Hi everyone,

I could really use some help here. I am not a computer newbie by a long shot, but I have never used 64-bit OS. Last week I bought a Zotac Ion mobo with an Atom N330 CPU. I also have a full retail copy of Windows 7 Ultimate. This is not an upgrade, not OEM. It is a full retail copy with both 32- and 64-bit install files.

From what I read on Intel's website, the N330 supports x64 ARCHITECTURE, so it should support a 64-bit OS. I bought 4GB RAM and want my OS to see it all. However, when I went through the install (twice) today, I never saw the option to install 64-bit and Windows defaulted to a 32-bit install. I verified this by looking at the system properties.

I was installing on an existing SATA drive from an OLD computer that has Vista Ultimate 32-bit running on it. This drive was just a data drive, not the primary OS. I deleted the partition on the drive, repartitioned it and formatted it all before installing Win7, so I didn't think there was any residual OS files that would cause Win7 to think I previously had a 32-bit OS installed. I did a Custom install, but never saw an option for 64-bit.

Do I need to do something during installation in order to tell Windows that I want a 64-bit OS? Thank you in advance!Have you read all of the documentation that was included in your copy of Windows 7 to see if there is anything that mentions how to install the 64-bit version?There is no need to...
1 DVD has the 32bit version...the other one CONTAINS the 64bit version.Thanks for the replies. I see what happened. Definitely my fault for not reading the label more carefully. Thanks, patio. I was THINKING one disc had both. I think that is how the upgrade discs work. In any case, my DVD says on the front "32-bit software." I didn't notice that last night because the DVD was in my drive and I didn't think to GET it out, first. I definitely should "pay attention." Thanks again! You're more than Welcome...

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