Re: Running Vista 64 bit in 32 bit mode

Duke

I am trying to run DV camera on Vista 64, but even with drivers, 64 tells me
"cannot find software." The manufacturer says camera is not compatible with
Vista 64. Run the same camera on different computer with Vista 32, it runs
fine. What to do?

"John Barnes" wrote:
> Most programs will not run from an old drive, whether XP or Vista. Most
> must be installed on the system they are going to run on. Most programs
> that will run on Vista 32 will also run on Vista 64, so make sure the
> programs are Vista compatible. Also, some of the newer motherboards do not
> have drivers for XP, so make sure they are available before you make the
> change.
>
> "Rick" <Rick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:23DDC6CC-AA7E-42C0-BC83-32A447F94AE0@microsoft.com...
> > Thanks, Theo, that is what I was afraid of. I am not enarmoured at all
> > with
> > Vista, I was running XP on my old computer, but it was too slow, so I
> > rebuilt
> > a new computer with a Quad 4, 4 GB DDR2, 750 GB SATA, etc., and just
> > figured
> > it would be wise to use the 64 bit, as eventually it would be needed.
> > Vista,
> > however, is not letting me do anything from my old drive, which I slaved,
> > multiple issues with the program thus far. I might just delete it and try
> > XP
> > on the new SATA drive.
> >
> > "Theo" wrote:
> >
> >> The 64-bit version boots up in the 64-bit mode only. There
> >> is no way to make it boot in the 32-bit mode. If you want
> >> to replace the 64-bit version, you must completely delete
> >> the current installation and do a new installation of the
> >> 32-bit version, or do a dual boot with each version on
> >> different partitions or drives. There is neither an upgrade
> >> path nor a downgrade path between the 2 versions.
> >>
> >>
> >> Rick wrote:
> >> > I recently purchased Vista 64 bit, when in retrospect I should have
> >> > purchased
> >> > th 32 bit version. I am now encoutering problems (obviously) running
> >> > most of
> >> > my programs, as they are not compatible with the 64 bit version. Is
> >> > there
> >> > any way to run the 64 bit version in a 32 bit mode, or is there any
> >> > remedy to
> >> > this problem? I was thinking that if all else fails I would have to go
> >> > out
> >> > and buy the 32 bit version, and reinstall it over the 64 bit
> >> > version...agian,
> >> > will that work if I do that, or am I going to have to reformat the
> >> > disk, and
> >> > start all over from scratch, which I hoping not to do, both from the
> >> > perspective of cost and time.
> >> >
> >> > Rick
> >>
>
>

Tom Lake

"Duke" <Duke@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news7F0EE23-6169-43EF-A593-41F1B8306079@microsoft.com...
> I am trying to run DV camera on Vista 64, but even with drivers, 64 tells
> me
> "cannot find software." The manufacturer says camera is not compatible
> with
> Vista 64. Run the same camera on different computer with Vista 32, it
> runs
> fine. What to do?

I know this isn't what you want to hear but it's true.
You only have two choices:

1. Get a different camera.

2. Go back to Vista 32 or any other supported OS.

Tom Lake

Colin Barnhorst

Do what the manufacturer says.

"Duke" <Duke@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news7F0EE23-6169-43EF-A593-41F1B8306079@microsoft.com...
>I am trying to run DV camera on Vista 64, but even with drivers, 64 tells
>me
> "cannot find software." The manufacturer says camera is not compatible
> with
> Vista 64. Run the same camera on different computer with Vista 32, it
> runs
> fine. What to do?
>
> "John Barnes" wrote:
>> Most programs will not run from an old drive, whether XP or Vista. Most
>> must be installed on the system they are going to run on. Most programs
>> that will run on Vista 32 will also run on Vista 64, so make sure the
>> programs are Vista compatible. Also, some of the newer motherboards do
>> not
>> have drivers for XP, so make sure they are available before you make the
>> change.
>>
>> "Rick" <Rick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:23DDC6CC-AA7E-42C0-BC83-32A447F94AE0@microsoft.com...
>> > Thanks, Theo, that is what I was afraid of. I am not enarmoured at all
>> > with
>> > Vista, I was running XP on my old computer, but it was too slow, so I
>> > rebuilt
>> > a new computer with a Quad 4, 4 GB DDR2, 750 GB SATA, etc., and just
>> > figured
>> > it would be wise to use the 64 bit, as eventually it would be needed.
>> > Vista,
>> > however, is not letting me do anything from my old drive, which I
>> > slaved,
>> > multiple issues with the program thus far. I might just delete it and
>> > try
>> > XP
>> > on the new SATA drive.
>> >
>> > "Theo" wrote:
>> >
>> >> The 64-bit version boots up in the 64-bit mode only. There
>> >> is no way to make it boot in the 32-bit mode. If you want
>> >> to replace the 64-bit version, you must completely delete
>> >> the current installation and do a new installation of the
>> >> 32-bit version, or do a dual boot with each version on
>> >> different partitions or drives. There is neither an upgrade
>> >> path nor a downgrade path between the 2 versions.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Rick wrote:
>> >> > I recently purchased Vista 64 bit, when in retrospect I should have
>> >> > purchased
>> >> > th 32 bit version. I am now encoutering problems (obviously)
>> >> > running
>> >> > most of
>> >> > my programs, as they are not compatible with the 64 bit version. Is
>> >> > there
>> >> > any way to run the 64 bit version in a 32 bit mode, or is there any
>> >> > remedy to
>> >> > this problem? I was thinking that if all else fails I would have to
>> >> > go
>> >> > out
>> >> > and buy the 32 bit version, and reinstall it over the 64 bit
>> >> > version...agian,
>> >> > will that work if I do that, or am I going to have to reformat the
>> >> > disk, and
>> >> > start all over from scratch, which I hoping not to do, both from the
>> >> > perspective of cost and time.
>> >> >
>> >> > Rick
>> >>
>>
>>