Vista Tutorial - dual boot-vista ultimate 64/ home basic 32?

**boyce** · 02-03-2008

Can it be done? I've searched the dual boot threads and if I'm understanding them it can be, but before I buy another os I just wanted to check.

**Bare Foot Kid** · 02-03-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by boyce

Can it be done? I've searched the dual boot threads and if I'm understanding them it can be, but before I buy another os I just wanted to check.

I am very new at this but I was just told today
that it can be done.

**boyce** · 02-03-2008

My problem is a driver issue. Im pretty sure that the os will load but it will be on the 64 bit machine so does that mean that the driver for the wife's scrapbook thingy would be the vista 32 driver (os I boot up in) or the vista 64 driver (that doesn't exist and probably will never) that the machine is? If this would work it will really get me out of the doghouse so please help

**Brink** · 02-03-2008

Hi boyce,

Yes, you will be able to dual boot with one partition or drive having 64 bit Vista and the other 32 bit Vista. It does not matter which one you install first. You just need to be sure that you have all the drivers for your devices for both the 32 bit and 64 bit versions of them.

Shawn

02-03-2008	#1 (permalink)
boyce Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Vista Ultimate x64 12 posts	dual boot-vista ultimate 64/ home basic 32? Can it be done? I've searched the dual boot threads and if I'm understanding them it can be, but before I buy another os I just wanted to check.
My System Specs

02-03-2008	#2 (permalink)
Bare Foot Kid Technophile Wannabe Join Date: Feb 2008 Vista 64-bit Ultimate Win7 64-bit Ultimate XP SP3 32-bit Pro 2,126 posts	Re: dual boot-vista ultimate 64/ home basic 32? Quote: Originally Posted by boyce Can it be done? I've searched the dual boot threads and if I'm understanding them it can be, but before I buy another os I just wanted to check. I am very new at this but I was just told today that it can be done.
My System Specs

02-03-2008	#3 (permalink)
boyce Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Vista Ultimate x64 12 posts	Re: dual boot-vista ultimate 64/ home basic 32? My problem is a driver issue. Im pretty sure that the os will load but it will be on the 64 bit machine so does that mean that the driver for the wife's scrapbook thingy would be the vista 32 driver (os I boot up in) or the vista 64 driver (that doesn't exist and probably will never) that the machine is? If this would work it will really get me out of the doghouse so please help
My System Specs

02-03-2008	#4 (permalink)
Brink Administrator Join Date: Apr 2007 Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,822 posts	Re: dual boot-vista ultimate 64/ home basic 32? Hi boyce, Yes, you will be able to dual boot with one partition or drive having 64 bit Vista and the other 32 bit Vista. It does not matter which one you install first. You just need to be sure that you have all the drivers for your devices for both the 32 bit and 64 bit versions of them. Shawn
My System Specs

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