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‎09-08-2016 02:49 AM

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Product: Compaq Presario CQ60-210US lab
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista

Hi.  I'm trying to find out for my brother if his Compaq Presario CQ60-210US laptop, which is running  a  Vista 32-bit OS, can be upgraded to a 64-bit version/editon of Windows like 7, 8/8.1 or 10?   As stated, the laptop's OS is  Vista 32-bit and I think its Vista Home Premium, but I'm not sure.  It has 4GB of RAM which is the max for a 32-bit OS.   I realize that you cannot do an in-place upgrade from a 32-bit OS to a 64-bit OS and that a clean install will be necessary, but does anyone know if this laptop's hardware, BIOS etc. support 64-bit operating systems?  

Thanks.

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‎09-08-2016 05:31 AM

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Hi,

 

That's from my view, up to you you can run 64bit or 32bit. Many sogtware still only run 32bit anyway.

 

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‎09-08-2016 03:12 AM

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Hi,

 

HP officially supports Windows Vista and Windows 7:

 

     http://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/Compaq-Presario-CQ60-Notebook-PC-series/3837670/mode...

 

Therefore very safe to upgrade to Windows 7.

 

It won't support more than 4GB, no point to run 64bit OS

 

     http://support.hp.com/us-en/product/Compaq-Presario-CQ60-Notebook-PC-series/3837670/model/3860048/do...

 

Regards.

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‎09-08-2016 05:05 AM

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Thanks for the reply.   You said there's no point in running a 64-bit OS, but wouldn't it run even with the 4GB RAM limit?    I have a another laptop, a Dell Latitude D630 and I currently run Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit on 4 gigs of RAM, although "it" will accept up to 8 gigs.  However,  an in-place upgrade from Vista 32-bit to 7 32-bit is easier than a clean install.   I just wanted to know if it was possible to run the 64-bit OS with the CQ60-210US hardware.  The owner of the laptop doesn't do a lot of precessor-demanding tasks, just checking e-mail,  some shopping and bill paying.   Thanks

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‎09-08-2016 05:31 AM

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Hi,

 

That's from my view, up to you you can run 64bit or 32bit. Many sogtware still only run 32bit anyway.

 

Regards.

BH
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