Vista - Have 66-bit Vista Premium but need 32-bit

My husband purchased a new laptop to take a distance education course. We did not realize that the software required to take this course is NOT supported by a 64-bit version of Vista (we have Home Premium). It will only work with 32-bit. Is our only option to download istall a Virutal PC? I do not know how to do this? Instructions indicate that you need to install a CD with an unused operating system? Does this mean that we need to purchase this? I am very nervous about doing this and wonder if I should just return the laptop and purchase one with a 32-bit operating system. Help and guidance would be greatly appreciated.

"lreeder" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message
news:82e674b596e720692cc2dec79b3f0100@xxxxxx-gateway.com...I would take the machine back to the supplier and ask for the 32-bit
version of the OS to be installed instead of the 32-bit version.

To run the 32-bit version of Vista in a virtual machine you would need
to purchase the 32-bit version of Vista. After you install VPC you can
create a virtual machine, but you still need a copy of the OS (such as XP or
Vista) to install on the vm.

32bit applications will work on 64bit OS, Dose it allow to install or refuse the install continue on the 64bit OS?

It installs but will not run. When we click on the program, it will not run, there is a message that pops up and states that it will only run on 32 bit.

"lreeder" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message
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No, that's not your only option - see below.

1) Download the version of Virtual PC for 64-bit hosts:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

2) Double-click the downloaded file to begin the installation process -
Virtual PC is just a piece of software, like Excel or Word.

Specifically, you need a separate licence for the OS installed on the
virtual machine. Apart from a very small number of exceptions, Microsoft
considers virtual machines the same as physical machines in terms of
licensing.

If you don't already have an unused licence, you will need to purchase one.

That is one option. Alternatively, you could purchase a copy of 32-bit Vista
and install that on your new laptop. Bear in mind that, apart from the CPU,
all hardware inside a virtual machine is emulated - the host's physical
hardware is irrelevant. If the course software requires high-resolution
graphics, or USB devices like a dongle, it will probably not work properly
inside a virtual machine...


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ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

Are you sure the software will not run on 64 bit Vista?
Sometimes the language used, in this case "not supported", doesn't mean it
will not run, just that if you have problems, "don't ask up for help" is
what "not supported" means.
It might run just fine on a 64 bit Windows.
If it can't run on 64 bit, then it probably is really old software, and one
would have to wonder why it hasn't been upgraded for a modern computer.

"lreeder" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message
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Yes we are sure that it will not run. We looked on the help forum for the course and it seems that we are not the only ones experiencing this problem. It is frustrating that we have a brand new computer and we cannot use it for it's intended purpose. I would never have thought that a new computer would be an issue...usually it is an issue that your computer is too old!!

It isn't the computers fault it won't run. Not everything will work on a 64
bit OS, just the way it is. Easiest solution is to return it and get a
laptop that comes with Vista x86 (32 bit).

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