I am running 32 bit xp with a 3Ghz processor and 4Ghz of ram. My xp only recognizes 3Ghz of the ram. If I upgrade to 8.1 will it erase my hard drive?
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Yes, your hard drive will be erased if your are installing over Windows Xp. Here is a link to Microsoft's answer. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/upgrade-from-windows-vista-xp-tutorial
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You cannot go straight from XP to 8.1. You would need to do a "fresh" install of 8.1 which means you will lose everything currently on your hard drive. You can reinstall your programs on the new OS if you still have the installation disks available, but this is a long and painful process. Be sure to save any documents to another storage device before beginning the install or you will lose those permanently.
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No, windows 8.1 is made so that all of your files will transfer over into your new os(win 8). Everything you have will be there when you're done
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The 32-bit software is limited to only 3GB of RAM. You need to install the 64-bit version of windows to use 4GB (or more) of RAM. It doesnt matter what version of windows. Unfortunately this switch will render all of your data on the currect hard drive unusable.
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I don't know if it will work with 8.1 but I do know that I made a mistake in purchasing this disk drive. Don't buy it. Pay just a little more and get a different model/brand.
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I wouldn't advise it. Since Microsoft servers do not support a lot of XP systems anymore. I suggest upgrading to Windows seven. I have Windows 7 Ultimate and a great video card. If you do this, make sure your power supply in your pc can handle a better video card. Otherwise, you can damage your system.
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I have the 1 Tb drive and went between xp home and win 7 pro 64 bit on 2 machines, never had any issues. Does win xp still recognize the drive?
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You can have a 8 GB of RAM with a 64 bit system or 4 GB of RAM with the 32 Bit system and run windows 7 Just fine. You must do a new installation so purchase a (32 or 64 Bit) Full version of windows 7.If you right click on "My Computer" and choose the "Properties" you will see what you have, (64 or 32 Bit) Windows 7 will not allow you to upgrade from windows XP.
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i wish i could figure that out myself. i tried to use an upgrade disk but it wouldn`t let me. it said i can`t go straight from XP to 7. i have to upgrade to something else first
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I have not tried it, but per the manufacturer and the OEM packaging it is compatible with XP/Vista/7. I am running 8.1 and it works as expected.
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I don't know. I am just a very average user who had to update because Windows was no longer supporting XP
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I transferred from XP to Windows 7 and all went well. Files, pics, email contacts, email records all came across nicely. I don't know about Windows 8.1. Others can probably speak to that better. I would guess they will answer in the affirmative. This is a good company to deal with.
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Yes, but - remember - after April 8, 2014, support and security updates for Windows XP will no longer be available. Explore what this means for you. I spent about $100.00 on those 2X512 RDRAM, and now have to get a new PC anyway. I hope I was helpful.
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I only have XP but as I interpret their specs, XP is mentioned only as a minimum requirement and to assure people with old systems like mine that it will still work. Surely it will work with the newer ones.
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I do not use Windows XP with this motherboard. Gigabyte, on its website, has drivers for Windows XP 32-bit and Windows XP 64-bit. Also, the manual mentions Windows XP for some of the supporting software. I can only assume you should be fine.
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Hello, Yes- this is the software you want. This isn't an upgrade, but the full 32-bit version. This software will place a folder on your hard drive called 'Old Software' and place all your XP Apps and data there- for you to add once the installation is finished. Secondly, 1 GB of ram is adequate- but if you can add more ram, Windows 7 won't have to swap hard drive space for memory. This software is best on Windows machines with Core 2 Duo machines or AMD A4 machines that are capable of 4gb of ram.
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I added the 800hz crucial 2GB upgrade and the same thing happens when it restarts after updates. Normal restarts and shutdowns are fine, but just those restarts after program installations etc. are causing this. I'm thinking of upgrading to windows 7 home to see if it gets better, but I don't know yet...
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Mine is 32 bit. But beware that XP is no longer supported by Microsoft and they WILL FORCE you to change to windows 8... My advice is to change to Windows 7 asap.
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Will it run XP 32? Yes.What are you giving up? over 3/4 of your main memory.TL/DR section:32-bit x86 architecture means 32 bits for addressing memory and other peripherals. That sets a hard limit on RAM capacity at (effectively) 4 GB. 512 MB of address space is used to address peripherals. Video RAM on the video card is also addressable memory, so 3.5 GB - Video RAM = usable system memory. if yours is like mine, you'd end up at 2GB of usable system RAM.unless you have a very specific need for XP 32, stick with a 64 bit OS
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Unfortunately only 8GB Ram, what. Will also help in your computers performance upgrade your hard drive to a SSD Drive too. Hope this helps you.