Dual book vista 64 and 32

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After installing Vista 64 Ultimate I learnt few devices dont have the 64-bit
drivers available. Can I install the 32-bit Vista and tranfer all of my
setting until the 64-bit drivers are ready?
 
Re: Dual book vista 64 and 32

You can use Windows Easy Transfer to transfer your settings. You can install
Windows Vista 32-bit, assuming you have a retail copy not an OEM copy of
Windows Vista. You can't, technically and legally, "dual boot" unless you
have two copies of Windows Vista.

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"Jamshid" <Jamshid @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3251C8DB-426F-42AA-A6AB-5E220DB43A52@microsoft.com...
> After installing Vista 64 Ultimate I learnt few devices dont have the
> 64-bit
> drivers available. Can I install the 32-bit Vista and tranfer all of my
> setting until the 64-bit drivers are ready?
 
Re: Dual book vista 64 and 32

Yes, I have retail copy of Ultimate with two DVDs. Let me make sure I
understand what you are saying:
1- I install the 32-bit version on my hard darive.
2- I run the easy transfer utility (Where do I find it?)
The 32-bit will have all the setting copied from the 64-bit?

Would it possible to do a transfer to 64-bit setup at a later time?
Thx.
 
Re: Dual book vista 64 and 32

Click START and type "windows easy transfer" in the Start/Run box and then
click Enter (or click on the WET icon at the top of the menu pane).

WET is also on the dvd. To use WET from the dvd insert the dvd while
running your present desktop. Click Ok to run Setup when the Autorun box
appears. When the Installation splash screen appears, look on the lower
left and click on "Transfer files and settings from another computer." That
starts the WET wizard.

WET is both x86 and x64 compatible. After the transfer is finished on the
"old" computer, cancel the splash screen, install the other version of
Vista, then use the WET wizard again to transfer to the "new" computer.

"Jamshid" <Jamshid@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D85E92CE-7435-4CEC-886A-F9DB09EE0633@microsoft.com...
> Yes, I have retail copy of Ultimate with two DVDs. Let me make sure I
> understand what you are saying:
> 1- I install the 32-bit version on my hard darive.
> 2- I run the easy transfer utility (Where do I find it?)
> The 32-bit will have all the setting copied from the 64-bit?
>
> Would it possible to do a transfer to 64-bit setup at a later time?
> Thx.
 
Re: Dual book vista 64 and 32

What Colin said. Run it on the "old" computer first, saving the files
someplace safe and reachable. Install 32-bit, and run it again to suck them
back.

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Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel


"Jamshid" <Jamshid@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D85E92CE-7435-4CEC-886A-F9DB09EE0633@microsoft.com...
> Yes, I have retail copy of Ultimate with two DVDs. Let me make sure I
> understand what you are saying:
> 1- I install the 32-bit version on my hard darive.
> 2- I run the easy transfer utility (Where do I find it?)
> The 32-bit will have all the setting copied from the 64-bit?
>
> Would it possible to do a transfer to 64-bit setup at a later time?
> Thx.
 
Re: Dual book vista 64 and 32

A word of warning about going from x64 to x86. I have done this. Don't run
the x86 Setup from the desktop of the x64 system. Boot with the x86 dvd and
use the disk tools to delete the partition, recreate it, and then install
x86 using Custom Install (Upgrade Install will be disabled anyway).

I don't think this scenario was tested adequately if at all because x86
Setup does NOT roll up the x64 Windows folders into a windows.old folder
like it is supposed to with the result that you will have both Program Files
and Program Files (x86) folders (with software still intact) on an x86
system. That is an impossible setup to sort out. The computer seems to
handle it OK but the user is driven to distraction by it. You won't want to
have to live with that kind of layout.

If you don't follow this, just take my word for it and install x86 on a
re-created partition.

"Jamshid" <Jamshid@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D85E92CE-7435-4CEC-886A-F9DB09EE0633@microsoft.com...
> Yes, I have retail copy of Ultimate with two DVDs. Let me make sure I
> understand what you are saying:
> 1- I install the 32-bit version on my hard darive.
> 2- I run the easy transfer utility (Where do I find it?)
> The 32-bit will have all the setting copied from the 64-bit?
>
> Would it possible to do a transfer to 64-bit setup at a later time?
> Thx.
 
Re: Dual book vista 64 and 32

Very good point - this really needs a wiped partition.

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http://msmvps.com/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel


"Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:40A5423B-9186-4564-B0BC-9DDF82CE8DD1@microsoft.com...
>A word of warning about going from x64 to x86. I have done this. Don't
>run the x86 Setup from the desktop of the x64 system. Boot with the x86
>dvd and use the disk tools to delete the partition, recreate it, and then
>install x86 using Custom Install (Upgrade Install will be disabled anyway).
>
> I don't think this scenario was tested adequately if at all because x86
> Setup does NOT roll up the x64 Windows folders into a windows.old folder
> like it is supposed to with the result that you will have both Program
> Files and Program Files (x86) folders (with software still intact) on an
> x86 system. That is an impossible setup to sort out. The computer seems
> to handle it OK but the user is driven to distraction by it. You won't
> want to have to live with that kind of layout.
>
> If you don't follow this, just take my word for it and install x86 on a
> re-created partition.
>
> "Jamshid" <Jamshid@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D85E92CE-7435-4CEC-886A-F9DB09EE0633@microsoft.com...
>> Yes, I have retail copy of Ultimate with two DVDs. Let me make sure I
>> understand what you are saying:
>> 1- I install the 32-bit version on my hard darive.
>> 2- I run the easy transfer utility (Where do I find it?)
>> The 32-bit will have all the setting copied from the 64-bit?
>>
>> Would it possible to do a transfer to 64-bit setup at a later time?
>> Thx.
>
 
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