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Inspiron 537 64-bit processor not allowing upgrade of Win7 64 bit Home Premium from 32 bit
Had installed Win 7 Home Premium 64-bit with 8 gigs of RAM on an Insporon 537, worked perfectly. Then I got the Babylon virus, tried everything to get rid of it. It kept reinstalling itself. So, in desperation, I reinstalled Windows, but machine only let me install the 32-bit version. First it default installed to the D: (Restore) drive, realized my mistake, then reinstalled Win 7 to the C: (main) drive. Both times, it only allowed the 32-bit disc to install. Think I corrupted the original factory setting restore files. Any suggestions for a fix to be able to get the system to recognize the Win 7 64-bit installation disc?
Any help would be appreciated!
~bro.
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December 17th, 2012 20:00
Hello Bropous,
I would suggest a Clean Re-Installation of the Operating System from the media (Recovery Disks). You would have to use the Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit discs. The steps of re-installing windows are mentioned in the article on Windows 7 Manual Re-install.
**Note: Please ensure to back up all the data from your computer before performing the PC Restore as it would erase everything from your computer.
After re-installing windows, please ensure to install the drivers in the correct order. It is very important for the computer to function properly.
Please try the steps and reply with results; I’d be glad to assist you further.