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Running Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit simultaneously
Hi,
I recently bought a new computer which came with Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1 pre-installed. I am trying to apply for a work position which demands that I download and install their software which is not compatible with any 64 bit OS's.
I thought I could create a separate partition on my hard drive and install a 32 bit OS (either XP or 7). In the case of XP I found I couldn't because I would need to install XP first and then Windows 7 but I do not want to format my whole computer (at least not yet). When I tried installing the Windows 7 on this partition it tells me "Windows cannot be installed to this hard disk space. The partition contains one or more dynamic volumes that are not supported for installation."
A couple of side notes would be that both the XP and Windows 7 installation trials have been done through an ISO mounting software (Daemon Tools Lite) not via an installation CD and that the 32 bit version of Windows 7 I tried to install is Ultimate as opposed to the Home Premium that I am running.
So my question here would be, is it possible to run the 32 and 64 bit version of Windows 7 simultaneously? If yes, what am I doing wrong? If no, what other options do I have here besides formatting my hard drive, installing XP first and then installing Windows 7 as well?
Thanks in advance for your help.