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Dell 64 bit and OEM 32 bit

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Student

Flightless Bird
My friend bought a Dell computer with windows Home Premium 64 bit

Some vital business programs require 32 bit windows 7

I have an OEM version 32 bit Home Premium.

Can I use my DVD to install widows 7 32 bit on his Dell computer with
the the Dell 64 bit keys?

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Slap

Flightless Bird
"Student" <student@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> My friend bought a Dell computer with windows Home Premium 64 bit
>
> Some vital business programs require 32 bit windows 7
>
> I have an OEM version 32 bit Home Premium.
>
> Can I use my DVD to install widows 7 32 bit on his Dell computer with
> the the Dell 64 bit keys?
>
> S

Install the 32 bit programs. They will work. You can right click the
shortcut and run as vista 32 if they don't.

Big bag of trouble trying to install oem 32 bit over another oem 64 bit.
 
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Bob Hatch

Flightless Bird
Student wrote:
> My friend bought a Dell computer with windows Home Premium 64 bit
>
> Some vital business programs require 32 bit windows 7

Like what?

>
> I have an OEM version 32 bit Home Premium.
>
> Can I use my DVD to install widows 7 32 bit on his Dell computer with
> the the Dell 64 bit keys?
>
> S


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Student

Flightless Bird

>>
>> Some vital business programs require 32 bit windows 7
>
>Like what?
>

It is an Ontario Medical billing program.

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peter

Flightless Bird
This program requires a 32 bit OS...not necessarily Windows 7.
It will run with XP as well as Vista.
The Ontario Ministry of Health has not adapted Windows 7 as its only OS
I should also run on 64bit XP/Vista/Windows7

peter

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"Student" <student@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
>>>
>>> Some vital business programs require 32 bit windows 7
>>
>>Like what?
>>
>
> It is an Ontario Medical billing program.
>
> S
 
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Bob Hatch

Flightless Bird
peter wrote:
> This program requires a 32 bit OS...not necessarily Windows 7.
> It will run with XP as well as Vista.
> The Ontario Ministry of Health has not adapted Windows 7 as its only OS
> I should also run on 64bit XP/Vista/Windows7
>
> peter
>

Peter, you seem to be saying 2 things that cannot both be true.

Which is it, the program requires 32 bit or will/should run on 64 bit?


--
"To announce that there must be no criticism
of the President, or that we are to stand by
the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic
and servile, but is morally treasonable to the
American public."
Theodore Roosevelt
http://www.bobhatch.com
http://www.tdsrvresort.com
 
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Joel

Flightless Bird
student@yahoo.com (Student) wrote:

>My friend bought a Dell computer with windows Home Premium 64 bit
>
>Some vital business programs require 32 bit windows 7
>
>I have an OEM version 32 bit Home Premium.
>
>Can I use my DVD to install widows 7 32 bit on his Dell computer with
>the the Dell 64 bit keys?


What about using XP-virtualization mode? I'm pretty sure that would
create a virtual 32-bit machine.

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Joel Crump
 
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Helroy

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"Joel" <joelcrump@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> student@yahoo.com (Student) wrote:
>
>>My friend bought a Dell computer with windows Home Premium 64 bit
>>
>>Some vital business programs require 32 bit windows 7
>>
>>I have an OEM version 32 bit Home Premium.
>>
>>Can I use my DVD to install widows 7 32 bit on his Dell computer with
>>the the Dell 64 bit keys?
>
>
> What about using XP-virtualization mode? I'm pretty sure that would
> create a virtual 32-bit machine.
>
> --
> Joel Crump

XP-virtualization mode doesn't run on W7 Home Premiun, you need Win7 Pro or
Ultimate.

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Joel

Flightless Bird
"Helroy" <invalid@127.0.0.1> wrote:

> XP-virtualization mode doesn't run on W7 Home Premiun, you need Win7 Pro or
>Ultimate.


Ah, yes - I have Pro, but my CPU can't run XP Mode anyway (not that I
would need it). It sounds like it would be worth upgrading to Pro, if
that would run the software - and that could be tested first, without
actually buying anything (email me if help is needed there).

--
Joel Crump
 
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Gene E. Bloch

Flightless Bird
On 1/21/10, Student posted:
> My friend bought a Dell computer with windows Home Premium 64 bit

> Some vital business programs require 32 bit windows 7

> I have an OEM version 32 bit Home Premium.

> Can I use my DVD to install widows 7 32 bit on his Dell computer with
> the the Dell 64 bit keys?

> S

One poster (Slap) suggested running the program on your Win 7 and see
if it works. I'd do that, and if it fails, then I'd install a virtual
machine. VMware reader is free, and it works well. You would need a
paid version of some 32-bit version of Windows.

E.g., I am running Windows XP Home in VMware so that I can program an
old home entertainment remote control that I have.

--
Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com
 
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peter

Flightless Bird
let me rephrase that 1st line
The program will run on a 32 bit OS....wether it be XP,Vista or W7

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If you find a posting or message from me offensive,inappropriate
or disruptive,please ignore it.
If you dont know how to ignore a posting complain
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"Bob Hatch" <bob.hatch@ymail.com> wrote in message
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> peter wrote:
>> This program requires a 32 bit OS...not necessarily Windows 7.
>> It will run with XP as well as Vista.
>> The Ontario Ministry of Health has not adapted Windows 7 as its only OS
>> I should also run on 64bit XP/Vista/Windows7
>>
>> peter
>>
>
> Peter, you seem to be saying 2 things that cannot both be true.
>
> Which is it, the program requires 32 bit or will/should run on 64 bit?
>
>
> --
> "To announce that there must be no criticism
> of the President, or that we are to stand by
> the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic
> and servile, but is morally treasonable to the
> American public."
> Theodore Roosevelt
> http://www.bobhatch.com
> http://www.tdsrvresort.com
 
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