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    Can I dual boot with Vista 64 bit & 32 bit?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Eagle97, Mar 25, 2010.

  1. Eagle97

    Eagle97 Notebook Guru

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    I am currently using Vista Ultimate 64 bit on my notebook. The OS package has 64 bit and 32 bit discs. Because some programs are not compatable with 64 bit I would like to set up a dual boot using both. Given that the serial number is the same for each OS, is it possible to do this?

    Unfortunately, I cannot remain logged in, so I'll not be able to see your responses for a few hours, but I'd appreciate all suggestions and comments.
     
    Eagle97, Mar 25, 2010
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  2. Joel

    Joel coffeecoffeecoffeecoffee

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    I'm pretty sure you can.
     
    Joel, Mar 25, 2010
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  3. Melody

    Melody How's It Made Addict

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    You can dual boot, but I don't think you can maintain a same serial on 2 separate OSes(each version is considered a separate OS).
     
    Melody, Mar 25, 2010
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  4. Joel

    Joel coffeecoffeecoffeecoffee

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    ^ Oh yeah, I never took that into consideration.
     
    Joel, Mar 26, 2010
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  5. EntityX

    EntityX Notebook Evangelist

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    if the serial is oem then there should be no problem
     
    EntityX, Mar 26, 2010
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  6. fred2028

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    You realize 64-bit Vista/7 can run most 32-bit programs right?
     
    fred2028, Mar 26, 2010
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  7. Joel

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    ^^ But not all of them.
     
    Joel, Mar 26, 2010
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  8. newsposter

    newsposter Notebook Virtuoso

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    lets find out why the OP thinks that they want/need to dual boot in terms of program support.

    I'm in favor of using the most capable (64 bit, win7 pro) OS as the primary os on a machine and then running various other OS as needed via virtualbox.

    As soon as Eagle97 chimes back in we can find out what programs he might be having problems with.
     
    newsposter, Mar 26, 2010
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  9. coolguy

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    You can dual boot 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7 (same version) with the same product key as long as the computer hardware is the same.
     
    coolguy, Mar 26, 2010
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