Installing Win 7 onto an SSD - help

Stingerbar

I currently have Windows 7 32bit professional running on my mechanical harddrive

Since I installed it I have moved twice and lost the Win 7 disc.

I am going to buy an SSD and want to install Win 7 64 bit on it


1. Do I need to buy a new copy of Windows 7 64 bit?

or

2. Can I download the Win 7 64 bit install files from somewhere, put them on a USB drive, and install Windows 7 64 bit on the SSD and use my Windows 7 32 bit cd key?

or

3. Any other alternatives?

thanks in advance

mitosis

Option 2 will work so long as all you changed is the HDD. The 32bit key is fine for either 32 or 64

platinums

Stingerbar wrote: »

I currently have Windows 7 32bit professional running on my mechanical harddrive

Since I installed it I have moved twice and lost the Win 7 disc.

I am going to buy an SSD and want to install Win 7 64 bit on it


1. Do I need to buy a new copy of Windows 7 64 bit?

or

2. Can I download the Win 7 64 bit install files from somewhere, put them on a USB drive, and install Windows 7 64 bit on the SSD and use my Windows 7 32 bit cd key?

or

3. Any other alternatives?

thanks in advance

Go with 2. and take your pick;
http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-24208.iso 2147483647 X17-24208.iso Windows 7 Home Premium x86 English
http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-24209.iso 2147483647 X17-24209.iso Windows 7 Home Premium x64 English
http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-24268.iso 2147483647 X17-24268.iso Windows 7 Professional x86 Chinese
http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-24269.iso 2147483647 X17-24269.iso Windows 7 Professional x64 Chinese
http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-24276.iso 2147483647 X17-24276.iso Windows 7 Professional x86 Danish
http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-24277.iso 2147483647 X17-24277.iso Windows 7 Professional x64 Danish
http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-24278.iso 2147483647 X17-24278.iso Windows 7 Professional x86 Dutch
http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-24279.iso 2147483647 X17-24279.iso Windows 7 Professional x64 Dutch
http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-24280.iso 2147483647 X17-24280.iso Windows 7 Professional x86 English
http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-24281.iso 2147483647 X17-24281.iso Windows 7 Professional x64 English
http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-24284.iso 2147483647 X17-24284.iso Windows 7 Professional x86 Finnish
http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-24285.iso 2147483647 X17-24285.iso Windows 7 Professional x64 Finnish
http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-24286.iso 2147483647 X17-24286.iso Windows 7 Professional x86 French
http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-24287.iso 2147483647 X17-24287.iso Windows 7 Professional x64 French
http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-24288.iso 2147483647 X17-24288.iso Windows 7 Professional x86 German
http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-24289.iso 2147483647 X17-24289.iso Windows 7 Professional x64 German
http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-24296.iso 2147483647 X17-24296.iso Windows 7 Professional x86 Italian
http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-24297.iso 2147483647 X17-24297.iso Windows 7 Professional x64 Italian
http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-24302.iso 2147483647 X17-24302.iso Windows 7 Professional x86 Norwegian
http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-24303.iso 2147483647 X17-24303.iso Windows 7 Professional x64 Norwegian
http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-24306.iso 2147483647 X17-24306.iso Windows 7 Professional x86 Portuguese
http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-24307.iso 2147483647 X17-24307.iso Windows 7 Professional x64 Portuguese
http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-24318.iso 2147483647 X17-24318.iso Windows 7 Professional x86 Spanish
http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-24319.iso 2147483647 X17-24319.iso Windows 7 Professional x64 Spanish
http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-24320.iso 2147483647 X17-24320.iso Windows 7 Professional x86 Swedish
http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-24321.iso 2147483647 X17-24321.iso Windows 7 Professional x64 Swedish
http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-24328.iso 2147483647 X17-24328.iso Windows 7 Professional K x86 Korean
http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-24329.iso 2147483647 X17-24329.iso Windows 7 Professional K x64 Korean
http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-24394.iso 2147483647 X17-24394.iso Windows 7 Ultimate x86 English
http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-24395.iso 2147483647 X17-24395.iso Windows 7 Ultimate x64 English

Stingerbar

Excuse my ignorance, can I just copy that file onto a usb key and it will work like a DVD?

Torqay

Stingerbar wrote: »

Excuse my ignorance, can I just copy that file onto a usb key and it will work like a DVD?

No, but the Windows 7 USB/DVD download tool is your friend:

TO MAKE A COPY OF YOUR WINDOWS 7 ISO FILE:

Click the Windows START button, and click WINDOWS 7 USB/DVD DOWNLOAD TOOL in the ALL PROGRAMS list to open the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool.
In the SOURCE FILE box, type the name and path of your Windows 7 ISO file, or click BROWSE and select the file from the OPEN dialog box. Click NEXT.
Select USB DEVICE to create a copy on a USB flash drive or select DVD disk to create a copy on a DVD disk.
If you are copying the file to a USB flash drive, select your USB device in the drop-down list and click BEGIN COPYING. If you are copying the file up to a DVD, click BEGIN BURNING.

platinums

An ISO is an exact copy of a CD in Image format. Copying it to a USB wont work, you have to *Burn* it to the USB Key.
To do this follow these instructionsl
Microsoft USB installer tool.

or

Windows 7 will burn the downloaded ISO file onto a CD

Instructions Here