"Upgrading" 64bit Vista to 32bit Vista... "Howard Woodard" <woodard[ at ]msn.com> 11/13/2008 12:00:36 AM I built a 64 bit Vista Ultimate system. Unfortunately, some of the 32 bit video editing programs that I use do not run reliably under the 64 bit OS. My retail package is for Vista Ultimate sp1 and contains two DVDs, one for 32 bit installations and one for 64 bit installations. My question is: Can I use the 32 bit DVD and perform an "upgrade" to the current 64 bit installation rather than having to reinstall everything from scratch? Hoping the answer is yes... Howard ==================================================

Re: "Upgrading" 64bit Vista to 32bit Vista... "Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall[ at ]remove_mvps.com> 11/13/2008 12:11:45 AM "Howard Woodard" <woodard[ at ]msn.com> wrote in message news:3A6E1F09-C874-4CAA-9B03-A7E6451E7D43[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] >I built a 64 bit Vista Ultimate system. Unfortunately, some of the 32 bit >video editing programs that I use do not run reliably under the 64 bit OS. > > My retail package is for Vista Ultimate sp1 and contains two DVDs, one for > 32 bit installations and one for 64 bit installations. > > My question is: Can I use the 32 bit DVD and perform an "upgrade" to the > current 64 bit installation rather than having to reinstall everything > from scratch? > > Hoping the answer is yes... > > Howard > ================================================== No. You can't upgrade from 64 to 32bit. You are looking at a clean install. .. -- Mike Hall - MVP How to construct a good post.. http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups.. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=newswhelp&style=toc Mike's Window - My Blog.. http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx

Re: "Upgrading" 64bit Vista to 32bit Vista... "Howard Woodard" <woodard[ at ]msn.com> 11/13/2008 12:17:24 AM Rats. But thanks for clarifying it Mike. Howard =========================================== "Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall[ at ]remove_mvps.com> wrote in message news:OC3pqRSRJHA.584[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > "Howard Woodard" <woodard[ at ]msn.com> wrote in message > news:3A6E1F09-C874-4CAA-9B03-A7E6451E7D43[ at ]microsoft.com... >>I built a 64 bit Vista Ultimate system. Unfortunately, some of the 32 bit >>video editing programs that I use do not run reliably under the 64 bit OS. >> >> My retail package is for Vista Ultimate sp1 and contains two DVDs, one >> for 32 bit installations and one for 64 bit installations. >> >> My question is: Can I use the 32 bit DVD and perform an "upgrade" to the >> current 64 bit installation rather than having to reinstall everything >> from scratch? >> >> Hoping the answer is yes... >> >> Howard >> ================================================== > > > No. You can't upgrade from 64 to 32bit. You are looking at a clean > install. . > > > -- > Mike Hall - MVP > How to construct a good post.. > http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm > How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups.. > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=newswhelp&style=toc > Mike's Window - My Blog.. > http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx > > > >

Re: "Upgrading" 64bit Vista to 32bit Vista... "Nobody" <trinity[ at ]nobody.com> 11/13/2008 5:33:32 PM You could perhaps do this using a virtual machine.

Re: "Upgrading" 64bit Vista to 32bit Vista... "Peter Croft" <peter_croft[ at ]textandvideo.co.uk> 11/16/2008 12:16:28 PM Mike, I'm in the same position. Can you please give a little more detail about doing a clean install and the implications? Can I simply install the 32 bit version in the same partition as the existing 64 bit version. Will the application software I previously installed be usable or will I have to re-install it? Will I then be able to remove the 64 bit stuff just by deleting the files? Will I be able to upgrade to 64 bit in a year or so? I haven't done this sort of thing before so I'm a bit at sea. Thanks in advance for any help you can give. Peter Croft "Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall[ at ]remove_mvps.com> wrote in message news:OC3pqRSRJHA.584[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > "Howard Woodard" <woodard[ at ]msn.com> wrote in message > news:3A6E1F09-C874-4CAA-9B03-A7E6451E7D43[ at ]microsoft.com... >>I built a 64 bit Vista Ultimate system. Unfortunately, some of the 32 bit >>video editing programs that I use do not run reliably under the 64 bit OS. >> >> My retail package is for Vista Ultimate sp1 and contains two DVDs, one >> for 32 bit installations and one for 64 bit installations. >> >> My question is: Can I use the 32 bit DVD and perform an "upgrade" to the >> current 64 bit installation rather than having to reinstall everything >> from scratch? >> >> Hoping the answer is yes... >> >> Howard >> ================================================== > > > No. You can't upgrade from 64 to 32bit. You are looking at a clean > install. . > > > -- > Mike Hall - MVP > How to construct a good post.. > http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm > How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups.. > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=newswhelp&style=toc > Mike's Window - My Blog.. > http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx > > > >

Re: "Upgrading" 64bit Vista to 32bit Vista... "John Barnes" <JBarnes[ at ]email.com> 11/16/2008 2:02:03 PM A clean install involves removing all files from the partition you are installing to. Best to delete and recreate the partition when you are installing. You do NOT want to have both 32-bit and 64-bit in the same partition. You will have to re-install all software. There won't be any 64-bit stuff as per item 1. You can never upgrade or downgrade between 32-bit and 64-bit. It is always a clean install. "Peter Croft" <peter_croft[ at ]textandvideo.co.uk> wrote in message news:eeSErU%23RJHA.1448[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Mike, > I'm in the same position. Can you please give a little more detail about > doing a clean install and the implications? Can I simply install the 32 > bit version in the same partition as the existing 64 bit version. Will the > application software I previously installed be usable or will I have to > re-install it? Will I then be able to remove the 64 bit stuff just by > deleting the files? Will I be able to upgrade to 64 bit in a year or so? I > haven't done this sort of thing before so I'm a bit at sea. > Thanks in advance for any help you can give. > Peter Croft > > > "Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall[ at ]remove_mvps.com> wrote in message > news:OC3pqRSRJHA.584[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> "Howard Woodard" <woodard[ at ]msn.com> wrote in message >> news:3A6E1F09-C874-4CAA-9B03-A7E6451E7D43[ at ]microsoft.com... >>>I built a 64 bit Vista Ultimate system. Unfortunately, some of the 32 >>>bit video editing programs that I use do not run reliably under the 64 >>>bit OS. >>> >>> My retail package is for Vista Ultimate sp1 and contains two DVDs, one >>> for 32 bit installations and one for 64 bit installations. >>> >>> My question is: Can I use the 32 bit DVD and perform an "upgrade" to >>> the current 64 bit installation rather than having to reinstall >>> everything from scratch? >>> >>> Hoping the answer is yes... >>> >>> Howard >>> ================================================== >> >> >> No. You can't upgrade from 64 to 32bit. You are looking at a clean >> install. . >> >> >> -- >> Mike Hall - MVP >> How to construct a good post.. >> http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm >> How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups.. >> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=newswhelp&style=toc >> Mike's Window - My Blog.. >> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx >> >> >> >> > >