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Use Upgrade Advisor to Upgrade from Windows 32-bit to Windows 8 64-bit
If you’re running a 32-bit version of Windows XP, Vista, or 7, and you wish to upgrade to the 64-bit version of Windows 8, can you do this via Upgrade Advisor? Will that work? (Or vice versa, though I can’t imagine anyone wanting to go from 64-bit to 32-bit.)
No.
Upgrade Advisor only provides you with the same platform type (32-bit/x86 or 64-bit/x64) as the system you’re currently using. So if you have a 32-bit version of Windows, and you use Upgrade Advisor to perform an upgrade or clean install, the resulting Windows 8 Pro OS you get will be 32-bit. (Ditto for those who start with a 64-bit version of Windows: You will get Windows 8 Pro 64-bit.)
Use Upgrade Advisor to make a 32-bit or 64-bit Windows 8 Setup disc or disk
What about those using Upgrade Advisor to make a bootable USB-based device or save an ISO? Can you then choose between 32-bit and 64-bit versions and download/create the version you want?
No.
Here again, Upgrade Advisor will only provide you with the same platform type (32-bit/x86 or 64-bit/x64) as the system you’re currently using. If you start with 32-bit, you get 32-bit
Originally posted by homeslice
Solution - throw your PC away and get a mac.
Originally posted by Maxatoria
If you want to switch versions you have to backup your data/wipe/install required version and then restore your data
Its been that way since XP so nothing new
Originally posted by DestroyDestroyDestroy
reply to post by homeslice
Ugh I think the same is true for a Mac; Macs are computers for trendsters who want to possess overpriced trash for the sake of looking "hip;" I don't think there are any benefits to Macs over PCs. Mac is the pompous douchebag's computer. Apple is a despicable company, I stay away from their products.
Windows 8, from what I've seen, is a radical change from traditional OS's, I'm probably going to stick with windows 7 for a while.
Originally posted by Maxatoria
If you want to switch versions you have to backup your data/wipe/install required version and then restore your data
Its been that way since XP so nothing new
Originally posted by homeslice
Solution - throw your PC away and get a mac.
No, you can't; not with the $39.99 windows 8 upgrade.
Originally posted by PhoenixOD
reply to post by reject
You can do a complete wipe of the 32 bit system and install a 64 bit version if you have a 64 bit processor but there is no direct upgrade route across the different architectures
Originally posted by reject
No, you can't; not with the $39.99 windows 8 upgrade.
Originally posted by PhoenixOD
reply to post by reject
You can do a complete wipe of the 32 bit system and install a 64 bit version if you have a 64 bit processor but there is no direct upgrade route across the different architectures
Microsoft decided to be impish this time for some reason.edit on 8-11-2012 by reject because: (no reason given)