My program folder can be reused after the upgrade to Windows 7 32-bit to Windows 7 64 bit?

Upgrade to Win 7 32 bit to 64 bit

I'm about to upgrade my PC 32 bit to Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit.  I wonder if the program data folder can be reused with the 64-bit version?  If so, it would save a lot of time.  Also should I re - activate the copy and should I do before relocation to prevent Microsoft telling me that I have a pirated copy!

I can assume that the restoration of Win 7 would not achieve what he would actually have to go back in time 32-bit!  Or not?

All the advice of those who did this would be welcome.

(PC is 64-bit capable and I will have saved all the data as usual files to an external source).

Thanks in advance.

No, you will need to reinstall all your applications and install native 64-bit drivers for your hardware.

Make sure that you back up your 32-bit installation before upgrading:

http://www.notebooks.com/2009/10/24/how-to-backup-your-installation-of-Windows-7/

You will need to do a clean install, there is no place on the way to upgrade Windows 7 32 bit to 64 bit.

Using the disk of 64-bit Windows 7, install Windows 7 Windows Easy Transfer Utility from the DVD (to find it, simply navigate to x:\support\migwiz, "x:" is the name of your hard drive. (In this case, you will see a collection of files, the important"that you must search for and double-click is 'migsetup'.) run it and create a DAMP (Windows Easy Transfer file), if you have an external hard drive, you can access it later when you perform a clean install of Windows 7 64-bit disk so you can stored there.

Once you have done this, just do a clean install of Windows 7 64 bit disc. In Windows 7 64 bit disk, start Windows Easy Transfer, follow the wizard screen, tap on which is stored the WET file (external hard drive) and it will restore your personal files and settings. Reinstall the applications needed.

http://www.notebooks.com/2009/10/07/using-Windows-easy-transfer-in-Windows-7/

64 bit 32 vs

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/32-bit-and-64-bit-Windows-frequently-asked-questions

My PC running the 32-bit version or 64-bit Windows?

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/find-out-32-or-64-bit

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/installing-and-reinstalling-Windows-7

Windows 7 64 bit comes in handy when you need to deal with at least 4 GB of RAM or more. Windows 7 32 bit can use up to 3.2 GB of RAM. Because the address space of memory is much larger for 64-bit Windows, this means that you need two times more memory than the 32-bit Windows to accomplish some of the same task, but you are able to do much more, you can have more apps open, do things like run a virus scan in the background it will affect the performance of your system. 64-bit Windows 7 is safer too, malicious code cannot easily infiltrate it, drivers are more reliable because they must be signed before it can work with 64 bit Windows 7.

Regarding compatibility, you need device drivers 64-bit hardware devices, you may have. In addition, there is no 16-bit subsystem in Windows 7 64-bit, which means, your applications must be 32-bit only, not 16-bit Installer or programs uninstaller.

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