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Ok then, have you done it before, and how?

 

When the update rolls out on the 29th, you use the thing to upgrade to Windows 10, which will give you the 32bit version. Then you wait for the 64bit ISO to be released. You then download that and a key extractor. Put the ISO on an empty USB stick. Then use the key extractor to get your new windows key that was updated when you updated to windows 10 and write it down on a piece of paper or something. Then, turn off your computer. Mash whatever key it is for your motherboard to enter the boot menu. Then select to boot from your USB drive. You will then continue through the normal windows installation progress and when it asks you for your product key, enter in the one that you wrote down on your piece of paper. Boom, done.

 

Also, upgrading to a 64 bit OS will reformat your drives, so you will lose any games, pictures, etc. that you had on them. So, I would back them up to something.

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I am revamping someones laptop by cleaning it out, putting windows 10 on it and new thermal paste. I was wondering if i upgrade from windows 7 32bit which is on the laptop to 64 bit windows 10

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I don't believe you are given that option. You'll probably have to do a clean install (not sure though) are you sure you the cpu is a 64 bit?

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I don't believe you are given that option. You'll probably have to do a clean install (not sure though) are you sure you the cpu is a 64 bit?

Its a sandy bridge i5, but the os is windows 7 32bit

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I am revamping someones laptop by cleaning it out, putting windows 10 on it and new thermal paste. I was wondering if i upgrade from windows 7 32bit which is on the laptop to 64 bit windows 10

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As far as the little upgrader that shows up in your taskbar, no you will not be able to do it from there.

 

You will have to wait until Microsoft (or someone else) releases the 64 bit Windows 10 ISO, put that on a flashdrive and install it onto your PC using the code that you can get using any sort of code extractor.

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Its a sandy bridge i5, but the os is windows 7 32bit

I think it will automatically upgrade to 32bit W10. You can try and do a fresh install if it turns out you can't change to 64-bit.

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Don't forget to follow your topics :P

 

As far as the little upgrader that shows up in your taskbar, no you will not be able to do it from there.

 

You will have to wait until Microsoft (or someone else) releases the 64 bit Windows 10 ISO, put that on a flashdrive and install it onto your PC using the code that you can get using any sort of code extractor.

Im looking at my topic still, but what code extractor?

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Im looking at my topic still, but what code extractor?

 

It is a program that you can install that will show you the codes that you used to activate certain products on your computer, like windows. It is likely that when you upgrade to windows 10, your code will be changed, so the one that you might have on your disk will not work.

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It is a program that you can install that will show you the codes that you used to activate certain products on your computer, like windows. It is likely that when you upgrade to windows 10, your code will be changed, so the one that you might have on your disk will not work.

Do i install it on the computer im upgrading?

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Do i install it on the computer im upgrading?

 

Yes, you would install it on the computer you are upgrading after you upgrade to the 32bit version of Windows 10 through the thing on your taskbar.

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Yes, you would install it on the computer you are upgrading after you upgrade to the 32bit version of Windows 10 through the thing on your taskbar.

Ok then, have you done it before, and how?

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Ok then, have you done it before, and how?

 

When the update rolls out on the 29th, you use the thing to upgrade to Windows 10, which will give you the 32bit version. Then you wait for the 64bit ISO to be released. You then download that and a key extractor. Put the ISO on an empty USB stick. Then use the key extractor to get your new windows key that was updated when you updated to windows 10 and write it down on a piece of paper or something. Then, turn off your computer. Mash whatever key it is for your motherboard to enter the boot menu. Then select to boot from your USB drive. You will then continue through the normal windows installation progress and when it asks you for your product key, enter in the one that you wrote down on your piece of paper. Boom, done.

 

Also, upgrading to a 64 bit OS will reformat your drives, so you will lose any games, pictures, etc. that you had on them. So, I would back them up to something.

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If you have Windows 7 or Windows 8 32-bit, you'll upgrade to Windows 10 32-bit.

However the product key had never defined the version of Windows, only its editions. That means that you can either:

-> Clean install your Windows 7 with a friends Windows 7 64-bit disk for example of the same edition and license (OEM/Retail) using your OWN product key.

-> Or, upgrade to Windows 10 32-bit to get the WIn10 license, then download the Windows 10 64-bit ISO , and now you can clean install Windows 10 64-bit.

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When the update rolls out on the 29th, you use the thing to upgrade to Windows 10, which will give you the 32bit version. Then you wait for the 64bit ISO to be released. You then download that and a key extractor. Put the ISO on an empty USB stick. Then use the key extractor to get your new windows key that was updated when you updated to windows 10 and write it down on a piece of paper or something. Then, turn off your computer. Mash whatever key it is for your motherboard to enter the boot menu. Then select to boot from your USB drive. You will then continue through the normal windows installation progress and when it asks you for your product key, enter in the one that you wrote down on your piece of paper. Boom, done.

 

Also, upgrading to a 64 bit OS will reformat your drives, so you will lose any games, pictures, etc. that you had on them. So, I would back them up to something.

Thanks alot. I will use that method

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