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I am running windows 7 home premium 32 bit and now how should i upgrade it to windows 8 pro 64 bit

I Am running windows 7 home premium 32 bit on my MBP late 2011 15".. But now i want to upgrade windows 8 pro 64 bit .. I got upgrade pack windows 8 pro with 32 bit and 64 bit .. As we all know that new boot camp only support windows 64 bit ... Soo how can i upgrade my windows 7 32bit to windows 8pro 64bit ... When i insert dvd it says that u r running 32bit of windows 7 and u can't upgrade to 64bit windows 8pro plz insert 32bit windows 8pro and reboot ...... Plz help me otherwise my windows 8 will be useless

Posted on Mar 18, 2013 4:36 PM

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Posted on Mar 18, 2013 4:48 PM

You can not 'upgrade' 32 bit versions of Windows to 64 bit versions. Delete your existing installation and install Windows 8

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I am running windows 7 home premium 32 bit and now how should i upgrade it to windows 8 pro 64 bit

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