Going from 64 to 32 bit question.

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Good afternoon.

I just reinstalled Vista Ultimate edition going from 64bit to 32bit. I
noticed in Windows Explorer I have a Programs (X86) folder that contains
directories for the programs I had installed (there weren't many). When I go
into this folder and click on any of the executable programs, they dont' run.
That's no problem.

My question is, can I just delete this folder and begin reinstalling my
programs from scratch?

Thanks.
 
wyzard said:
I just reinstalled Vista Ultimate edition going from 64bit to 32bit. I
noticed in Windows Explorer I have a Programs (X86) folder that contains
directories for the programs I had installed (there weren't many). When I
go
into this folder and click on any of the executable programs, they dont'
run.
That's no problem.

My question is, can I just delete this folder and begin reinstalling my
programs from scratch?
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You should have done a clean install to go from 64 bit to 32 bit
to guarantee that all of the 64 bit pieces are gone. There is no
Programs (X86) folder in the 32 bit version.
 
and as a precaution, you should format the partition you are installing your
32-bit version on. You will likely have problems with the approach you have
taken, and this is the time to do it right
 
Thanks.

I have the upgrade discs for Vista that I purchased. How do I go about
doing a clean install and reformatting the hard drive, etc.? The disc didn't
give me the option and when I tried to boot from it and put in the Product ID
it tells me it has to be run from within Windows.

I'm a little confused here so any help you can provide would be greatly
appreciated.

Like you said John... this is the time to do it right and that's what I
want to do.

Thanks for the help.
 
What did you upgrade from? How is your system configured? The cleanest way
to go if you have a decent sized drive, would be to reinstall the qualifying
OS, such as XP to a small second partition on the drive, reinstall Vista as
a Custom install (using advanced option - reformat) to the first partition
on the drive, then delete the second partition and add the freespace to the
first partition.
This makes a lot of assumptions that may not be true, but are common. If
your situation is different, you can modify them to your particular
situation or post back you specific setup as to drives and partitions.
 
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