Windows 10: Upgrade or Clean install?

Aurondium,
Should you decide to give Clean Install a go, use tech Bench to download the iso file.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/soft...brrWLRbagYCa0w)()

Scroll down and locate Select Edition
click the pointer and select Windows 10 > Confirm
next window is to select Language > select the one the computing is now using > Confirm
next windows is to select 32-bit or 64-bit > select 64-bit > Confirm.
Then follow the prompts to download the iso file.
Then use the tutorial posted above and do a Clean Install.

 

I think they may have been reading it wrong. To go from 32 bit to 64 bit you have to do a clean install. I would think going from a 64 bit to a 32 bit would require the same.

 

I would think if the user downloads the CORRECT Windows bit version 32 vs 64 Windows will install it. Maybe the user only grabbed a 32 bit version by mistake. I still think if he downloads a Windows 64 bit Home version from Tech Bench it will install on his computer just fine, without doing a clean install.
We should ask him to check his version and report back Winver from dos prompt admin.

 

I'm not sure who you are answering about the 32 to 64 & back again. I did notice that my Specs showed me on Win10, I signed up when I still had Win10 but as I posted I went back to 7. I was running 64Bit in both & intend to continue with 64Bit. Anyway thank you all for you input & I will try the upgrade method to Win10 and then & only then will I re-format and do a clean install if the upgrade doesn't work smoothly. Again this forum does the best job of getting a Ton of replies to a question, happy I stumbled onto it. I went to Google typing in forums Win10 & the 1st link was this forum.

 

That was not talking about your Windows upgrade, sorry for the confusion. That was more for the user in msg #4 Aurondium who was asking about 32 bit vs 64 bit problem he was having. *Smile

 

Thanks for the clarification.

 

rgh43,
I apologize for side-tracking your thread and answered to another member in your own thread.

Please follow what Ix07 said and use the link given you.
You should be ok reinstalling Win 10 back to your Win 7 computer.

Good luck.

 

No problem, I just wasn't sure if I missed something. As I mentioned I looked back at my specs after I read the thread and saw that I still listed my OSP as Win10 when it actually it was Win7 both 64 bit but I thought that might have caused some confusion so I updated that to Win7. I will follow the link and the old saying "Nothing ventured nothing gained." Hopefully it will go smoothly but I have a downloaded disc to do a clean install if needed. Thanks

 

Thank you, david. (And apologies to rgh for complicating and usurping the thread, although I see you have no issue now))

Forgive my ignorance, but I just spotted I have a program called Windows Anytime Upgrade. In its Properties I see a 'Target location' of 'system32'. Should that not be showing 'system64' if my system is indeed a Home Premium 64bit system, which it is. Any chance this is what is making Windows 10 think I have a 32bit system?

There were two discs in the box when I loaded Windows 7 Home about 18 months ago
- a 32 disc and a 64 disc.

I am still on Windows 7 and have done nothing further yet to try a second time to implement the free upgrade to Windows 10.

 

.............Forgive my ignorance, but I just spotted I have a program called Windows Anytime Upgrade. In its Properties I see a 'Target location' of 'system32'. Should that not be showing 'system64' if my system is indeed a Home Premium 64bit system, which it is. Any chance this is what is making Windows 10 think I have a 32bit system?...............................

No. system32 has nothing to do with your issue.
Not to be confused by it's name "system32"

If you want to try again, use the Clean Install tutorial.
Since you had Win 10 installed before, activation will be automatic.