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| Thread ID: 106868 | 2010-01-26 05:34:00 | Upgrade 32 bit to 64 bit OS? | aklthomas (12936) | Press F1 |
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| 852122 | 2010-01-26 05:34:00 | Hi there, I just bought a HP laptop on the weekend. The laptop has 4 Gb RAM but the OS installed is 32 bit system, which means 1 Gb RAM will be wasted. I know I can't upgrade from 32 bit to 64 bit OS but is it possible to take it back to the retail store/HP service centre and ask them to do it? Anyone has came across with this kind of situation before? Thanks in advanced. |
aklthomas (12936) | ||
| 852123 | 2010-01-26 05:38:00 | But does it have a 64 bit CPU?? If it doesnt then you cant install 64 bit. I doubt the shop will install 64 bit for free. They're not that generous | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 852124 | 2010-01-26 07:24:00 | CPU is i5 (the second latest one?), so should be able to run 64 bit sys. I am even running a 64 bit OS on my two year old desktop PC. It's ok to pay a bit more to upgrade to 64 bit Os but just wanna know if it's achievable. Thanks! | aklthomas (12936) | ||
| 852125 | 2010-01-26 07:34:00 | Should be, why wouldnt it be achievable? | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 852126 | 2010-01-26 08:36:00 | Should be, why wouldnt it be achievable? What I mean is that if it's possible to get the retail store/HP to upgrade it for me. Has anybody have similar experience? |
aklthomas (12936) | ||
| 852127 | 2010-01-26 08:38:00 | Only way to know for sure. Go and ask, and find out | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 852128 | 2010-01-26 08:41:00 | Once tried to get Harvey Normans to do the opposite (Vista Ultimate 64bit to 32bit) in the early days of Vista when almost nothing worked with the thing. They would not play ball unless I purchased a Full Version. I learned to live with it. |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 852129 | 2010-01-27 01:30:00 | But does it have a 64 bit CPU?? If it doesnt then you cant install 64 bit. I doubt the shop will install 64 bit for free. They're not that generous I dont know if there are any 32bit only cpu's anymore in production....hasnt been for a couple of years! |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 852130 | 2010-01-27 02:05:00 | Pretty epic fail on HP's part, considering that the video chipset could be taking up even more valuable addressable memory space. | pablo d (15490) | ||
| 852131 | 2010-01-27 09:13:00 | I took it back to harvey norman and asked them to do it. There's no exact answer whether or not it can be done. Just told me to drop it off to the technician to have a look. So, I'm crossing my fingers and hope they'll do it for me. See what happen and will post back here once I got the laptop back. Thanks for all replies. |
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