Mar162011

How can I find out whether my Windows XP computer will support Windows 7 64-bit?

Randy Jurasek asks:

How can I determine if my computer with 4 GB of memory running Windows XP can be updated to Windows 7 64-bit?



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Roy

March 16, 2011

The best way is probably to take a look at the Windows 7 system requirements from Microsoft: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/system-requirements.

Most modern computers will support it. It ran very well on my computer with a first-generation Core 2 Duo processor, before I upgraded to a newer processor. I would be hesitant if you have something a little older, such as a Pentium 4 machine. It may run, but I don’t think you’d be happy with the performance.

If your machine has an AMD setup, anything from the early Athlon X2 dual core processors should be adequate.

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Mike

March 16, 2011

The easiest method probably is to run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/windows-7-upgrade-advisor-check-pc-compatibility/

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FIDELIS

March 16, 2011

Hello, the best advice would be to download and run the Windows 7 Upgrade advisor. I would say changes are it could run ok as long as your computer has a fairly recent graphics card. Most of the upgrades to windows 7 fail because of graphic cards compatibility with windows 7.

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Sohailarshad73

March 18, 2011

As a rule of thumb From Core 2 Duo up …all processors support 64 Bit OS….

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PC Support

May 5, 2011

Hi,

Your article is really so useful to find out whether Windows XP computer will support Windows 7 64-bit. I liked your article guys.

Thanks