image at 64 to receiving OS at 32?

[jimmyj68]

I am starting a new machine that runs win7 32. I would like to restore a system image stored on an external drive to the new machine that runs win7 32. The system image comes from a win7 64 machine. Will this work?

 

[Aso]

I would suspect that it wouldn't work. Totally different kernal and HAL.

What hardware is in this on? Is the cpu a 64 bit processor?

 

[jimmyj68]

Based on what you just said, you can probably only restore an image to the exact same machine.

The 64 bit machine was on a DH67 intel MB with an i5-3570K cpu, and a Samsung 830 SSD. I would be trying to put that image on a DP35 intel MB with an Core 2 Duo -E8400 CPU and a WD 1TB mechanical HD (though I don't think that is a limiting factor). When I stop an really think about it, there is absolutely no way that would work. It's apples and chestnuts. I'm going over to general hardware to ask about that Samsung SSD. Thanks for looking at the question I should not have asked.

 

[Cerb]

It should not work.

But, if you are restoring an image, then why are you running a 32-bit OS? IIRC, Windows 7 will accept the same key for the 64-bit version, so just backup and go 64-bit.

Even if it doesn't work, once you get having the 3+GB RAM, you'll really want 64-bit anyway, unless you're stuck with an incompatible 32-bit vertical market application.

 

[jimmyj68]

A late response but I am talking two different computer each with its own copy of win7. Seperate keys and OEM versions. I don't think I can install 64bit WIN7 over the 32bit version with two different win7 packages it might be fun to try but i'm just recovering from the meltdown that prompted my original post. Turns out that meltdown was not the SSD but a brand new and bios faulty Intel DH77EB board. RMA'ing.

That would be a very viable optionif I had WIN7 Ultimate, it comes with both versions, 32 and 64. It only has one key for the package.