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Windows 7 help
« on: January 25, 2011, 08:17:20 pm »
Can anyone help me to convert windows 7 64bit (home premium) into a 32bit system?

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Re: Windows 7 help
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2011, 08:58:46 pm »
You would need to reinstall the operating system from scratch.
You can, however, use the same license key from your 64bit version to install the 32bit version. You cant actually convert from one to the other as and when you choose without a reinstall.

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Re: Windows 7 help
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2011, 09:01:59 pm »
So would I just be able to download something from Microsoft or something??

Not very savvy when it comes to OS's..  :ashamed:

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Re: Windows 7 help
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2011, 09:14:15 pm »
You would need the CD media.

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Re: Windows 7 help
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2011, 09:15:43 pm »
Ah ok, cheers Steve..

I'll get the nephew onto it then as he's a IT geek..  :happy2:

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Re: Windows 7 help
« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2011, 09:17:09 pm »
yeah, most people in the industry can get the media from work, thats legal, its only they key you need to have yourself.

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Re: Windows 7 help
« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2011, 09:31:05 pm »
Which is on the bottom of my machine  :smiley:

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Re: Windows 7 help
« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2011, 11:04:17 pm »
You can download the official windows 7 HP 32 bit iso from http://msft-dnl.digitalrivercontent.net/msvista/pub/X15-65732/X15-65732.iso

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Re: Windows 7 help
« Reply #8 on: January 25, 2011, 11:05:45 pm »

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Re: Windows 7 help
« Reply #9 on: January 26, 2011, 12:26:52 pm »
Download the ISO linked to above.

You can then either burn it onto a disc using some standard burning software, or you can use the MS tool to put it onto a 4GB or above USB drive, and make it bootable:

http://store.microsoft.com/help/iso-tool

Simply boot off of the CD or USB, whichever you chose, and reinstall in 32bit  :wink:

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Re: Windows 7 help
« Reply #10 on: January 26, 2011, 12:38:29 pm »
why is it you want to go from x64 to x86?

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Re: Windows 7 help
« Reply #11 on: January 26, 2011, 12:49:17 pm »
As my ETKA wont work on a x64 system..

I've not managed to install Win7 ultimate 32bit but now have a visual problem, everything looks too big!!



Is it just a settings thing?

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Re: Windows 7 help
« Reply #12 on: January 26, 2011, 12:52:34 pm »
Never minde, was just the screen resolution..

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Re: Windows 7 help
« Reply #13 on: January 26, 2011, 01:17:59 pm »
Ctrl+Alt+[mouse scroll wheel] = makes icons on desktop bigger and smaller  :wink:

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Re: Windows 7 help
« Reply #14 on: January 26, 2011, 01:21:50 pm »
I seam to have lost the mouse scroll on the touch pad  :sad1: