i have had an old laptop upgraded as a spare so how do i tell which it is?
Its an old an acer travelmate 8100 which i want to upgrade from XP pro to Windows 7
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32 or 64 bit pc?
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Posted 1 year ago #
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My Computer --->right click---->properties
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that doesn't tell me 32 or 64bit just system, who its registered to, RAM etc
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download cpuid and run it, it will tell you if you have a 64bit compatible cpu
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Its the operating system that's 32or 64 bit not the computer.
Basically if you have over 4gb of RAM, 32bit can't use it all, so install 64bit. There's probably more reasons but thats as far as my knowledge goesPosted 1 year ago # -
Its the operating system that's 32or 64 bit not the computer.
Basically if you have over 4gb of RAM, 32bit can't use it all, so install 64bit. There's probably more reasons but thats as far as my knowledge goesErrr, no, it's the computer. 64 bit windows won't run on a 32 bit system.
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It's both in a sense.
You need a 64bit chip to run windows 64 but you'll only gain advantage with 4gb+ RAM that said mine didn't like running the full GFX Card memory in 32bit mode.
1. Open Performance Information and Tools by clicking the Start buttonWindows, and then clicking Control Panel. In the search box, type Performance Information and Tools, and then, in the list of results, click Performance Information and Tools.
2. Click View and print detailed performance and system information.
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that doesn't tell me 32 or 64bit just system, who its registered to, RAM etc
Oh, it does on Win7.
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