Possible to change to a 64bit to a 32bit?
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You cannot change from 64bit to 32bit without reinstalling the OS and starting over.
Dual booting is taking a computer with an operating system already installed, using unallocated hard drive space and installing a second operating system on the hard drive and then picking from a menu, which OS you want when you turn on the computer.
Dual booting is taking a computer with an operating system already installed, using unallocated hard drive space and installing a second operating system on the hard drive and then picking from a menu, which OS you want when you turn on the computer.
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Do you mean having a 64-bit operating system and a 32-bit operating system, and the availability to choose between the two OS's at boot?
This might give you some information about dual-booting (http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/8057-dual-boot-installation-windows-7-xp.html) it's for Windows 7 and Windows XP though.
This might give you some information about dual-booting (http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/8057-dual-boot-installation-windows-7-xp.html) it's for Windows 7 and Windows XP though.
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Yes that's exactly what I mean.
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I've added a tutorial for dual-booting, however, you could always get a .ISO file of an operating system and then run it through a program like Windows Virtual PC.
Found some more tutorials for different OS's:
Windows Vista/Windows 7 Dual-Boot: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/8834/dual-boot-your-pre-installed-windows-7-computer-with-vista/
Windows 7/Ubuntu Dual-Boot: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/9059/dual-boot-your-pre-installed-windows-7-computer-with-ubuntu/
Windows 7/Windows XP Dual-Boot tutorial can be found on my #3 post.
Hope this helps,
Harry
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Might be a silly question but why would you want 32bit when you lready have 64bit?
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I was thinking that myself, originally I thought there wasn't any 64-bit versions of applications they wanted to install so needed a 32-bit OS too, but 32-bit applications can run in a 64-bit OS environment if I am correct?
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The Microsoft EULA prohibits installing both the 32 and 64 bit versions on one PC. You would need two licenses.
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