Installing 32 bit OS on a machine running 64 bit OS.

[Swapnil1993]

Sir,
I have 64-bit Win7 home basic installed on my laptop.
You see, my laptop has only 2 GB of ram as it is quite old.
I installed 64 bit windows about 6 months back out of curiosity. There is no problem whatsoever, but i want to install 32 bit Win 7 ultimate!
Will it be possible to install 32 bit OS?
If yes, please tell me whether the normal installing method will do, or do i need to do something else?

 

[AddRAM]

Yes, it will work using the normal method. But why go back to 32 bit, just leave it alone and add more memory when you can.

 

[gregrocker]

I would reinstall the licensed version that came with the laptop, Home Basic in 32 bit following the steps in Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7.

Very few consumers need the expensive extra features in the higher versions so why spend all that money when you already own a version more suitable to the hardware, for the life of the machine?

 

[AddRAM]

I agree, why waste your money on Ultimate if you don`t need it.