I am planning on upgrading the RAM on my pc. And I have also recently purchased the win 7 upgrade (pc originally vista), of which, I installed 36-bit win 7 because my computer only has 3 GB RAM, say I double that with upgraded parts, can I use the 64-bit disk that came in the same pack as the 36-bit disk to upgrade again? My concern is that the product key is already registered and will not verify for a second install, however, if the product key is tracked by ip address or something identifying the original computer installed on, then hope still remains. Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Just checked the box, only one product key. But the thing that bothers me now is that its an upgrade meant for computers running vista, should that matter now that I am running win 7?
EDIT: gave it a second of thought, it shouldn't matter since you need to wipe out all files on the computer first, so it should be a full install either way, right?
Yes, its a vista upgrade, so I will not be able to re-install Win 7 for 64 bit then, alright. Maybe I'll just go better graphics card without more RAM, or...32-bit takes up to 4gb RAM, correct? Maybe ill just get that instead of 64-bit worthy memory.
If I'm not wrong, 32 bit limits your total memory. That includes L2 cache, your GPU and your ram. For example, you have a 1GB GPU, then you won't be able to use 4GB of rams 100%.
Long story short, unless you can magically get a 64-bit installation (there are shops who do this for one third of the license price, but then you won't get a CD with it) you are pretty much ****ed.
woah woah woah, hold on there, is it an upgrade cd? Those can't perform full installations.
I formatted my computer then used the upgrade disk. Didn't expect it to work, I though I had to reinstall Vista first, but for some reason, it did work.
32bit.
Also, you need to do a clean install, the key will still work though. I think.
EDIT: gave it a second of thought, it shouldn't matter since you need to wipe out all files on the computer first, so it should be a full install either way, right?
Long story short, unless you can magically get a 64-bit installation (there are shops who do this for one third of the license price, but then you won't get a CD with it) you are pretty much ****ed.
I formatted my computer then used the upgrade disk. Didn't expect it to work, I though I had to reinstall Vista first, but for some reason, it did work.