32-bit and 64-bit distinctions with Vista Home Basic

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You know what, I believe I have figured out the answer to my question based
on what these other individuals have posted here as responses. Clearly the
computer (and specifically laptop) companies are putting an inferior version
of Vista Home Basic in computers that are being sold in retail outlets.
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No, the 32-bit versions are not inferior to the 64-bit versions. Right
now there is quite a lot of hardware (printers, scanners, more exotic
things) for which there are no 64-bit drivers. You *cannot* run these
things in the 64-bit versions of Vista. Your laptop manufacturer made
sure that you had maximum ability to use many peripheral devices with
your machine by installing the 32-bit OS. Also, the 64-bit OS will not
run 16-bit programs, which probably wouldn't have bothered you anyway.

As another poster told you, "32-bit" is not synonymous with "starter
version". Starter version is an *extremely* stripped down version
that's not even available in the US. Your Home Basic edition is pretty
stripped down itself (it also costs substantially less than any other
Vista edition), but nothing like Starter Edition.
 
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