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Dual Boot Win7 32bit and Win7 64bit on a second SSD drive
Hi folks.
I have searched through the various threads that deal with this topic but have not seen anything that deals with this specifically.
I have a custom built computer I put together last year. I installed Win7 32bit at the time because I didn't want to bite the bullet and reinstall everything. That time has now arrived.
My computer has:
i7 Core 960 2.67GHz
8GB Ram
1TB HDD (Win7 32bit installed)
600GB HDD
I purchased an OEM DVD of Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit and an Intel 180GB SSD drive.
I want to install the SSD drive on the computer and install Win7 64bit OS as a DUAL BOOT. This way I will be able to choose to migrate my applications at my own pace. As I install a 64bit version of my Photoshop CS6 for example, I will delete it in the 32bit OS once I have all my settings, brushes etc. moved over.
Should I ?
1. Install the SSD and get it recognized by the BIOS and the 32bit OS.
2. Boot from the DVD of the 64bit OS and choose the SSD as the location of the installation.
3. Reboot the computer after installation complete
and at that point I should get the dual boot screen?
The above is how I understand the process based on some tutorials I've seen for dual booting XP and Vista. Does this work for Win7 32 and Win7 64?