Win 7 upgrade

I have XP Home (32bit) in finnish. Can I buy a Win 7 UPG (in finnish) and
upgrade to 64bit in the same process?

( I know I have to make it dual boot, as I wouldn't have a printer under
64bit Win, as Canon fails to provide 64bit drivers for most of their stuff,
like my LBP-2900)


tumppi2 is: MSI K9A2 CF-F ver.1 m/b (BIOS 1.8) , AMD Phenom 8650 boxed,
2*2048MB Kingston Valueram, Club 3D 8600GT 512MB, 500GB+640GB (Samsung
HD501LJ + WDC WD6400AAKS SATA-HDs), LiteOn SOHW-1693S DVD+/-RW DL, TDK
CDRW321040B CD-RW, WT KM06 case, 420W PSU, add'l Nexus 80mm case fan.
OS: Windows XPhome (SP3 and all fixes)

tumppi3 is a laptop: Acer TravelMate7520-402G16Mi,
Turion58,2GB(2*1),2*160GB, DVD-RW
OS: Windows Vista Home Premium SP2, all updated


Externals: HDs: a WD Elements 1TB, homebuilt ext HD w/Samsung SP F1 1TB;
Canon LBP-2900B, HP F2180
el cheapo Wb-cam (no make or model)



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Thomas Wendell
Helsinki, Finland
Translations to/from FI not always accurate

Q. "I have XP Home (32bit) in finnish. Can I buy a Win 7 UPG (in
finnish) and upgrade to 64bit in the same process?"

A. No. You would need to perform a Custom (advanced installation).
Please see: http://windows.microsoft.com/upgrade...s-vista-custom
Note: A dual-boot would require a "full license" version of Windows 7.

Thomas Wendell wrote:
> I have XP Home (32bit) in finnish. Can I buy a Win 7 UPG (in finnish) and
> upgrade to 64bit in the same process?
>
> ( I know I have to make it dual boot, as I wouldn't have a printer under
> 64bit Win, as Canon fails to provide 64bit drivers for most of their stuff,
> like my LBP-2900)
>
>
> tumppi2 is: MSI K9A2 CF-F ver.1 m/b (BIOS 1.8) , AMD Phenom 8650 boxed,
> 2*2048MB Kingston Valueram, Club 3D 8600GT 512MB, 500GB+640GB (Samsung
> HD501LJ + WDC WD6400AAKS SATA-HDs), LiteOn SOHW-1693S DVD+/-RW DL, TDK
> CDRW321040B CD-RW, WT KM06 case, 420W PSU, add'l Nexus 80mm case fan.
> OS: Windows XPhome (SP3 and all fixes)
>
> tumppi3 is a laptop: Acer TravelMate7520-402G16Mi,
> Turion58,2GB(2*1),2*160GB, DVD-RW
> OS: Windows Vista Home Premium SP2, all updated
>
>
> Externals: HDs: a WD Elements 1TB, homebuilt ext HD w/Samsung SP F1 1TB;
> Canon LBP-2900B, HP F2180
> el cheapo Wb-cam (no make or model)
>
>
>

"Leroy" <> kirjoitti
viestissä:%. ..
> Q. "I have XP Home (32bit) in finnish. Can I buy a Win 7 UPG (in finnish)
> and upgrade to 64bit in the same process?"
>
> A. No. You would need to perform a Custom (advanced installation).
> Please see: http://windows.microsoft.com/upgrade...s-vista-custom


Can I do a Custom installation from a "Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Edition FIN UPG" disk?
As said, it would be full install anyway, as I'm running XPh


> Note: A dual-boot would require a "full license" version of Windows 7.

OK, no dual boot (but two HDs so can BIOS-choose which to boot from)


>
> Thomas Wendell wrote:
>> I have XP Home (32bit) in finnish. Can I buy a Win 7 UPG (in finnish) and
>> upgrade to 64bit in the same process?
>>
>> ( I know I have to make it dual boot, as I wouldn't have a printer under
>> 64bit Win, as Canon fails to provide 64bit drivers for most of their
>> stuff, like my LBP-2900)
>>
>>
>> tumppi2 is: MSI K9A2 CF-F ver.1 m/b (BIOS 1.8) , AMD Phenom 8650 boxed,
>> 2*2048MB Kingston Valueram, Club 3D 8600GT 512MB, 500GB+640GB (Samsung
>> HD501LJ + WDC WD6400AAKS SATA-HDs), LiteOn SOHW-1693S DVD+/-RW DL, TDK
>> CDRW321040B CD-RW, WT KM06 case, 420W PSU, add'l Nexus 80mm case fan.
>> OS: Windows XPhome (SP3 and all fixes)
>>
>> tumppi3 is a laptop: Acer TravelMate7520-402G16Mi,
>> Turion58,2GB(2*1),2*160GB, DVD-RW
>> OS: Windows Vista Home Premium SP2, all updated
>>
>>
>> Externals: HDs: a WD Elements 1TB, homebuilt ext HD w/Samsung SP F1 1TB;
>> Canon LBP-2900B, HP F2180
>> el cheapo Wb-cam (no make or model)
>>
>>

way to get around the dual boot is use a boot commander program
worked for me.


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"Thomas Wendell" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> "Leroy" <> kirjoitti
> viestissä:%. ..
>> Q. "I have XP Home (32bit) in finnish. Can I buy a Win 7 UPG (in finnish)
>> and upgrade to 64bit in the same process?"
>>
>> A. No. You would need to perform a Custom (advanced installation).
>> Please see: http://windows.microsoft.com/upgrade...s-vista-custom
>
>
> Can I do a Custom installation from a "Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
> Edition FIN UPG" disk?
> As said, it would be full install anyway, as I'm running XPh
>
>
>> Note: A dual-boot would require a "full license" version of Windows 7.
>
> OK, no dual boot (but two HDs so can BIOS-choose which to boot from)
>
>
>>
>> Thomas Wendell wrote:
>>> I have XP Home (32bit) in finnish. Can I buy a Win 7 UPG (in finnish)
>>> and upgrade to 64bit in the same process?
>>>
>>> ( I know I have to make it dual boot, as I wouldn't have a printer under
>>> 64bit Win, as Canon fails to provide 64bit drivers for most of their
>>> stuff, like my LBP-2900)
>>>
>>>
>>> tumppi2 is: MSI K9A2 CF-F ver.1 m/b (BIOS 1.8) , AMD Phenom 8650 boxed,
>>> 2*2048MB Kingston Valueram, Club 3D 8600GT 512MB, 500GB+640GB (Samsung
>>> HD501LJ + WDC WD6400AAKS SATA-HDs), LiteOn SOHW-1693S DVD+/-RW DL, TDK
>>> CDRW321040B CD-RW, WT KM06 case, 420W PSU, add'l Nexus 80mm case fan.
>>> OS: Windows XPhome (SP3 and all fixes)
>>>
>>> tumppi3 is a laptop: Acer TravelMate7520-402G16Mi,
>>> Turion58,2GB(2*1),2*160GB, DVD-RW
>>> OS: Windows Vista Home Premium SP2, all updated
>>>
>>>
>>> Externals: HDs: a WD Elements 1TB, homebuilt ext HD w/Samsung SP F1 1TB;
>>> Canon LBP-2900B, HP F2180
>>> el cheapo Wb-cam (no make or model)
>>>
>>>
>

XP upgrade to 7 is never supported no matter if 32 or 64..

Xp32 to Vista32 is possible ( XPHome to all Vistas´, XP Pro to Vista Bus and
Ult)
Xp64 to Vista64 also.

From Vista to 7 is again supported. 32 to 32 and 64 to 64.

32 to 64 is in every case a format of hdd and then clean install. 32 and 64
is totally incompatible, so the XP/Vista 32 cannot even execute the 64bit
setup.exe .. impossible - therfore it needs to be booted into a 64bit
environment from the CD and execute its programs within that setup
environment.

"Leroy" <> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:%...
> Q. "I have XP Home (32bit) in finnish. Can I buy a Win 7 UPG (in finnish)
> and upgrade to 64bit in the same process?"
>
> A. No. You would need to perform a Custom (advanced installation).
> Please see: http://windows.microsoft.com/upgrade...s-vista-custom
> Note: A dual-boot would require a "full license" version of Windows 7.
>
> Thomas Wendell wrote:
>> I have XP Home (32bit) in finnish. Can I buy a Win 7 UPG (in finnish) and
>> upgrade to 64bit in the same process?
>>
>> ( I know I have to make it dual boot, as I wouldn't have a printer under
>> 64bit Win, as Canon fails to provide 64bit drivers for most of their
>> stuff, like my LBP-2900)
>>
>>
>> tumppi2 is: MSI K9A2 CF-F ver.1 m/b (BIOS 1.8) , AMD Phenom 8650 boxed,
>> 2*2048MB Kingston Valueram, Club 3D 8600GT 512MB, 500GB+640GB (Samsung
>> HD501LJ + WDC WD6400AAKS SATA-HDs), LiteOn SOHW-1693S DVD+/-RW DL, TDK
>> CDRW321040B CD-RW, WT KM06 case, 420W PSU, add'l Nexus 80mm case fan.
>> OS: Windows XPhome (SP3 and all fixes)
>>
>> tumppi3 is a laptop: Acer TravelMate7520-402G16Mi,
>> Turion58,2GB(2*1),2*160GB, DVD-RW
>> OS: Windows Vista Home Premium SP2, all updated
>>
>>
>> Externals: HDs: a WD Elements 1TB, homebuilt ext HD w/Samsung SP F1 1TB;
>> Canon LBP-2900B, HP F2180
>> el cheapo Wb-cam (no make or model)
>>
>>

On Fri, 2 Apr 2010 07:45:34 +0200, "Sascha" <barefoot_nrw__@gmx.net>
wrote:

> XP upgrade to 7 is never supported no matter if 32 or 64..


Correct. However, because it can save money for many people, it's
important to realize that you *can* use a Windows 7 Upgrade DVD to do
a clean installation *if* Windows XP is installed.


> Xp32 to Vista32 is possible ( XPHome to all Vistas´, XP Pro to Vista Bus and
> Ult)
> Xp64 to Vista64 also.
>
> From Vista to 7 is again supported. 32 to 32 and 64 to 64.
>
> 32 to 64 is in every case a format of hdd and then clean install. 32 and 64
> is totally incompatible, so the XP/Vista 32 cannot even execute the 64bit
> setup.exe .. impossible - therfore it needs to be booted into a 64bit
> environment from the CD and execute its programs within that setup
> environment.
>
> "Leroy" <> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:%...
> > Q. "I have XP Home (32bit) in finnish. Can I buy a Win 7 UPG (in finnish)
> > and upgrade to 64bit in the same process?"
> >
> > A. No. You would need to perform a Custom (advanced installation).
> > Please see: http://windows.microsoft.com/upgrade...s-vista-custom
> > Note: A dual-boot would require a "full license" version of Windows 7.
> >
> > Thomas Wendell wrote:
> >> I have XP Home (32bit) in finnish. Can I buy a Win 7 UPG (in finnish) and
> >> upgrade to 64bit in the same process?
> >>
> >> ( I know I have to make it dual boot, as I wouldn't have a printer under
> >> 64bit Win, as Canon fails to provide 64bit drivers for most of their
> >> stuff, like my LBP-2900)
> >>
> >>
> >> tumppi2 is: MSI K9A2 CF-F ver.1 m/b (BIOS 1.8) , AMD Phenom 8650 boxed,
> >> 2*2048MB Kingston Valueram, Club 3D 8600GT 512MB, 500GB+640GB (Samsung
> >> HD501LJ + WDC WD6400AAKS SATA-HDs), LiteOn SOHW-1693S DVD+/-RW DL, TDK
> >> CDRW321040B CD-RW, WT KM06 case, 420W PSU, add'l Nexus 80mm case fan.
> >> OS: Windows XPhome (SP3 and all fixes)
> >>
> >> tumppi3 is a laptop: Acer TravelMate7520-402G16Mi,
> >> Turion58,2GB(2*1),2*160GB, DVD-RW
> >> OS: Windows Vista Home Premium SP2, all updated
> >>
> >>
> >> Externals: HDs: a WD Elements 1TB, homebuilt ext HD w/Samsung SP F1 1TB;
> >> Canon LBP-2900B, HP F2180
> >> el cheapo Wb-cam (no make or model)
> >>
> >>

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