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Can you install a 32 bit Windows 7 pro upgrade on Home Premium 64 bit
We are getting a new Dell Vosrto 230 desktop computer. Our only options were with 64 bit versions of Windows 7 (like all manufacturers now). I know I will have problems with some older programs like Photoshop CS2, and want to install the 32 bit version that will come in the Professional upgrade that we plan to upgrade to. Since we will never increase the memory to the level of needing the Windows 7 64 bit, I am certain that the 32 bit version is much better fro us.
My questions is can we install the 32 bit version from the Professional upgrade in place of the 64 bit Home Premium with comes preinstalled? I would do this from the very beginning, so we wouldn't have installed any of our software yet, I don't think there is any bloatware form Dell that we will want. I will make the recovery copies of the 64 bit OS first, and then hopefully upgrade to the 32 bit Professional. Things are "tight", and hopefully will not have to purchase a full version of Professional.