Migrating Windows 7

rossiboy001

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Hi Just wondering is it possible in any way of migrating you OSW7 premium.
Am planning to upgrade my daughters pc which is a 32 bit Pro edition, to a 64 bit.
If I was to buy an ultimate edition im interested to know If this overwrites the old system on her hard drive, that I can then switch The drives between pc"s ? and they will work.
I suppose this question is relevent to when sometime in future when I replace the motherboard .
So is a copy of windows usable in this way or do I have to always buy new copies when performing these type of actions ?
Many thanks
 
You're question isn't very clear, so I'll try and guess what you're asking.

You cannot upgrade from 32bit to 64bit. It requires a reinstall.

Why would you want Ultimate edition?
 
Thanks for the reply Burnsy2023.
My daughter has a basic pc, slowly bit by bit its being upgraded with a graphics card from intergrated, A q6600 processor from a celeron.
she has 4GB of ram however 32 bit only utilizes approx 3GB.
Its not a question of really needing an ultimate edition however If im in the market for a single use version of a windows 64 bit an extra 20 quid or so rather than a premium or pro edition seems an idea to futureproof. However not the main issue Priority is a 64 bit version.
If I go for a pro or premium it doesnt matter Ill just do a clean install from scratch after removing the 32 bit version.
However the question applies if I get hold of an ultimate edition ideally I would like to put it in the main PC and swap that 64 bit premium version into my daughters pc.
Is it just a case of swapping hard drives over ? or would an installed W7 only work with the current Bios/motherboard?
This is also of interested when at some point I may upgrade the motherboard.
Hope this clarifys a little thanks
 
Ultimate Edition doesn't future proof you, it just gives you features you'll never need.

Do you have OEM or retail licences?
 
Unfortunately not both pc"s came pre installed from manufacturer with their OS
Im guessing therefore I dont hold the licences as the owner as they prob bought in block at discount by the pc manufacturer .
Thanks
 
They are OEM licences, which means should you change the motherboard, you'll need to buy a new licence. It also means you can't move them between machines.
 
Thats what I was afraid of . Cheers.
So I guess at some point Ill have to purchase a 2 or 3 use version. But at least ill have the flexibility no matter how I configure me systems and will last until windows 7 is redundent .
Many thanks for your help .
 
Microsoft were at one time doing a family pack, which included 3 licence's. But, I'm sure that was only for the Home Premium, and it was cheap for 3 copies.
 
Home Premium is all the vast majority of users need. If you are not running in a domain you do not need Pro or Ultimate. As Burnsy said, you are not future proofing by spending more money. You are just wasting money on stuff you wont ever use.

A lot of the extra features in Pro and Ultimate can be found in third-party software if you really need something in future.

If you can find the Family Pack, it is worth it. :)
 
Just get a retail version of Home Premium x64. That means you can use it as many times as you want, as long as it's only used on one computer at one time.

I.e. you can stick a new motherboard in at a later date and still be able to use the same copy of windows.
 
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