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xp pro to xp pro 64

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emmanuel prepetit

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could i installed 64 on pro 32 without loosing my programs? or do i need to
have a dual boot? do i need two drives or a partition drive? my drive have 4
partitions C_D_E_H. enough space in E ( 91.8 GB )

770-685-1869

ep91729@gmail.com
Thanks
 
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"emmanuel prepetit" <emmanuelprepetit@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> could i installed 64 on pro 32 without loosing my programs? or do i need to
> have a dual boot? do i need two drives or a partition drive? my drive have 4
> partitions C_D_E_H. enough space in E ( 91.8 GB )
>
> 770-685-1869
>
> ep91729@gmail.com
> Thanks
 
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John John - MVP

Flightless Bird
It will have to be a clean install, you can't upgrade 32-bit XP to
64-bit. You can install it on a different partition of its own, E will
be fine.

John

emmanuel prepetit wrote:
> could i installed 64 on pro 32 without loosing my programs? or do i need to
> have a dual boot? do i need two drives or a partition drive? my drive have 4
> partitions C_D_E_H. enough space in E ( 91.8 GB )
>
> 770-685-1869
>
> ep91729@gmail.com
> Thanks
 
K

Ken Blake, MVP

Flightless Bird
On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 10:46:02 -0800, emmanuel prepetit
<emmanuelprepetit@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> could i installed 64 on pro 32 without loosing my programs?



No. You can not upgrade from 32-bit to 64-bit. The only way to get
64-bit is by a clean installation.


> or do i need to
> have a dual boot?


You *can*, but you don't need to. To me, there's no good reason to
dual-boot. If you want 64-bit, install it cleanly and get rid of the
32-bit version. You'll have to reinstall your programs, but to me
that's less of a problem that having to deal with a dual-boot
situation.



> do i need two drives or a partition drive?


Partitioning a drive into two is essentially the same as having two
drives. The software can't tell the two situations apart.


> my drive have 4
> partitions C_D_E_H. enough space in E ( 91.8 GB )
>
> 770-685-1869
>
> ep91729@gmail.com
> Thanks

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No; You could; Doesn't matter.

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Do you realize you've just told everyone in the world (including thieves)
that you live at 1201 North Park Ln in Alpharetta, GA 30004?


emmanuel prepetit wrote:
> could i installed 64 on pro 32 without loosing my programs? or do i need
> to
> have a dual boot? do i need two drives or a partition drive? my drive have
> 4
> partitions C_D_E_H. enough space in E ( 91.8 GB )
>
> 770-685-1869
>
> ep91729@gmail.com
> Thanks
 
B

Bob I

Flightless Bird
Windows XP Pro 64 bit only is OEM, do you have the CD and key to install
it? It will have to be installed in its own partion as a fresh install.

emmanuel prepetit wrote:

> could i installed 64 on pro 32 without loosing my programs? or do i need to
> have a dual boot? do i need two drives or a partition drive? my drive have 4
> partitions C_D_E_H. enough space in E ( 91.8 GB )
>
 
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