Is it possible to dual boot Windows x64 and x86?


  1. Posts : 17
    Windows 7 64BIT
       #1

    Is it possible to dual boot Windows x64 and x86?


    I was wondering this cause I wanted to dual boot them together. Anyone know?
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  2. Posts : 72,051
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #2

    Hello p0wnag3,

    Yes, you sure can as long as you have a separate product key number to activate both of them with.

    Hope this helps, :)
    Shawn
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  3. Posts : 17
    Windows 7 64BIT
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Brink said:
    Hello p0wnag3,

    Yes, you sure can as long as you have a separate product key number to activate both of them with.

    Hope this helps, :)
    Shawn
    If some of your drivers are 64bit only, what do I do?

    I have the ASUS G75VW-BBK5
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  4. Posts : 72,051
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #4

    Yep, it appears that ASUS only has 64-bit drivers available for your laptop model at their site below.
    You could try looking at the manufacturer sites for each individual device to see if they may have a 32-bit driver available for each. If they don't then you will be out of luck with a 32-bit OS unless Windows 7 provides a generic driver for the devices you are missing 32-bit drivers for.

    Since this will be a dual boot, it's not going to hurt anything other than your time to install the 32-bit Windows, and see how it goes. If it doesn't, then you could just delete the 32-bit installation while in the 64-bit one.
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  5. Posts : 17
    Windows 7 64BIT
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Can I ask ASUS to send me 32 bit files for my drivers if thats possible?
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  6. Posts : 72,051
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #6

    It wouldn't hurt to ask them, but I wouldn't get your hopes up. If they had it available, it would usually already be on their driver download page above.
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