I recently preordered Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade. The thing is that i have 2 laptops which i want to install Windows 7 on one is a 32 bit and the other is a 64 bit, both of which have the respective Vista OS on it. Will the UPGRADE versions of Windows 7 ship with both setups for 32 bit and 64 bit?
View 6 RepliesIs the in-place upgrade to Windows 7 possible with
a) retail versions
b) OEM / OSB / SB version?
Or do I have to buy this special "upgrade version"?
I only get contradictorily information (very frustrating!) and need advice from your side.
P.S. Yes, I know about the pros and cons in general regarding in-place upgrade vs. clean installation.
I have a quad core-processor, and I'm unsure what effects W7 will have on my pc atm. I'm running 64bit/32bit.When I upgrade to the W7 from vista will I need to download both versions or can I just download the 64bit and my processor run fine?
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Now I hear that the pre-ordered copies will not arrive for FIVE DAYS after the release date. Will I be able to use my "full" keys if I use the downloaded upgrade versions to install?
My question is are these neccessary and why are there multiples? Wouldn't that in itself cause software conflicts?They came from various games off steam and other programs such as drivers and editing software.I don't understand why it stacked so many, I mean wouldn't it be better to uninstall all the versions and reinstall the most up to date versions? I went this route last time and afterwards I got side by side errors. I just don't want software conflicts so I ask the experts here, is it safe to remove these?
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I am looking around for Windows 7. I have a gift certificate for an online retailer so will be buying Windows 7 ultimate retail from this place. They don't seem to let you choose between 64 and 32 bit. On the Microsoft site it says "this item includes both 64 and 32 bit" if you buy from them. How could they do this without two product keys? I found this quote from technet forums.
Quote: The DVD will contain the files associated with the Product key. As was seen in previous versions of Windows operating systems, the Product Key will allow the installation of the files designed for the appropriate 32 or 64 bit install to occur. So....how do you know which product key you have?
Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Full - Operating Systems
Is there going to be an option at install for us to choose between 64 bit or 32 bit or am I missing something. I need to make sure I get 64 bit for myself and 32 bit for my friend.
I have learned through some investigation that is is possible to get all FOUR versions of Windows 7 x64 OS from ONE DVD!
Here's how to do it:
1. Find a copy of PowerISO and install it on your computer.
2. Download a copy of any Windows 7 x64 OS ISO image or use the original DVD from Microsoft to make an ISO image with PowerISO to your hard drive.
3. Open up PowerISO and use the "Open" option on the menu bar to open up the ISO image file you saved.
4. Browse to the "sources" folder and then find the "ei.cfg" file. Right-click on it and delete it. (If you want to, you can open this file with NOTEPAD and see that all it does is specify which version of Windows 7 to auto install.)
5. Then use the "Save" option in PowerISO and save to the original ISO image.
6. Burn this "altered" ISO image to a DVD at 4X speed using PowerISO or ImgBurn.
7. Now when you use this DVD to install the Windows 7 OS, you'll see in the "Install" window a list of FOUR options to install. They are as follows:
A. Home Basic x64
B. Home Premium x64
C. Professional x64
D. Ultimate x64
Pretty cool, huh? You will still need a GENUINE MS PRODUCT KEY to activate the install though. But we all know that everyone here has that already... right?
These are full and genuine installs, they will update and pass the MS Validation Check also.
Now you can also do the same with the x86 ISO image too. (32bit version) Here's what you'll get with changing that ISO:
A. Home Starter x86
B. Home Basic x86
C. Home Premium x86
D. Professional x86
E. Ultimate x86
I hope y'all will enjoy this little tutorial of mine. Believe me, it works!
NOTE: If you don't have PowerISO, this will also work with UltraISO too!
So, basically what Microsoft has done is use one install DVD for all the different versions of the OS and then use the "ei.cfg" file to lock the install to whatever version is paid for.
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"The activation server determined the specified product key has been blocked for this geographic location"
Will U.S. retail keys be able to activate E versions? Will OEM Certs be bound by geographical location? Or will the above restriction only be applied to Starter,Enterprise editions?
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I would like to have the latest software as I really need this in the environment I work in but do not want to be limited to one version of Office.
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