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Dual booting Vista Ultimate 64 bit with XP Pro
To change from 32-bit to 64, it's clean install only. There is no upgrade capability. Would going dual boot be better, and if so, how? do I repartition the hardrive I just recently got an HP TX1320US notebook computer. it's a dual core turion, with 2mb of RAM and a 250mb HD, and it came with Vista 32bit Home.

vista and xp dual boot
I'd go with 32 Bit and keep the applications, rather than make-do with 64 and non-working applications. I have a dual boot XP (for DVD burning, The vendor (who seems to be doing their best) is recommending we install Vista 32 bit instead. It seems my hardware is probably appropriate for 64 but that naff-all

Dual booting XP Pro 32 bit with Vista 64 bit?
If you are using Vista x86 (32-Bit), then you can only run x86 (32-Bit) software, and can only install x86 (32-Bit) drivers. The only other way to get both Vista x86 and Vista x64 on the same computer would be to install using a dual-boot setup. But even then, you can only run one version at a time.

Vista 32 Home Premium to 64 Bit HP
Since there was no 64-bit predecessor version of Windows, and hardware issues prevent "upgrading" from 32-bit anything to 64-bit anything, WinXP x64 comes in a But then I upgraded my mobo/chipset/CPU to Athlon 64 X2 in December and had to clean install Vista again to incorporate the dual-core chipset drivers.

Dual Vista boot
In a 64-bit WinXP or Vista installation, 32-bit applications (which are still almost all apps on the market) are installed into the new-and-only-in-x64 folder I don't know why they didn't just keep the old name for 32-bit and use (x64) for 64-bit. When we dual-boot both 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems,

Dual boot XP and Vista?
The BIOS approach with XP disconnected makes it a little easier to eliminate Vista from your system if you decide you no longer want it. "Tobbely" <Tobb...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8F74C010-CA17-443A-A25B-F35803397CE0@microsoft.com... I'm about to install Vista 32-bit on my home computer.

XP SP2 x32 to Vista Ultimate x64
... where to install, select the proper disk/partition. it will construct multi-boot info on your XP drive/partition. mikey...@sport.rr.com "Tobbely" <Tobb...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8F74C010-CA17-443A-A25B-F35803397CE0@microsoft.com... I'm about to install Vista 32-bit on my home computer.

Convert new HP 32bit Vista home premium to Vista 64bit Ultimate
So, I am also considering getting Vista Ultimate 64 bit, and dual booting with my XP Pro 32 bit installation. I have done some basic reading, and have some basic I dual boot... XP, Vista. They are on different drives. Any programs I use I install under each operating system. I find I mostly boot into Vista now.

Upgrade Clean Install? 32-Bit to 64-Bit?
Anyplace else would set up a dual-boot and that would be an out-of-compliance scenario to use an upgrade edition that way. .... Conclusion: If you are running 32bit Windows you can install 64bit Vista using an upgrade edition product key. All you need to do is boot with the 64bit dvd. Those already running XP Pro

vista ultimate 64bit driver for nvidia 8600M
Since I am trying to downgrade from 64 to 32, when I try to set up the dual boot do I use 64 version or the 32 bit version. I'm guessing 64? But when I do the clean install, I would guess I use the 32 bit version since I'm installing Vista 32. It just seems so bizarre to me. Thanks again. Sam "John Barnes" wrote:

Slow Vista: hundreds of warnings, errors and critical issues?
I personally would build the gaming machine and install Vista 32 bit and then upgrade to Vista 64 bit when it is fully compatible. AMDs run fine in 32-bit mode, if you really want to give 64-bit a try, go for it, or do the dual boot thing, one 64-bit install and one 32-bit install. Good luck. -A.

I have vista 32-bit. can I install XP Home in another partition?
Chad Harris vistaneedsmuchowork.net microsoft public windows vista general Hi Pradeep- How to dual boot Vista and XP (with Vista installed first) -- the Hi folks, I have a new PC with Vista Home premium (32-bit) on it. This PC has one SATA hard disk with four partitions. The main partition is c: which also has

I have vista 32-bit. can I install XP Home in another partiti
Mike M...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista general I did a clean install of Vista, but wanted my older OS for some applications that Then I installed Vista on a second partition on the same hard drive. Now I cannot access my XP partition and I have no idea how to fix the boot.ini so that

Dual Boot XP Pro & Vista 64-bit
In the 1990s, the most common Linux deployments were "dual-boot" machines. Users would install Windows, or purchase a PC with Windows preinstalled. workstations to 64 bit with 64 bit applications (which hasn't happened yet), or having perfect backward compatibility with not only 32 bit Microsoft applications,

How to install vista 32 & 64 dual boot 4 drives 2 licensces
You can boot the DVD, install the "core" system which is pretty basic, mostly configured to work a bit like Windows with Office. 10 years ago, 1997, KDE was in it's infancy, GNOME was still rather primitive, the kernel wasn't as efficient, and most PCs were only 32 bit, most file system limited file sizes to 2

Upgrading from Xp Pro
I have just built a new computer, and I'm uncertain where to start with OS installation. I want to have an XP-Pro SP2 32-bit & Vista Ultimate 64-bit dual boot to 2 SATA HDs. Which OS do I install 1st so that I'll have a menu choice of OS when I turn on the computer? If I install XP first to the first HD,

Convert new HP 32bit Vista home premium to Vista 64bit Ultimate
Timothy Daniels SpamBuc...@NoSpamPlease.biz microsoft public windows vista general "D@VE" wrote: ok,, i have installed xp sp2 32 bit onto a sata The Vista installer should have set up a dual-boot with XP if it could see the existing XP OS. If you are willing to re-install Vista, you could try that scenario.

Dual boot XP and Vista?
BobS no-s...@noplace.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup You will be doing a clean install of Vista x64. The upgrade option will be grayed out since you're installing the 64 bit version. You should consider doing a dual-boot configuration and keep WinXP as the main OS until you're satisfied that

$2000 Computer Recommendations -- ASUS, NVIDIA, Intel
Ask. Dual booting with Vista x86 and Vista x64 is fine since you have a separate product key for x64. You will need to boot the computer with the x64 dvd since you Is dual-boot installation a practical approach? Can I maintain the existing 32-bit home premium and install the 64-bit next to it, using the same

Inquirer: Uncle Vista flip-flops towards the grave
That way the installer will set up the dual boot for you. Usually, one would try to install the OSs in order of release; however, I believe the 64 and 32 bit versions of XP use the same boot loader. Now, mix in Windows 9x, older NT up to Windows 2000 or Longhorn/Vista and, the situation changes.