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Can I do a clean install of Windows 7 64 bit onto my Windows XP 32 bit?
I have an eMachines T6003 with an AMD Athlon 64 Processor and am running the full 4gb of ram. My current operating system is Windows XP 32 bit. So I was wondering if it would be possible for me to do a clean install of Windows 7 64 bit onto my computer? Because whenever I load the install disc it says that it is not a valid Win32 application? Any help onto this would be great.
You can do a clean install, but it must be a TRUE clean install... that is, you'll need to BOOT from the Windows 7 installation DVD and run the installation FROM the DVD. You won't be able to start the installation from within your old version of Windows.
There are two main reasons you can't do what you are trying to do:
**1) You cannot UPGRADE from a 32-bit to a 64-bit OS
**2) You cannot UPGRADE from Win XP to Win 7
If you want to do a clean install of Windows 7 64-bit, you are forced to start the installation by using the Windows 7 DVD. You would need to insert the DVD and power on the comptuer and actually boot from the DVD and not your hard drive. (Depending on your settings, you may need to change your BIOS settings in order to allow your computer to boot from a CD/DVD.)
Once the DVD starts, it will walk you through the installation process.
Now, HERE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART: In order to install Windows 7 64-bit on your computer, you are going to HAVE to REFORMAT your current hard drive. That means you are going to lose EVERYTHING on that hard drive. All your applications, all your music and documents... everything will be gone. Before you start this process, please make sure you back up EVERYTHING you want to save and have copies of the installation files for any programs you might want to re-install.
That is the only way you'll be able to make the change you want from Windows XP 32-bit to Windows 7 64-bit. There is no upgrade path or method of making the change that will allow you to migrate existing files and applications.
The only other hold-up you might have with this is the processor in the machine. I looked it up for you and found some information here:
http://developer.amd.com/pages/123200367.aspx
While the AMD 64-series claims to have 64-bit support, that processor is six years old and was introduced right at the beginning of the roll-out of 64-bit processors. If you read the link I sent you, AMD still refers to Microsoft's first 64-bit OS (Windows XP 64-bit) as a BETA version... so it is very possible that the early form of the 64-bit architecture on your processor is not 100% compatible with the current specs on 64-bit processors and, therefore, may not be able to run Windows 7 64-bit.
You'll only be able to find that out by trial-and-error, as I was not able to find a specific document that confirmed or denied whether or not Windows 7 64-bit supports that particular processor.
Hope that helps!
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