Can I use key of windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit for 64 bit. Andre Da Costa replied on October 28, 2012. Community Moderator. Wiki Author. Launch expert - Windows 10. Wiki Master. MCC Content Creator. MCC Content Curator. Completed Training. Most Recommended Discussion. Yes, you can use the same product key. You will have to do a clean installation, there is no in place upgrade path from Windows 7 32 Bit to 64 bit. Using the Windows 7 64 bit disk, install the Windows 7 Windows Easy Transfer Utility from the DVD (To find it, just navigate to x:\support\migwiz, 'x:' represents the name of your disk drive. In this folder, you will see a collection of files, the important one you need to look for and double click is 'migsetup'.). run it and create a WET file (Windows Easy Transfer file), if you have an external hard disk, you can have it stored there so you can access it later when you do a clean install of Windows 7 64 bit disk. Once you have done that, simply do a clean install of Windows 7 64 bit disk. In Windows 7 64 bit disk, launch Windows Easy Transfer, follow the on screen wizard, point to where you stored the the WET file (external hard disk), and it will restore your personal files and settings. Reinstall any necessary applications. Boot from the Windows 7 64 bit DVD Click Install Now Accept License Agreement When the option is displayed to select an installation type, click (Custom Advanced. select the disk partition where you would like to install Windows 7 Click Next. You will receive the following warning. The partition you selected might contain files from a previous Windows Installation. If it does, these files and folders will be moved to a folder named You will be able to access the information in but you will be able to use your previous version of Windows. (At all cost, do NOT click anything named Format or Delete or Partition. So even doing a custom install, your personal files are still preserved. Click OK. Setup will now start the installation. During the installation, your machine will be restarted several times. When the installation is complete, you can complete the Out of Box experience such as selecting your laptop, create a username, password, your time zone. You can then proceed to download the latest updates for Windows and reinstall your applications and drivers. You can then recover your personal files from the folder and reinstall all your applications and drivers. Best, Andre Windows Insider MVP MVP-Windows and Devices for IT twitter adacosta. Be the first person to mark this helpful. The key will work with 32 and 64 bit, but you can only have one installed per key. How many Computers Can You Install One License On. If you purchase one (1) retail Windows 7 edition, you may install and activate just one (1) installation at a time. You will need to buy a second license/key to activate a second Windows 7 installation at the same time. There is no discount on a second license if you already have a license. You can buy Windows 7 here (or at a local store. 1. OVERVIEW a. Software. The software includes desktop operating system software. This software does not include Windows Live services. Windows Live is a service available from Microsoft under a separate agreement. b. License Model. The software is licensed on a per copy per computer basis. A computer is a physical hardware system with an internal storage device capable of running the software. A hardware partition or blade is considered to be a separate computer. Sharing bits of knowledge. Be the first person to mark this helpful.
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