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Ask a question. Quick access. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. Answered by:. Archived Forums. Sign in to vote. I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Bill Smithers Volunteer Moderator. Hi, Microsoft no longer sells Windows 7. You will need to try Amazon. If not available, Windows 7 will not work correctly for you. Download and run the Windows Upgrade Advisor. If you have older printers and other externals, stay with 32 bit Win 7. There's not much advantage in installing 64 bit unless you have more than 4 GB of memory.
Thank you for the replies. I guess of asked what is the advantage of 32 bit and 64 bit. The 64 bit versions can use much more. Mainly I got 8GB so I can put off upgraging for a while. A long while I hope! It may help another user. It is, of course, important to back up your PC and all your data first, because things sometimes go wrong.
Make sure that Vista is patched and up-to-date before upgrading. Windows 7 is no longer the current version, and there are scammers selling pirate copies, so caveat emptor. You will need to buy a version that is as good as or better than your current version of Vista. See Windows 7 Upgrade Paths for more details. Further, in-place upgrades have to go from bit to bit versions, or from bit to bit versions, not from bit to bit versions, or vice versa.
To do this, select the Custom option instead of the usual Upgrade option. One problem with upgrading to Windows 7 is that the DVD versions are now many years out of date. The last time I did a clean installation of Windows 7, it was still installing updates three days later. Also, Windows 7 reaches the end of its life in , though you may need to buy a new PC before then. Is there an easy way to wipe it clean and do a new install of Windows 10?
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