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I dont like the answer but not your fault. Thanks
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I dont like the answer but not your fault. Thanks

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Sorry... kinda sucks I know... there was an upgrade from 3.1 (16 bit) to 9x (32 bit (kinda)), then from 9x to 2000/XP. &nbsp;But I guess there were too many changes... <br />
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Though, I should point out I don't like ANY upgrades because there are invariably problems... well... almost... 2000 to 2003/XP worked fairly well as did NT to 2000... but 9x to 2000/XP... and ESPECIALLY 3.1 to 9x... those were almost always not pleasant
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Sorry... kinda sucks I know... there was an upgrade from 3.1 (16 bit) to 9x (32 bit (kinda)), then from 9x to 2000/XP.  But I guess there were too many changes...

Though, I should point out I don't like ANY upgrades because there are invariably problems... well... almost... 2000 to 2003/XP worked fairly well as did NT to 2000... but 9x to 2000/XP... and ESPECIALLY 3.1 to 9x... those were almost always not pleasant

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If I want to upgrade my machine from Windows XP Pro x64 from x32, can you do an inplace upgrade or do you need to install a fresh copy of Windows x64. I want to move to x64 because I have more than 4 gigs of RAM, but I also have allot of already installed software such as Adobe Product sweet, MS Office, etc.. I have verified my current application support x64 I'm just wondering if I can avoid the reinstallation headache of this.<br />
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-Steve
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If I want to upgrade my machine from Windows XP Pro x64 from x32, can you do an inplace upgrade or do you need to install a fresh copy of Windows x64. I want to move to x64 because I have more than 4 gigs of RAM, but I also have allot of already installed software such as Adobe Product sweet, MS Office, etc.. I have verified my current application support x64 I'm just wondering if I can avoid the reinstallation headache of this.

-Steve

Is there an upgrade path from Windows XP x32 to x64 without reinstalling applications?

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Microsoft Windows XP is the sixth release of the NT series of operating systems, and was the first to be marketed in a variety of editions: XP Home and XP Professional, designed for business and power users. The advanced features in XP Professional are generally disabled in Home Edition, but are there and can be activated. There were two 64-bit editions, an embedded edition and a tablet edition.