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I'm in a bit of a predicament with my OS.

I just built my first PC, which I love. My uncle gave me free Windows 7 Ultimate ("from his work," LOL, though he does work at Comcast), but I found out today it's 32 bit and only ~3.9 of my 8GB of RAM can be used. This means that 3 Chrome tabs use 44% of my RAM, while 7 Chrome tabs and a Google Doc bumps this up to 64%.

If I download Windows 8.1 Pro (I get a $130 discount from Microsoft for being a student, effectively making 8.1 Pro cheaper than standard 8.1) from Microsoft (paid upgrade, not a fresh install), will I have the option to install the 64-bit version of the OS so I can use 8GB of RAM? Will it do that automatically?

Thanks!

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I believe so

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That depends on how legitimate you want to be...

 

You could wait a few months for win10 and then free upgrade to that.

 

Depending on your moral values, there are pretty easy ways to grab yourself a free 8.1 or 7 version through the interwebz.

That's actually one of the reasons I want to buy Windows 8.1. I want a legitimate copy of Windows. That, coupled with the above issue, me liking 8.1 better than 7, some of my hardware (Corsair Vengeance K70 and Logitech T650) being optimized for 8.1 and the discount make this something I'm sure I want to do-if it fixes my current issue.

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Moto 360, Silver Finish with 22mm Cognac Leather Band, Pascual watchface
iPad with Retina Display (3rd Generation), 16GB, Black, Wifi Only

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Windows 7 Ultimate Windows 8.1 Pro for Students Monitor: Acer K242HL Bhid 1080p 24" Monitor Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Cherry MX Blue Mouse: Logitech T650
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"Paid upgrade, not fresh install" - if it's similar to the upgrade offered by Microsoft when win 8 came out, then no, you wouldn't be able to go from 32bit to 64bit. the upgrade only worked when upgrading in the same "bit" neighborhood. 


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"Paid upgrade, not fresh install" - if it's similar to the upgrade offered by Microsoft when win 8 came out, then no, you wouldn't be able to go from 32bit to 64bit. the upgrade only worked when upgrading in the same "bit" neighborhood.

By that I mean paying for the digital copy rather than a disk.

"We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology." ~Carl Sagan


OnePlus One, 64GB Black, Rooted, Oxygen OS 1.0.0
Moto 360, Silver Finish with 22mm Cognac Leather Band, Pascual watchface
iPad with Retina Display (3rd Generation), 16GB, Black, Wifi Only

CPU: Intel i5-4690K CPU Cooler: Stock Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97N WIFI Mini ITX RAM: Kingston Savage 8GB 1866MHz SSD: Sandisk Ultra Plus 256GB HDD: WD Caviar Blue 1TB 7200RPM Case: Fractal Design Node 304, Black GPU: Intel HD Graphics 4600 PSU: Corsair RM450 OS:
Windows 7 Ultimate Windows 8.1 Pro for Students Monitor: Acer K242HL Bhid 1080p 24" Monitor Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Cherry MX Blue Mouse: Logitech T650
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Blasphemer!

I like the look better, it's faster, has better security features etc.

I don't mean to be rude, but unless you have something constructive to add to the thread, please don't comment.

"We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology." ~Carl Sagan


OnePlus One, 64GB Black, Rooted, Oxygen OS 1.0.0
Moto 360, Silver Finish with 22mm Cognac Leather Band, Pascual watchface
iPad with Retina Display (3rd Generation), 16GB, Black, Wifi Only

CPU: Intel i5-4690K CPU Cooler: Stock Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97N WIFI Mini ITX RAM: Kingston Savage 8GB 1866MHz SSD: Sandisk Ultra Plus 256GB HDD: WD Caviar Blue 1TB 7200RPM Case: Fractal Design Node 304, Black GPU: Intel HD Graphics 4600 PSU: Corsair RM450 OS:
Windows 7 Ultimate Windows 8.1 Pro for Students Monitor: Acer K242HL Bhid 1080p 24" Monitor Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Cherry MX Blue Mouse: Logitech T650
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