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I have Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit operating system, and I wanna install Windows 8 64 bit on it, can I do that?
2012-11-01 14:21:02
It is not possible to change from 32 bit to 64 bit during an upgrade. You require either a standalone 64 bit version of W8 or a 64 bit legacy Windows OS.
2012-10-03 06:10:01
i hv dual core system than how can i install to win8 .why now im useing os in win 7.
2012-08-06 11:00:31
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2012-08-04 23:25:28
i have never been able to use a 64 bit upgrade disk, behind a 32 bit os
2012-08-04 17:02:11
If you meet the
minimumsystem requirements
, then you can absolutely install Windows 8,64-bit.1 GHz or fasterprocessor1 GB RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver However, because of the driver differences between 32 and 64-bitoperating systems, upgrading is impossible. So a fresh installation isrequired.These specs are pretty much the same as required by Windows 7.
2012-08-04 14:54:04
If you have a computer that has a 64 bit processor (you probably will), all you have to do is erase your current installation, and install a 64 bit copy of Windows 7 over it.
2012-08-04 14:51:11
If you have a dual core,you can install it.
2012-08-04 14:27:01
64-bit version requires no doubt 64-bit processor and other devices to support it good,like 2 GB RAM (64-bit), 20 GB available hard disk space, DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver, to run new Metro style apps screen resolution greater than 1024x768.
2012-08-04 13:40:02
If you have a 64bit processor, then you can. Also make sure that you have the recommended minimum specs to run Windows 8 :) I would recommend doing a fresh install and not upgrade.
2012-10-26 11:19:24
Is this £49 windows 8 64 bit version work on 32 bit windows 7 pc s? ,thank you .
2012-08-04 12:01:22
Since Windows 8 is not ready fully,it's better to first take backup of your data to a separate drive and then Windows 8.You can't go back after installing it by simply removing it.
2012-08-04 10:41:31
You must have a 64 bit processor... then u can install
2012-08-04 03:32:27
To install 64bit OS you need a 64 bit processor