Windows 7 64-bit to 32-bit

[anez390]

Hi guys! I have a bit of a problem here...
You see, I have Windows 7 64-bit version and I want to install a 32-bit one. Can I do that and will my laptop accept that?

 

[carnageX]

Why exactly do you want to downgrade from 64bit to 32bit?

But yes, it will work fine. You'll just have to reinstall Windows to do so.

 

[strollin]

Since you'll need to re-install Windows, it also means that you'll need to re-install all of your programs.

 

[Lexluethar]

As others have said, a complete reinstall of windows would be required.

Is there a particular reason for the downgrade? Perhaps there are other (less intrusive) ways of accomplishing what you want. Windows 7 has some pretty good compatibility tools to allow older programs to run.

 

[jbrown25]

anez390, since you CPU supports 64-bit OS, you shouldn't downgrade it to 32-bit version. However here you are a link to Win 7 Advisor It is probably the best way to understand if you hardware is ready for win7 64-bit and whether it is necessary to perform the downgrate process.