of course.
     
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  5. 2014/06/24
    geta2j

    geta2j Inactive Thread Starter

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    Files and settings transfer wizard worked fine for my files and settings.
    after a clean install of win7 64bit I imported file with the easy transfer and it was really smooth.

    As a performance side, the computer is a server for a networked software for writing collision damage estimates. When using the workstation the performance REALLY lags.
    The installation of the additional memory did help a bunch!

    Thanks to all for your input!
     
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  6. 2014/06/24
    Admin.

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    Thanks for the feedback!

    Please mark your thread as 'Resolved'.

     
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