Upgrading Win 7 32 bit to Win 10 64 bit

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The discussion revolves around upgrading a Windows 7 Professional 32-bit system to Windows 10 64-bit. Participants explore the upgrade process, including partition management, data preservation, and the implications of using different installation methods. The conversation includes technical considerations and personal experiences related to the upgrade.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant questions whether a direct upgrade from Win 7 32-bit to Win 10 64-bit is possible, suggesting that a clean install is preferable since there is no in-place upgrade option.
  • Another participant emphasizes the importance of backing up data before proceeding with the installation and suggests cloning the disk as a precaution.
  • There is a discussion about which partitions to format during the installation, with some participants recommending formatting only the C: drive while leaving others intact.
  • Concerns are raised about the dynamic disk configuration, with one participant suggesting that it may not be necessary and could complicate future changes.
  • Participants discuss the Akamai Netsession Interface, with one suggesting it is unnecessary and another expressing confusion about its installation and reinstallation.
  • There is a mention of the expired free upgrade from Win 7 to Win 10, with some participants noting that this means the upgrade may not be officially supported, although it might still work.
  • One participant suggests using the User State Migration Tool to preserve browser links and configurations during the upgrade.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing views on the upgrade process, particularly regarding the necessity of formatting partitions and the implications of using a dynamic disk. There is no consensus on the best approach to take, and multiple competing views remain throughout the discussion.

Contextual Notes

There are unresolved questions regarding the necessity and implications of the dynamic disk configuration, as well as the specifics of the Akamai Netsession Interface. Participants also highlight the lack of official support for the upgrade due to the expired free upgrade offer.

Who May Find This Useful

This discussion may be useful for individuals considering upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 10, particularly those with 32-bit systems looking to transition to 64-bit, as well as those interested in partition management and data preservation strategies during OS upgrades.

  • #31
Wrichik Basu said:
Don't want to derail the thread, but any specific reason to stick to old version of AutoCAD?
Yep. $$$ ...Cost. :oldsurprised:
 
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I don't think upgrade from Win 7 32-bit to Win 10 64-bit is a right,even if i have not done it,to avoid trouble, it's best to do a clean install of Win 10 64 bit.
 
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  • #33
KurtChris said:
I don't think upgrade from Win 7 32-bit to Win 10 64-bit is a right,even if i have not done it,to avoid trouble, it's best to do a clean install of Win 10 64 bit.
It's not an upgrade as it turned out later. It is a clean install.
 
  • #34
slightly tangential:
I was planning this Win'10 CAD-tower around an SSD C: and an HDD E:.

After doing some research, I learned my Win'10 x64 CAD programs all preferred to live on C:, as a lot of 'legacy' scripts & plug-ins would not play nice otherwise. Allowing for upgrades, bloat, suite libraries etc etc, the necessary SSD capacity was not affordable.

So, reluctantly, I reverted to 'Plan B', which was a trio of WD 'Black' terabyte drives for C:, E: & F:, the latter pair set to 'spin down'. My sprawling 3D model library & file archive live on E:, backed up to F: and external drive(s).

As regards migrating a Win'7 x32 system: I would be very, very reluctant to put Win'10 x64 on that old drive.

First, it has 'mileage'. Some years ago, I lost both a bespoke CAD-tower and a Browser_PC to a cascade of drive failures. Still rankles...

Second, clean-install or not, I'd rather put new OS on a new drive, move the old drive to eg E: but now set to 'spin down'.

YMMV but, for my work-flow, a couple of seconds saved at boot or load time seemed a poor trade for an additional terabyte drive. FWIW, I spent some of the savings on maxing-out mobo to 32 GB RAM and upping CPU from 3x2 to 4x2 cores...
 
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  • #35
Wrichik Basu said:
It's not an upgrade as it turned out later. It is a clean install.
You've probably not had enough time to play, but what's your initial opinion of Win 10?
 
  • #36
dlgoff said:
You've probably not had enough time to play, but what's your initial opinion of Win 10?
A good opinion of it from a layman's point of view. I don't have a problem with it; it works fine. Windows had a problem of asking me to sign into a Microsoft account, explaining that life would be easier for me if I do so. But that was only the first few days when I started using my laptop. Now it has stopped bugging me about that.

Programs and softwares that I use the most - Matlab, Java (and NetBeans), LaTeX, Arduino - all work on Windows. I am not a bash programmer, so I don't need Ubuntu very often, unless I am learning bash programming for Android.

Recently after an upgrade to v1909, I found several things broken. After rolling back, everything is again going fine.
 
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  • #37
Edward Apel said:
I am planning on an upgrade too. Already backed up important drive on my SSD but Windows Media Creation Tool keeps saying 'the process can not be completed. please try again'. I already did this multiple times, even changed another USB for the task. still no luck. Any better alternative to replace Windows Media Creation tool?
Oh...Windows Media Creation tool is the best option for upgrading to Windows 10,unless you're willing to install a clean version of Windows 10,it's not a bad idea, but you need to do more.So about using Media Creation tool:
https://www.uubyte.com/windows-media-creation-tool-guide.html
Or something about upgrading to Windows 10.
https://www.wikihow.com/Upgrade-to-Windows-10
A 16-18 GB USB is enough, at least the last one i used for this was 16GB
 
  • #38
KurtChris said:
Oh...Windows Media Creation tool is the best option for upgrading to Windows 10,unless you're willing to install a clean version of Windows 10, it's not a bad idea, but you need to do more.So about using Media Creation tool:
https://www.uubyte.com/windows-media-creation-tool-guide.html
Or something about upgrading to Windows 10.
https://www.wikihow.com/Upgrade-to-Windows-10
A 16-18 GB USB is enough, at least the last one i used for this was 16GB

thanks for the heads up. I will format the USB to NTFS as the post suggestion. Never pay attention to this issue and found out the iso file is over 4G.
 

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