Running Vista 64 bit in 32 bit mode

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Re: Running Vista 64 bit in 32 bit mode

Do what the manufacturer says.

"Duke" <Duke@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D7F0EE23-6169-43EF-A593-41F1B8306079@microsoft.com...
>I am trying to run DV camera on Vista 64, but even with drivers, 64 tells
>me
> "cannot find software." The manufacturer says camera is not compatible
> with
> Vista 64. Run the same camera on different computer with Vista 32, it
> runs
> fine. What to do?
>
> "John Barnes" wrote:
>> Most programs will not run from an old drive, whether XP or Vista. Most
>> must be installed on the system they are going to run on. Most programs
>> that will run on Vista 32 will also run on Vista 64, so make sure the
>> programs are Vista compatible. Also, some of the newer motherboards do
>> not
>> have drivers for XP, so make sure they are available before you make the
>> change.
>>
>> "Rick" <Rick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:23DDC6CC-AA7E-42C0-BC83-32A447F94AE0@microsoft.com...
>> > Thanks, Theo, that is what I was afraid of. I am not enarmoured at all
>> > with
>> > Vista, I was running XP on my old computer, but it was too slow, so I
>> > rebuilt
>> > a new computer with a Quad 4, 4 GB DDR2, 750 GB SATA, etc., and just
>> > figured
>> > it would be wise to use the 64 bit, as eventually it would be needed.
>> > Vista,
>> > however, is not letting me do anything from my old drive, which I
>> > slaved,
>> > multiple issues with the program thus far. I might just delete it and
>> > try
>> > XP
>> > on the new SATA drive.
>> >
>> > "Theo" wrote:
>> >
>> >> The 64-bit version boots up in the 64-bit mode only. There
>> >> is no way to make it boot in the 32-bit mode. If you want
>> >> to replace the 64-bit version, you must completely delete
>> >> the current installation and do a new installation of the
>> >> 32-bit version, or do a dual boot with each version on
>> >> different partitions or drives. There is neither an upgrade
>> >> path nor a downgrade path between the 2 versions.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Rick wrote:
>> >> > I recently purchased Vista 64 bit, when in retrospect I should have
>> >> > purchased
>> >> > th 32 bit version. I am now encoutering problems (obviously)
>> >> > running
>> >> > most of
>> >> > my programs, as they are not compatible with the 64 bit version. Is
>> >> > there
>> >> > any way to run the 64 bit version in a 32 bit mode, or is there any
>> >> > remedy to
>> >> > this problem? I was thinking that if all else fails I would have to
>> >> > go
>> >> > out
>> >> > and buy the 32 bit version, and reinstall it over the 64 bit
>> >> > version...agian,
>> >> > will that work if I do that, or am I going to have to reformat the
>> >> > disk, and
>> >> > start all over from scratch, which I hoping not to do, both from the
>> >> > perspective of cost and time.
>> >> >
>> >> > Rick
>> >>
>>
>>
 
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