Dual Boot Vista 64 and 32

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Re: Dual Boot Vista 64 and 32

David - yes, that will work. Let me strongly suggest that you have at least
three partitions on the machine. One for Vista 32, one for Vista 64, and one
for data. Keep all your data files on the data drive. You can even repoint
your Documents, Music and Pictures folders to that drive.

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"David F" <dfumento@ATTHISADDRESSgmailDOT.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the quick, detailed reply. I only want to be able to use
> application documents (e.g. Word 2007 *.doc) on both 32 and 64. I would
> install separate applications in both versions. That would work, correct?
>
> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> Because they are the same version, both Vista 32 and 64 bit are
>> interchangeable, it doesn't matter which one you install first, just make
>> sure they are installed on separate drives or partitions. As for
>> transferring applications between the two, its possiblem but not reliable
>> especially since both are still architectually different. You will
>> probably receive that registry setting errors or the application is not
>> installed correctly.
>>
>> But if you do install say Microsoft Word on Vista x64, you could try
>> running it from Vista x86 but browsing to the Program files (x86)
>> /Microsoft Office folder on the Vista x64 partition and launch the
>> winword executable. Again, not recommended.
>> --
>> Andre
>> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
>> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
>> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!E8E5CC039D51E3DB!9709.entry
>> "David F" <dfumento@ATTHISADDRESSgmailDOT.com> wrote in message
>> news:CEC2C3EA-1705-4EB1-BE68-D29450DDA7BE@microsoft.com...
>>>I would like to dual boot Vista 64 with Vista 32 which I will use as a
>>>backup for compatibility problems with Vista 64 such as running Cisco's
>>>VPN.
>>>
>>> I've read:
>>> http://apcmag.com/5485/dualbooting_vista_and_xp
>>>
>>> Which discusses making a Vista 32 which is installed first dual boot
>>> with XP installed second. I assume a similar procedure would be
>>> followed for a dual boot Vista 32 and 64 install. Am I correct?
>>>
>>> Also, are the files (such as MS Word 2007) transferable between Vista 32
>>> and Vista 64?
>>> TIA
>>
>>
>
 
Re: Dual Boot Vista 64 and 32

VPC isn't going to work for him - he needs USB support. That puts him firmly
in the VMWare camp.

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"Stefan Pendl" <stefan.pendl@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 6 Dec 2007 15:49:30 -0500, "David F"
> <dfumento@ATTHISADDRESSgmailDOT.com> wrote:
>
>>Both the Verizon PCMCIA Broadband card which I own and the various USB
>>solutions are supported in both the 32 and 64 bit Vista. The question I
>>have is can I run the PCMCIA from a 32 bit guest while using the Cisco VPN
>>which will only run on Vista 32 and not Vista 64? TIA Is there some sort
>>of FAQ that covers these issues?
>>
>
> Install VPC and check if hardware virtualization is available, that
> seems to be the only way to know.
> I just installed VPC today and the guest host was running after an
> hour.
>
> ---
> Stefan Pendl
 
Re: Dual Boot Vista 64 and 32

Virtual PC isn't going to be a good solution for you, I don't believe. I
think you're going to need VMWare. And you'll want VMWare Workstation v6 to
get full USB2 support.

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"David F" <dfumento@ATTHISADDRESSgmailDOT.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the great suggestions...is there a FAQ somewhere that addresses
> these questions? I once saw a VPC FAQ, but it didn't seem to address my
> questions...
>
> One thing I'm thinking about is that I have a PCMCIA EVDO Rev A. AC 595
> Verizon Broadband Aircard. I can run this in the 64 bit host environment,
> but I would also need it when running the Cicso VPN client which runs only
> in 32 bit mode in what would be the guest. Would the PCMCIA Aircard work
> with the 32 bit guest or is there a way to make a pass through to the host
> as in the USB method you suggested? TIA
>
>
> "Andrew McLaren" <andrew@fakeaddress.com> wrote in message
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>> "David F" <dfumento@ATTHISADDRESSgmailDOT.com> wrote...
>>> I'd like to go the VPC route but I'm a bit worried about hardware not
>>> compatible with 64 bit mode and thanks to the VPC which does not support
>>> all hardware (e.g. USB) unable to access it with 32 bit. Is this a
>>> possibility? I travel a lot and might have a situation where I want to
>>> install some hardware for something....
>>
>> If you need USB ports in the VM, then as Andre correctly notes, you would
>> need to use VMWare.
>>
>> Virtual PC and VMWare can both run as 32-bit or 64-bit hosts
>> (applications); ie, you can run 64-bit VMWare, or 64-bit Virtual PC, on
>> 64-bit Windows. VMWare allows you to have 64-bit guests, but only if you
>> have a 64-bit CPU in the host machine - you can't run a 64-bit guest on a
>> 32-bit host. Virtual PC only allows 32-bit guests. In my experience,
>> whether you use VMWare or Virtual PC, you'd want to have a 32-bit guest
>> running on top of a 64-bit host, that gives best performance all round.
>>
>> I use both Virtual PC and VMware Workstation, they are both good
>> products. VMWare has some useful extra features, but then you need to pay
>> for it.
>>
>> If the hardware device is a USB Smartcard Reader, you can work around
>> Virtual PC's lack of USB support by attaching your smartcard to the host
>> machine, then opening a Remote Desktop session to the guest. In the
>> Remote Desktop client (mstsc.exe), select the option to share the
>> smartcard in the Remote Desktop session. Your smartcard is then available
>> inside the guest when you RDP into it, even though you don't have a USB
>> port (clear as mud? :-)
>>
>> --
>> Andrew McLaren
>> amclar (at) optusnet dot com dot au
>>
>
 
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