Author Topic: Help with; Windows Easy Transfer from 64 bit to 32 bit Win 7 PC  (Read 4870 times)

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Offline Rick

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Was using WIN7 64bit Laptop, bought a new 32bit Desktop;

How to use Windows Easy Transfer from my 64bit Laptop to install to my new 32bit Win 7 PC

Thanks in advance

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Re: Help with; Windows Easy Transfer from 64 bit to 32 bit Win 7 PC
« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2017, 01:13:52 am »
I didn't think you would be able to transfer from 64 to 32 bit and this article seems to confirm it.

http://notebooks.com/2009/10/07/using-windows-easy-transfer-in-windows-7/

While it is a tutorial for using Windows Easy Transfer, at the very bottom it explains why you can't use it to transfer from 64 to 32 bit and the error message you will get.