I have equipment not supported by the 64 bit OS

[WA_ALSTON]

I have a BASS POD XT made by LINE6 and when i try to use its MIDI
capabilities it says that it is not supported by this operating system at
this time. I contacted LINE6 and they say they have no plans to make an
upgrade tp this system at anytime in the future. So my question is - is there
any way to switch from 64bit to 32 bit within this OS.

 

[John Barnes]

Re: I have equipment not supported by the 64 bit OS

No. With the 64-bit os you need 64-bit drivers. Even with SYSWOW a number
of 32-bit programs won't work.

"WA_ALSTON" <WA_ALSTON@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have a BASS POD XT made by LINE6 and when i try to use its MIDI
> capabilities it says that it is not supported by this operating system at
> this time. I contacted LINE6 and they say they have no plans to make an
> upgrade tp this system at anytime in the future. So my question is - is
> there
> any way to switch from 64bit to 32 bit within this OS.

 

[Tony Sperling]

Re: I have equipment not supported by the 64 bit OS

There is still the option to dual-boot with a 32bit OS for when you really
need it.


Tony. . .


"WA_ALSTON" <WA_ALSTON@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F8C15329-7085-4D0D-9DBD-2BB71B2F9111@microsoft.com...
> I have a BASS POD XT made by LINE6 and when i try to use its MIDI
> capabilities it says that it is not supported by this operating system at
> this time. I contacted LINE6 and they say they have no plans to make an
> upgrade tp this system at anytime in the future. So my question is - is
there
> any way to switch from 64bit to 32 bit within this OS.

 

[WA_ALSTON]

Re: I have equipment not supported by the 64 bit OS

How do you do a dual boot? I am totally unfamiliar with that process.

"Tony Sperling" wrote:

> There is still the option to dual-boot with a 32bit OS for when you really
> need it.
>
>
> Tony. . .
>
>
> "WA_ALSTON" <WA_ALSTON@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F8C15329-7085-4D0D-9DBD-2BB71B2F9111@microsoft.com...
> > I have a BASS POD XT made by LINE6 and when i try to use its MIDI
> > capabilities it says that it is not supported by this operating system at
> > this time. I contacted LINE6 and they say they have no plans to make an
> > upgrade tp this system at anytime in the future. So my question is - is
> there
> > any way to switch from 64bit to 32 bit within this OS.
>
>
>

 

[XS11E]

Re: I have equipment not supported by the 64 bit OS

WA_ALSTON <WAALSTON@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> How do you do a dual boot? I am totally unfamiliar with that
> process.

You don't need to do anything, first, install the older OS, in your
case that would be Windows XP. During the install you'll be given a
chance to partition your harddrive into two or more partitions. Once
XP is installed and working, install the newer OS, that would be the 64
bit OS on to one of the separate partitions you created on your
harddrive and during the installation the newer OS will create a boot
menu. When you next start your computer, you'll be given a choice of
which OS to start.



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[WA_ALSTON]

Re: I have equipment not supported by the 64 bit OS

Well I guess I'm screwed I bought this laptop new with only vista on it .

"XS11E" wrote:

> WA_ALSTON <WAALSTON@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > How do you do a dual boot? I am totally unfamiliar with that
> > process.
>
> You don't need to do anything, first, install the older OS, in your
> case that would be Windows XP. During the install you'll be given a
> chance to partition your harddrive into two or more partitions. Once
> XP is installed and working, install the newer OS, that would be the 64
> bit OS on to one of the separate partitions you created on your
> harddrive and during the installation the newer OS will create a boot
> menu. When you next start your computer, you'll be given a choice of
> which OS to start.
>
>
>
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> XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups
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>

 

[XS11E]

Re: I have equipment not supported by the 64 bit OS

WA_ALSTON <WAALSTON@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> "XS11E" wrote:
>
>> WA_ALSTON <WAALSTON@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> > How do you do a dual boot? I am totally unfamiliar with that
>> > process.
>>
>> You don't need to do anything, first, install the older OS, in
>> your case that would be Windows XP. During the install you'll be
>> given a chance to partition your harddrive into two or more
>> partitions. Once XP is installed and working, install the newer
>> OS, that would be the 64 bit OS on to one of the separate
>> partitions you created on your harddrive and during the
>> installation the newer OS will create a boot menu. When you next
>> start your computer, you'll be given a choice of which OS to
>> start.

> Well I guess I'm screwed I bought this laptop new with only vista
> on it .

You're not necessarily screwed, do you have a retail copy of XP from a
older machine that you're not using? If so, follow the steps above, if
not, you can purchase a copy of XP or you contact the laptop folks and
inquire about downgrading to XP.

Last but not least (probably should be your FIRST option), you might
look for a replacement for BassPodXT, do a search on Google and see
what's out there, maybe some other company makes something similar?




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[R. C. White]

Re: I have equipment not supported by the 64 bit OS

Hi, WA_ALSTON.

The Golden Rule of dual-booting is to install the newest OS last. Vista
Setup knows just how to handle WinXP that it finds already installed. But
WinXP Setup has no idea what to do about Vista, so it just overwrites the
boot sector with WinXP-style code and adds its startup files to the Root of
the System Partition.

Go ahead and install WinXP, as XS11E suggested. Then boot from the Vista
DVD and use its Repair utility to restore the Vista boot sector and create
the dual-boot menu.

You DID get a Vista DVD-ROM with your computer, didn't you? If not, you may
need to use Vista's BCDEdit.exe (or a more-friendly third-party substitute)
to restore your ability to boot into Vista after the WinXP installation.

Post back if you need more info.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@grandecom.net
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail beta in Vista Ultimate x64)

"WA_ALSTON" <WAALSTON@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Well I guess I'm screwed I bought this laptop new with only vista on it .
>
> "XS11E" wrote:
>
>> WA_ALSTON <WAALSTON@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> > How do you do a dual boot? I am totally unfamiliar with that
>> > process.
>>
>> You don't need to do anything, first, install the older OS, in your
>> case that would be Windows XP. During the install you'll be given a
>> chance to partition your harddrive into two or more partitions. Once
>> XP is installed and working, install the newer OS, that would be the 64
>> bit OS on to one of the separate partitions you created on your
>> harddrive and during the installation the newer OS will create a boot
>> menu. When you next start your computer, you'll be given a choice of
>> which OS to start.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups