Windows 7 32 bit to 64 bit upgrade on X201

 Hello, I'm trying to upgrade my Lenovo X201 from Win7 Professional 32bit to Win7 64bit. I'm using a bootable Win 7 installation disc. I insert the disc using a USB CD/DVD drive, restart the computer, changed the sentings for boot order so the first one is USB CD, then the boot drive loads, and loads the windows files for setup and then the 'Starting Windows' screen appears and the computer freezes. I have tried the same with a Win 8.1 installation disc and it is the same story, the computer freezes at the win8 logo loading screen. I have upgraded the RAM of my laptop from the original 4Gb to 8Gb and with 32 bit i am not able to use full capacity of the computer, that is why i want to do the upgrade. I don't want to use media recovery discs because it seems it is not possible to order for my country. Please advise, its so fristrating not being able to do a simple upgrade to a computer. Thanks!

Hi Charlieponz,
Welcome to Lenovo Community Forums!
To install a 64-bit version of Windows, you need a processor that's capable of running a 64-bit version of Windows. The benefits of using a 64-bit operating system are most apparent when you have a large amount of random access memory (RAM) installed on your computer (typically 4 GB of RAM or more).
To find out if your processor is 64-bit-capable, do the following:
Open Performance Information and Tools by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Maintenance, and then clicking Performance Information and Tools. Click View and print details.In the System section, you can see what type of operating system you're currently running under System type. Under 64-bit capable, you can see whether you can run a 64-bit version of Windows.
If you are currently running a 32-bit version of Windows, you can only perform an upgrade to another 32-bit version of Windows. Similarly, if you are running a 64-bit version of Windows, you can only perform an upgrade to another 64-bit version of Windows.
To install a 64-bit version of Windows on a computer running a 32-bit version of Windows, you'll need to start, or boot, your computer using a 64-bit Windows installation disc. If you start your computer using a 64-bit Windows installation disc, but your computer isn't capable of running a 64-bit version of Windows, you'll see a Windows Boot Manager error. You'll need to use a 32-bit Windows installation disc instead.
Hence, you have to wipe your disk clean and do a fresh 64 bit installation instead of up gradation if your system is 64 bit capable.
Hope this provided enough clarity for your query!
Best regards,
Mithun.

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