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| 1283077 | 2012-06-20 22:59:00 | I have a new PC that came with an OEM version of Win7 HP 64bit. If by chance I decided to create another partition and use my WIN7 HP upgrade disk from another PC to create a 32bit version, could I use the 64bit OEM product key to activate the installation on the new PC? |
Bryan (147) | ||
| 1283078 | 2012-06-21 00:06:00 | Hypothetical ??? ;) Hypothetically yes you can. Its the same PC, same hardware, same COA, just on two partitions. If it were going onto another different computer then no. BUT I wouldn't use an upgraded DVD. The OS you are installing has to be 32 bit if you want a 32 bit OS, the 64Bit DVD doesn't give you the option to install as 32Bit. The 64bit key will work on a 32 bit install. Of course this is all Hypothetical eh :D |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1283079 | 2012-06-21 00:30:00 | I have the Win7 HP upgrade version both 32 bit and 64 bit from a previous computer life. I just wondered, that's all. 64 bit works well for me except it won't allow 16 bit card games that I rather like. Strange that the more modern card games are not as well presented as the old WEP games. |
Bryan (147) | ||
| 1283080 | 2012-06-21 00:39:00 | If it is a new big brand machine, then it will have SLIC in Bios, meaning you do not have to activate. Windows key does not differentiate between 32 bit and 64 bit only the edition matters such as HP OEM, HP retail, etc.. So you can have both 32 and 64 bit editions installed on the same machine sharing the same key technically. |
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