32 & 64 bit vista on same hard drive??

i,just ordered a new dell machine. it comes w/vista 64 bit home pre..
i did not realize this was a "JUMP" of a bridge. so i've been doin
research, after the fact, and i find, prayer is in order..i have foun
that a piece of software i use for school doesn't "like" 64 bit and i'
sure with a little more research i'll find other issues..

so i made a plan..but i don't know if it will work or how to do it.

1. can i repartition my new 500 gig hd and load both 32 & 64 bit on it
i've read a little on other forums(it sounds like the answer) but
wanted to hear it from ppl that know.

2.if yes, how do i do it

3 if no, any suggestions?

:sick: feeling ill

fran

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ofranko

Hi,

Yes, you can load both on the same system with a partitioned hard drive. You
could also load Virtual PC into the preinstalled x64 system and then load
the 32-bit version as a virtual machine for your software.

What you will need is a second Vista license and an install disk for the
32-bit version. Retail or generic OEM should do fine.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"ofranko" <> wrote in message
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>
> i,just ordered a new dell machine. it comes w/vista 64 bit home pre..
> i did not realize this was a "JUMP" of a bridge. so i've been doing
> research, after the fact, and i find, prayer is in order..i have found
> that a piece of software i use for school doesn't "like" 64 bit and i'm
> sure with a little more research i'll find other issues..
>
> so i made a plan..but i don't know if it will work or how to do it..
>
> 1. can i repartition my new 500 gig hd and load both 32 & 64 bit on it?
> i've read a little on other forums(it sounds like the answer) but i
> wanted to hear it from ppl that know.
>
> 2.if yes, how do i do it?
>
> 3 if no, any suggestions?
>
>
> :sick: feeling ill,
>
> frank
>
>
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> ofranko

its never a good idea to run two operating systems on the same drive
have you tried running the program in compatibility mode
another option would be to load it on a virtual machine. (i think

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kword88

ty

i am looking at the vmware site right now...

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ofranko

"ofranko" <> wrote in message
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> ty,
>
> i am looking at the vmware site right now....
>
>
> --
> ofranko


Microsoft has a similar product, for free, called Microsoft Virtual PC 2007,
with which you can both create and run virtual machines. Download it here
...watch the URL wrap:

[Virtual PC 2007]
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Saucy