From: sanjacstudent12 on
There is too much content that has to be different between the two, as
evidenced by the compatibility issues mentioned earlier. That being said, I
have been using 64-bit systems since XP 64 first came out, and I should say
that it is MUCH more difficult to find hardware and software that is
incompatible with 64-bit.

"Bill C" wrote:

> On Apr 22, 1:15 pm, "Jerry" <ChiefZekeNoS...(a)MSN.com> wrote:
> > Is the notebook even 64-bit capable?
> >
> Yes. I had my choice of 32-bit or 64-bit Vista. I chose 32-bit (I had
> heard of some compatability issues with 64-bit windows).
>
> I wish Microsoft would make it easier to have systems with both 32-bit
> and 64-bit Windows installed. A single installation of Windows should
> do both and installed applications should be available to both as
> well.
>
> As it is now, if I want both, I need to install my applications twice,
> once for each version of Windows.
> .
>
From: John Barnes on
You aren't licensed to have both versions installed at the same time,
anyway.

"Bill C" <mousepoop.com(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Apr 22, 1:15 pm, "Jerry" <ChiefZekeNoS...(a)MSN.com> wrote:
>> Is the notebook even 64-bit capable?
>>
> Yes. I had my choice of 32-bit or 64-bit Vista. I chose 32-bit (I had
> heard of some compatability issues with 64-bit windows).
>
> I wish Microsoft would make it easier to have systems with both 32-bit
> and 64-bit Windows installed. A single installation of Windows should
> do both and installed applications should be available to both as
> well.
>
> As it is now, if I want both, I need to install my applications twice,
> once for each version of Windows.