Downgrading from Vista Home Premium 64bit to Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit? November 1st, 2009
Will I need to do a clean install for Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit if I have already Vista Home Premium 64bit? None of my software I use for handicapping horse racing is able to run on 64bit systems. The only thing it is able to run on is Windows xp 32bit and I have seen that Windows Ultimate 7 has a feature to run Windows XP compatible programs. Thanks for your help
There is no way to downgrade between versions of Windows and it is not possible to move between 32-bit and 64-bit editions. Thus, your only option is to reformat the partition/hard drive and install Windows 7 from scratch by booting from the Windows 7 DVD (not from within Windows), making sure that you have backed up all of your personal files first
Sleepless
October 24th, 2009 at 10:04 am
Yes, windows vista x64 can’t be upgraded/downgraded to a x32 bit os you will have to reinstall.
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Jo
October 24th, 2009 at 10:10 am
There is no way to downgrade between versions of Windows and it is not possible to move between 32-bit and 64-bit editions. Thus, your only option is to reformat the partition/hard drive and install Windows 7 from scratch by booting from the Windows 7 DVD (not from within Windows), making sure that you have backed up all of your personal files first
References :