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Is it possible to upgrade a XP 32-bit system to a Windows 7 64-bit system by simply re-imaging the hard drive on a T60p laptop?

Is driver compatibility going to be an issue?


Manufacturer: IBM / Lenovo
Model Number: T60p
Purchase Date: June 2007
OS: XP Pro 32-Bit
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.1 GHz
Ram: 2 GBs
Video Card: ATI Mobility FireGL V5250 512 MB
Hard Drive: 120 GBs


Thanks!

No -- there is no "upgrade/migration" from Windows XP to any version of Windows 7. See below:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/libr ... 10%29.aspx

I intend to "upgrade" by re-imaging the hard disk in other words formatting the hard drive and installing a fresh copy of Windows 7.

Originally I thought the hardware (CPU & RAM) was either 32-bit or 64-bit but the more I research the more I realize this wasn't the case.

Note: The T60 can "see" a maximum 3GB of RAM, regardless of how much physical memory is installed.

Thank you for pointing out the 3 GB limitation. That solidifies my decision to buy a new laptop versus trying to upgrade the current one.

fiebigc wrote:Originally I thought the hardware (CPU & RAM) was either 32-bit or 64-bit but the more I research the more I realize this wasn't the case.

Well it is. With an x86 ThinkPad those are the only two possibilities.

The software running on said hardware, however, can be 64-bit or 32-bit, the former running only on 64-bit machines, the latter running on either.

fiebigc wrote:Thank you for pointing out the 3 GB limitation. That solidifies my decision to buy a new laptop versus trying to upgrade the current one.

Do you need more than 3GB of RAM?