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ASKING to CONVERT 32Bit system to 64Bit sytem

11 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/asking-to-convert-32bit-system-to-64bit-sytem.187032/

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AK HIL Original post #1
Sep 17, 2014 at 11:05 AM
GUYzz how can we convert a 32bit system to 64 bit system
in my case my motherboard is intel DH55PJ

Intel® Desktop Board DH55PJ
rhitwick
rhitwick #2
Sep 17, 2014 at 12:58 PM
No, you can't 'convert', rather get hold of a 64 bit version of any OS and it.
TheHumanBot
TheHumanBot #3
Sep 17, 2014 at 1:07 PM
i suggest you to read this : 64-bit computing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

you can not convert. fresh install is only option for you. what processor you are running?
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AK HIL #4
Sep 17, 2014 at 2:01 PM
intel core i3 CPU 530 @2.93Ghz
guyz iam newbie to this area
plz help

so i only need to install 64bit version of OS into ma computer...
does my system support 64 bit..???
thetechfreak
thetechfreak #5
Sep 17, 2014 at 2:45 PM
Yes it supports a 64 bit OS. Be sure to backup everything before formatting though.
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AK HIL #6
Sep 17, 2014 at 3:01 PM
how can we recognise whether our system support 64Bit or 32Bit...just want to know...??:|
thetechfreak
thetechfreak #7
Sep 17, 2014 at 3:44 PM
Read the link posted by [MENTION=53760]TheHumanBot[/MENTION]

Also check this: ARK | Intel® Coreâ„¢ i3-530 Processor (4M Cache, 2.93 GHz)

It states your processor supports 64 bit(The one under "Instruction set")


In general, every modern day processor supports 64 bit OSs. You don't have to worry about compatibility.
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AK HIL #8
Sep 17, 2014 at 4:00 PM
thanks alot it was soo helpful....i was in middle of somewhere...love this forum
Vyom
Vyom #9
Sep 17, 2014 at 9:00 PM
While it's good that people didn't troll the new guy by saying, "Just install the 32 bit OS twice to convert it into 64 bit", I think OP should also consider the reason for upgrading to a 64 bit OS.
[MENTION=276947]AK HIL[/MENTION]: I hope you know that the only benefit of having a 64 bit OS is that you can use more than 4 GB of RAM and can work on files more than 4 GB.
If you think 64 bit OS will make your PC double fast than a 32 bit OS then you will be mistaken.

So think about the need for you to upgrade to 64 bit and don't do it just because "other people have done it".

And yea.. welcome to the forum.
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insaneYLN #10
Sep 17, 2014 at 11:57 PM
I have previously installed the 64-bit version of an operating system with relevant drivers on numerous configurations, be it, Intel based or AMD based. The said configurations have usually sported 2GB of RAM, but my purposeful intention of doing so, was to give every user the flexible liberty to upgrade the RAM, if he/she chose to do so in the future.

Was it a wrong/bad practice on my part?