Comments on: Windows 7 pre-order – available now on Microsoft Store! http://trevinchow.com/blog/2009/06/25/windows-7-pre-order-available-now-on-microsoft-store/ Microsoft Group Program Manager and Seattle Photographer Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:56:30 +0000 hourly 1 By: Trevin http://trevinchow.com/blog/2009/06/25/windows-7-pre-order-available-now-on-microsoft-store/comment-page-1/#comment-4065 Trevin Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:44:21 +0000 http://trevinchow.com/blog/2009/06/25/windows-7-pre-order-available-now-on-microsoft-store/#comment-4065 <strong>Bryan:</strong> You aren't stuck with 32-bit per-se, you can always re-install 64-bit later on but you'd need to do a "custom installation" which is essentially a clean install which won't migrate your installed apps or data. In a custom installation, your "windows" folder is moved to "windows.old" for you to access. Bryan: You aren’t stuck with 32-bit per-se, you can always re-install 64-bit later on but you’d need to do a “custom installation” which is essentially a clean install which won’t migrate your installed apps or data. In a custom installation, your “windows” folder is moved to “windows.old” for you to access.

]]> By: Bryan http://trevinchow.com/blog/2009/06/25/windows-7-pre-order-available-now-on-microsoft-store/comment-page-1/#comment-4054 Bryan Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:15:12 +0000 http://trevinchow.com/blog/2009/06/25/windows-7-pre-order-available-now-on-microsoft-store/#comment-4054 Trevin, My current system is only 32 bit compatible, but in the future I would like to upgrade it to be 64 bit compatible. If I load Windows 7 home premium as 32 bit when I recieve my upgrade disc, can I later re-install my Windows 7 Home Premium as 64 bit when my computer hardware is upgraded? In other words, am I stuck with 32 bit upgrade once I load it, or can I later re-install Windows 7 with 64 bit version using my upgrade disc (after reverting to my Vista build of course)? Trevin,

My current system is only 32 bit compatible, but in the future I would like to upgrade it to be 64 bit compatible. If I load Windows 7 home premium as 32 bit when I recieve my upgrade disc, can I later re-install my Windows 7 Home Premium as 64 bit when my computer hardware is upgraded?

In other words, am I stuck with 32 bit upgrade once I load it, or can I later re-install Windows 7 with 64 bit version using my upgrade disc (after reverting to my Vista build of course)?

]]> By: Trevin http://trevinchow.com/blog/2009/06/25/windows-7-pre-order-available-now-on-microsoft-store/comment-page-1/#comment-4028 Trevin Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:40:46 +0000 http://trevinchow.com/blog/2009/06/25/windows-7-pre-order-available-now-on-microsoft-store/#comment-4028 <strong>Nathan:</strong> You can upgrade from 32-bit Vista OS to 64-bit Windows 7, however, you will be forced to do a "clean install" which means none of your apps and data will be available in the new installation of Windows 7. Your old windows folder should be available in "Windows.old" folder, but for all intents and purposes, you will have to start over from scratch. Nathan: You can upgrade from 32-bit Vista OS to 64-bit Windows 7, however, you will be forced to do a “clean install” which means none of your apps and data will be available in the new installation of Windows 7. Your old windows folder should be available in “Windows.old” folder, but for all intents and purposes, you will have to start over from scratch.

]]> By: Nathan http://trevinchow.com/blog/2009/06/25/windows-7-pre-order-available-now-on-microsoft-store/comment-page-1/#comment-4021 Nathan Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:30:25 +0000 http://trevinchow.com/blog/2009/06/25/windows-7-pre-order-available-now-on-microsoft-store/#comment-4021 hi Trevin I am planning on doing the windows 7 upgrade by buying a new laptop before I go to uni in september therefore being elegible to upgrade the laptop running vista to windows 7 free of charge... i have seen a very good spec laptop in comet, but it has a 32bit operating system but with a 64bit processor... would i be elegible to upgrade from this 32bit vista OS to a 64bit windows 7 OS? i heard it would not be the case and would only be like for like? cheers, would be grateful of a definate answer! Nath hi Trevin

I am planning on doing the windows 7 upgrade by buying a new laptop before I go to uni in september therefore being elegible to upgrade the laptop running vista to windows 7 free of charge…

i have seen a very good spec laptop in comet, but it has a 32bit operating system but with a 64bit processor…

would i be elegible to upgrade from this 32bit vista OS to a 64bit windows 7 OS? i heard it would not be the case and would only be like for like?

cheers, would be grateful of a definate answer!

Nath

]]> By: EU citizen http://trevinchow.com/blog/2009/06/25/windows-7-pre-order-available-now-on-microsoft-store/comment-page-1/#comment-4015 EU citizen Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:36:40 +0000 http://trevinchow.com/blog/2009/06/25/windows-7-pre-order-available-now-on-microsoft-store/#comment-4015 That's what I wanna hear ;-) Thanks a lot! That’s what I wanna hear ;-)
Thanks a lot!

]]> By: Trevin http://trevinchow.com/blog/2009/06/25/windows-7-pre-order-available-now-on-microsoft-store/comment-page-1/#comment-4014 Trevin Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:17:47 +0000 http://trevinchow.com/blog/2009/06/25/windows-7-pre-order-available-now-on-microsoft-store/#comment-4014 <strong>EU citizen:</strong> Yes, it includes both architecture types. EU citizen: Yes, it includes both architecture types.

]]> By: EU citizen http://trevinchow.com/blog/2009/06/25/windows-7-pre-order-available-now-on-microsoft-store/comment-page-1/#comment-4013 EU citizen Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:21:47 +0000 http://trevinchow.com/blog/2009/06/25/windows-7-pre-order-available-now-on-microsoft-store/#comment-4013 "32-bit and 64-bit are included as a part of Windows 7 Home Premium as well, and all editions from other retailers in this pre-order" Hello, in the EU, I can preorder Seven Home Premium E. It costs 49,99 Euro. Do I also get 32-bit and 64-bit simultaneously by ordering one pre-order-kit? Thank you! “32-bit and 64-bit are included as a part of Windows 7 Home Premium as well, and all editions from other retailers in this pre-order”

Hello,

in the EU, I can preorder Seven Home Premium E. It costs 49,99 Euro. Do I also get 32-bit and 64-bit simultaneously by ordering one pre-order-kit?

Thank you!

]]> By: Eric http://trevinchow.com/blog/2009/06/25/windows-7-pre-order-available-now-on-microsoft-store/comment-page-1/#comment-4012 Eric Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:23:08 +0000 http://trevinchow.com/blog/2009/06/25/windows-7-pre-order-available-now-on-microsoft-store/#comment-4012 Thank you so much Trevin!!! Ordering right now! Also, congrats to MS on Win7. I think it's going to be a real hit with the public. Personally, I think Vista is fine.... the only major issue is that it really does require a significant H/W boost over XP to get the OS to perform even basic tasks with acceptable performance. Even on a 2.66Ghz Core2Duo with 2GB of RAM, basic file I/O operations like doing a file move of 2 GB of data, and then canceling the operation, would often result in the OS seeming to hang for 2-3 minutes doing God knows what... And the constant indexing and who knows what other things Vista seems to be constantly performing in the background that rob performance & compute cycles from foreground apps. Any ways, enough complaining. Thanks for the Info! 2 more licenses of Win7 Home Premium on order! :) -eric Thank you so much Trevin!!! Ordering right now!

Also, congrats to MS on Win7. I think it’s going to be a real hit with the public. Personally, I think Vista is fine…. the only major issue is that it really does require a significant H/W boost over XP to get the OS to perform even basic tasks with acceptable performance. Even on a 2.66Ghz Core2Duo with 2GB of RAM, basic file I/O operations like doing a file move of 2 GB of data, and then canceling the operation, would often result in the OS seeming to hang for 2-3 minutes doing God knows what… And the constant indexing and who knows what other things Vista seems to be constantly performing in the background that rob performance & compute cycles from foreground apps.

Any ways, enough complaining. Thanks for the Info! 2 more licenses of Win7 Home Premium on order! :)

-eric

]]> By: Trevin http://trevinchow.com/blog/2009/06/25/windows-7-pre-order-available-now-on-microsoft-store/comment-page-1/#comment-4011 Trevin Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:05:47 +0000 http://trevinchow.com/blog/2009/06/25/windows-7-pre-order-available-now-on-microsoft-store/#comment-4011 <strong>Eric:</strong> 32-bit and 64-bit are included as a part of Windows 7 Home Premium as well, and all editions from other retailers in this pre-order. Eric: 32-bit and 64-bit are included as a part of Windows 7 Home Premium as well, and all editions from other retailers in this pre-order.

]]> By: Eric http://trevinchow.com/blog/2009/06/25/windows-7-pre-order-available-now-on-microsoft-store/comment-page-1/#comment-4010 Eric Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:06:26 +0000 http://trevinchow.com/blog/2009/06/25/windows-7-pre-order-available-now-on-microsoft-store/#comment-4010 You can probably figure this out, but i left out a key word in my above qustion: **DOES** this is also hold true for pre-order versions from other retailers who are also offering this exact same Pre-order deal (amazon, bestbuy, officemax, etc…)??? thx You can probably figure this out, but i left out a key word in my above qustion:

**DOES** this is also hold true for pre-order versions from other retailers who are also offering this exact same Pre-order deal (amazon, bestbuy, officemax, etc…)???

thx

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