The family pack license question

I brought the family pack and installed the 32 bit on one of my computers.  But I can change my mind and want to go to 64-bit in a couple of weeks after I receive a problem or two fixed. Besides all the obvious problems with going from 32 to 64.  SE coward a license by installing two different versions on the same computer?

Hi Jer1177,

Thanks for posting. You can install the 64-bit without any problems, as long as your 32 bit OS is uninstalled. If you run no activation questions use the phone activation and you can enable by this means.

I hope this helps! Shawn - Support Engineer - MCP, MCDST
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