Windows 7 - Which one, 32 bit or 64 bit, or both?

i know nothing

i know nothing

i know nothing

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Ok, I'm completely out of touch, about 6 or 7 years out of touch to be exact!;)

I'm still running Windows XP on a pretty old PC and I'd like to upgrade, I'm looking at Windows 7 Home Premium and I see there are 3 different versions:-
1) Home premium - Full retail (both 32 bit and 64 bit)
2) Home premium - 32 bit
3) Home premium - 64 bit

Not only am I looking to upgrade my OS, I'm also going to start looking at getting a new mobo and CPU and RAM. As I understand it, right now with my existing setup I only need option 2 above. But... if I buy a new processor and mobo etc., are they all 64 bit?

I honestly don't have a clue about the current mobos and CPU's, should I be buying option 1 above (£18 more) to make sure?

Any help or advice appreciated.:o
 
Buy option 1. I'm guessing your option 2 and 3 are OEM editions, which you don't want.

Option 1, a proper retail product, not only contains both x86 and x64 versions, but can also be moved freely between PCs if needed.
 
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