Vista - Is it allowed to install 32bit and 64bit ?

Is it allowed to install on a PC 32bit and 64bit version of VISTA using
a CD Key which comes with a retail box? I will not be able to use
these two OSs concurrently and will be using 32bit version but want to
periodically check to see if all apps I want to use become compatible
with the 64bit version.

you cannot have them both installed at the same time, even if your intention
was to only use one at a time...

stupid huh? Thats MS for ya!

Of course thats what the EULA says... but now that vista phones home
whenever it likes, I dont know what will happen if you ignore the EULA.


"churin" <churin@new.postalias> wrote in message
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> Is it allowed to install on a PC 32bit and 64bit version of VISTA using a
> CD Key which comes with a retail box? I will not be able to use these
> two OSs concurrently and will be using 32bit version but want to
> periodically check to see if all apps I want to use become compatible with
> the 64bit version.

Hi,

No, your Product Key allows to install one or the other, but not both
simultaneously, even if you are only using one of them at any given moment.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"churin" <churin@new.postalias> wrote in message
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> Is it allowed to install on a PC 32bit and 64bit version of VISTA using a
> CD Key which comes with a retail box? I will not be able to use these
> two OSs concurrently and will be using 32bit version but want to
> periodically check to see if all apps I want to use become compatible with
> the 64bit version.

churin wrote:
> Is it allowed to install on a PC 32bit and 64bit version of VISTA using
> a CD Key which comes with a retail box? I will not be able to use
> these two OSs concurrently and will be using 32bit version but want to
> periodically check to see if all apps I want to use become compatible
> with the 64bit version
I have had no problems with running four versions on the same machine in
dual boot. I wanted to make sure that I could use Office 2003 and Office
2007 and wanted to use both the 64 bit and 32 bit systems. I also can
boot to XP 32 and 64. I used separate disk drives for each system.