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    Dual boot Vista 64 bit and XP Professional 32 bit

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by patel7, Feb 17, 2007.

  1. patel7

    patel7 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi

    Well i guess my question is in the title, justed wanted to know if its possible to dual boot Vista 64 bit and XP 32 bit, i think its the best setup considering the current drawbacks of 64 bit Vista,

    But i have also heard that you could upgrade from 32 bit vista to 64 bit vista in the future, does anyone know the cost of this?

    Any other suggestions

    Thanks
     
    patel7, Feb 17, 2007
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    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    From my understanding, all you'd have to do is go to Microsoft's website to get the 64bit version. You have to give them your Vista key, and they'll ship out a 64bit version of the same thing for about $10 I think.

    But in order to upgrade from 32->64 you may have to reformat that partition that Vista is on.
     
    Greg, Feb 17, 2007
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    patel7 Notebook Enthusiast

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    thanks for the reply
     
    patel7, Feb 24, 2007
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