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Changing from Vista 32bit to Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit

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  • 22-10-2012 4:51pm
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    SK1979
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    Hi guys

    Just looking for a bit of advice. I recently installed Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit as a fresh install and formatted my hard-drive at the same time. However, now the PC is running dog slow and is constantly freezing. From doing a bit of googling, it might be a case that I have some residual 32 bit programmes remaining. Also, I can see a folder called "Program Files(x86)". Is that a 32bit folder?

    Does anyone have any suggestions for getting the PC running again (sorry if this sounds vague!)? Its hard to even get onto the internet with it at present to check for solutions.

    Any ideas welcome.

    Thanks in advance


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    200motels
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    SK1979 wrote: »
    Hi guys

    Just looking for a bit of advice. I recently installed Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit as a fresh install and formatted my hard-drive at the same time. However, now the PC is running dog slow and is constantly freezing. From doing a bit of googling, it might be a case that I have some residual 32 bit programmes remaining. Also, I can see a folder called "Program Files(x86)". Is that a 32bit folder?

    Does anyone have any suggestions for getting the PC running again (sorry if this sounds vague!)? Its hard to even get onto the internet with it at present to check for solutions.

    Any ideas welcome.

    Thanks in advance
    What amount of RAM does it have? What was the reason of going from 32 bit Vista to 64 bit 7? The program Files (86) are 32 bit program files installed on 7, as you said you formatted the hard drive so their wouldn't be any programs left over from Vista.


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    Meesared
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    Is it being Vista not enough of a reason?


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    Nothing wrong with the "Program Files(x86)" folder, it's where 32 bit programs get installed (which will be quite a lot of them).

    OP, you say you did a "fresh install", but then later that there could be "residual" programs. Which is it? If you did a fresh install and wiped everything, there's no way there could possibly be residual programs

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    Meesared wrote: »
    Is it being Vista not enough of a reason?
    Well I beg to differ, yes Vista can be bloated but with a bit of fine tuning it can work well, but the problem is not with Vista, it's with 7 and he gave no reason as to why he upgraded, I'd have to know if he was having a similar problem with Vista.


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    Capt'n Midnight
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    If you formatted your drive then there would be no residual programs

    If you didn't format the drive then you may have inherited old settings.

    TBH unless you have lots and lots of RAM you might as well stay 32 bit.

    Don't forget that none of your 32 bit drivers work, so make sure you have the latest drivers for everything too


    Do a quick memtest / check the drive with diagnostics / check for malware - unlikely but best to rule it out


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