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:DHere's one for the initiates: is it unheard of to dual-boot Vista x64 on a dual-core computer with x32 on an external drive (same software package)?
 

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It could be done, if you set the bios to boot from the external drive.
 

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SFASH said:
:DHere's one for the initiates: is it unheard of to dual-boot Vista x64 on a dual-core computer with x32 on an external drive (same software package)?
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Why would you want to have both Vista x64 and Vista x86 installed? Sure, for compatibility, many people dual-boot between XP and Vista (I still can't understand why...)

But Vista x64 does perform better than it's x86 counterpart, so by dual-boot between the two?
 

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Dzomlija said:
SFASH said:
:DHere's one for the initiates: is it unheard of to dual-boot Vista x64 on a dual-core computer with x32 on an external drive (same software package)?
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Why would you want to have both Vista x64 and Vista x86 installed? Sure, for compatibility, many people dual-boot between XP and Vista (I still can't understand why...)

But Vista x64 does perform better than it's x86 counterpart, so by dual-boot between the two?
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as of right now i'm dual bootin XP and Vista simply because i run some programs that still are compatible with Vista so i need XP for them.
 

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Why would you want to have both Vista x64 and Vista x86 installed? Sure, for compatibility, many people dual-boot between XP and Vista (I still can't understand why...)

But Vista x64 does perform better than it's x86 counterpart, so by dual-boot between the two?
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In my case, I dual boot x86/x64. I use some high end programs that really take advantage of x64, but I use x86 as my regular OS because it's better suppoerted...for now. I like having the choice. When Vista was new, I dual booted XP/Vista for several months. I ran Vista, but if I got stuck, I had XP to fall back on.

Paul
 

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PMcGarr said:
Why would you want to have both Vista x64 and Vista x86 installed? Sure, for compatibility, many people dual-boot between XP and Vista (I still can't understand why...)

But Vista x64 does perform better than it's x86 counterpart, so by dual-boot between the two?
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In my case, I dual boot x86/x64. I use some high end programs that really take advantage of x64, but I use x86 as my regular OS because it's better suppoerted...for now. I like having the choice. When Vista was new, I dual booted XP/Vista for several months. I ran Vista, but if I got stuck, I had XP to fall back on.

Paul
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It is good to have a fall back, however by doing this you are not finding out how to force the software to work with vista or finding alternitive software that will do the same job.
 

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It is good to have a fall back, however by doing this you are not finding out how to force the software to work with vista or finding alternitive software that will do the same job.
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Ah, I fully disagree with that, but to each his own. Sometimes I need to get work done, and some software is just not "replaceable". I'm talking about CAD\CAM programs, not games, anti-virus, etc.
 

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CAM software would be a pain to replace, I am sure that the CAD software however would be workable.
 

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    I5 3570K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77-DS3H
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    4 x 4GB corsair ballistix sport DDR3 1600 Mhz
    Graphics card(s)
    Gigabyte Geforce GTX 660 TI
    Sound Card
    creative x-fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Primary CiBox 22" Widescreen LCD ,Secondary Dell 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    Both 1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    2 x 500G HD (SATA) 1 x 2TB USB
    PSU
    Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Complient PSU
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    Antec 900 Ultimate Gaming Case
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    3 x 80mm tri led front, 120mm side 120mm back, 200mm top
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    Technika TKOPTM2
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    288 / 4000
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    Creative Inspire 7.1 T7900 Speakers Trust Graphics Tablet
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