missing windows 7 install disc

TigerUK · 3 Apr 2011 at 14:17

I got a w7 home premium licensed version on my netbook, but dont have the install disc, even if i had it, it would be no use, because I want to upgrade from 32bit to 64bit.

The netbook has 4gb ram, and is currently only using 3.3gb of it, which is such a waste.

are there any legit sources where i can download the iso, ideally oficially from microsoft, because i dont trust these 3rd party torrent sites.

TigerUK · 3 Apr 2011 at 19:43

it's a asus 1201n, it has a dual core chip atom 330. I have a license sticker at the back Windows 7 home premium OA.

Is the asus windows DVD an absolute must? what would happen if i installed a generic version?

TigerUK · 3 Apr 2011 at 20:17

ic1male said:
slic 2.1?

Qu'est-ce que c'est?

ditto

TigerUK · 3 Apr 2011 at 23:18

Meatball said:
Should be fine

OP: Have a look on the MyDigitalLife forums for an ISO of Windows 7 media. You should be fine using generic media and your serial key ALTHOUGH you may have to activate via phone .

thanks, downloading it, will do a crc check to confirm it's untouched.

TigerUK · 6 Apr 2011 at 16:37

I installed the 64bit windows 7 home premium, but my problem is still the same. the computer only recognises 3.3Gb of the ram.

I thought a 64bit os fixes all that, feel like I wasted my time, luckily i took a snapshot with acronis, so I can reverse the changes back.

TigerUK · 8 Apr 2011 at 14:24

BigBoy said:
Sounds like the onboard graphics card is using the reserved ram.

Asus Support website

thanks a lot mate, I think that's the issue here, I took out a 2GB ram stick, and it only recognised 1.75gb of it.

I decided to stick with 64bit win7, (mainly because my acronis restore failed.. so annoying). There seems to be a very slight performance improvement, my firefox used to freeze sometimes, now it doesn't, though im not sure if it's down to the upgrade onto firefox 4 or what.