Setting up mulitboot with Ultimate 32- & 64-bit

[Guest pk]

Can I install a multiboot set-up with Vista Ultimate-32 and Ultimate-64? As

Vista Ultimate is on the same machine but different partitions I can not use

both versions at the same time so therefore can I not use the same product

key for both installs? FYI, I purchased the full version and not the upgrade

version.

 

I have followed the instructions for "Install more that one operating system

(multiboot)" in Windows Help and Support. Ater installing Ultimate-32 I ran

Windows Update and then installed Norton and all my other programs and

related documents. After a fresh reboot running Ult-32 I placed the Ult-64

DVD in the drive, double-clicked on the drive and received the following

error message:

 

Windows Setup

Setup can not run on this version of the Operating System. To install

Windows please try booting from the install media.

 

Background:

Originally purchased and installed Ult-64 so I could gain access to more

installed RAM for video editing. But after loading all my software and data

found that I could not install Media Center as Ult-64 could not "find" my

tuner. After spending hours searching as well as speaking with HP customer

service it was determined that there were no 64-bit drivers for my tuner card

(ViXS PureTV-U 48B0) so if I wanted to use Media Center I could only use

Ult-32. They suggested that I might want to try a multiboot and install

Ult-64 on a separate partition and then boot with Ult-64 when I want to edit

and use Ult-32 the rest of the time.

 

As I will only use Ultimate-64 for video editing occasionally, this sounded

like a reasonable suggestion but have not been able to install Ult-64.

 

Your help and advice is appreciated!

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: Setting up mulitboot with Ultimate 32- & 64-bit

 

You have to boot off of the 64bit DVD and install on a separate partition.

You can't run the install from inside 32-bit Windows.

 

Oh, and to be clear. You have a copy of Windows Vista. One copy. That can be

installed as 32-bit or as 64-bit. But not both. You can't use the same copy

to dual boot. I happen to think that isn't right, but I didn't write the

EULA.

 

--

Charlie.

http://msmvps.com/xperts64

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

 

"pk" <pk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:1E387074-FAF5-4A83-B9D2-BA68F3DB34BD@microsoft.com...

> Can I install a multiboot set-up with Vista Ultimate-32 and Ultimate-64?

> As

> Vista Ultimate is on the same machine but different partitions I can not

> use

> both versions at the same time so therefore can I not use the same product

> key for both installs? FYI, I purchased the full version and not the

> upgrade

> version.

>

> I have followed the instructions for "Install more that one operating

> system

> (multiboot)" in Windows Help and Support. Ater installing Ultimate-32 I

> ran

> Windows Update and then installed Norton and all my other programs and

> related documents. After a fresh reboot running Ult-32 I placed the Ult-64

> DVD in the drive, double-clicked on the drive and received the following

> error message:

>

> Windows Setup

> Setup can not run on this version of the Operating System. To install

> Windows please try booting from the install media.

>

> Background:

> Originally purchased and installed Ult-64 so I could gain access to more

> installed RAM for video editing. But after loading all my software and

> data

> found that I could not install Media Center as Ult-64 could not "find" my

> tuner. After spending hours searching as well as speaking with HP customer

> service it was determined that there were no 64-bit drivers for my tuner

> card

> (ViXS PureTV-U 48B0) so if I wanted to use Media Center I could only use

> Ult-32. They suggested that I might want to try a multiboot and install

> Ult-64 on a separate partition and then boot with Ult-64 when I want to

> edit

> and use Ult-32 the rest of the time.

>

> As I will only use Ultimate-64 for video editing occasionally, this

> sounded

> like a reasonable suggestion but have not been able to install Ult-64.

>

> Your help and advice is appreciated!

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Setting up mulitboot with Ultimate 32- & 64-bit

 

The error message just means you installed in the wrong order if what you

wanted to do was install the second from the desktop of the first. Vista

x64 Setup is a 64-bit program and will not run on Vista x86. If you install

the x86 version first you will have to boot with the x64 dvd as Charlie

says. The reverse is not true however. If you install x64 first you can

then install x86 from the x64 desktop because a 32-bit program does run on

x64. If you wish to maintain drive assignment consistency across both

platforms try it this way. If you don't care, then boot with each dvd. I

name my drives descriptively anyway so I don't care, but some folks do.

 

If you have a retail copy of Vista Ultimate then you have one product key.

The End User License Agreement specifically states that even though both x86

and x64 versions are provided you may only install and use one or the other.

To do what you are planning requires two product keys. All Windows retail

EULA's state that you may only install and use one copy of the software. It

has nothing to do with whether or not you can only run one copy at a time.

 

With a retail product key you may transfer the software to a new computer as

long as you delete it from the first.

 

"pk" <pk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:1E387074-FAF5-4A83-B9D2-BA68F3DB34BD@microsoft.com...

> Can I install a multiboot set-up with Vista Ultimate-32 and Ultimate-64?

> As

> Vista Ultimate is on the same machine but different partitions I can not

> use

> both versions at the same time so therefore can I not use the same product

> key for both installs? FYI, I purchased the full version and not the

> upgrade

> version.

>

> I have followed the instructions for "Install more that one operating

> system

> (multiboot)" in Windows Help and Support. Ater installing Ultimate-32 I

> ran

> Windows Update and then installed Norton and all my other programs and

> related documents. After a fresh reboot running Ult-32 I placed the Ult-64

> DVD in the drive, double-clicked on the drive and received the following

> error message:

>

> Windows Setup

> Setup can not run on this version of the Operating System. To install

> Windows please try booting from the install media.

>

> Background:

> Originally purchased and installed Ult-64 so I could gain access to more

> installed RAM for video editing. But after loading all my software and

> data

> found that I could not install Media Center as Ult-64 could not "find" my

> tuner. After spending hours searching as well as speaking with HP customer

> service it was determined that there were no 64-bit drivers for my tuner

> card

> (ViXS PureTV-U 48B0) so if I wanted to use Media Center I could only use

> Ult-32. They suggested that I might want to try a multiboot and install

> Ult-64 on a separate partition and then boot with Ult-64 when I want to

> edit

> and use Ult-32 the rest of the time.

>

> As I will only use Ultimate-64 for video editing occasionally, this

> sounded

> like a reasonable suggestion but have not been able to install Ult-64.

>

> Your help and advice is appreciated!

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: Setting up mulitboot with Ultimate 32- & 64-bit

 

I actually prefer it this way - my "C:" drive is always the OS. I stick my

data drive out at E: on the first OS, then let the partition that will be

the second OS be D: Now, when I install the second OS, I have the same

assignments - C: is the OS, D: is the other OS, and data is on E:

 

Since you should NOT try to share a programs drive, this makes sense for

simplicity.If you're going to dual boot, it's a good idea to use larger

partitions for the OSs than you might otherwise, since you should keep

programs installed on the same drive as the OS they're for to avoid issues.

 

--

Charlie.

http://msmvps.com/xperts64

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

 

"Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst@msn.com> wrote in message

news:53823BFB-CB71-4EB4-B5E0-D2DCE67C7269@microsoft.com...

> The error message just means you installed in the wrong order if what you

> wanted to do was install the second from the desktop of the first. Vista

> x64 Setup is a 64-bit program and will not run on Vista x86. If you

> install the x86 version first you will have to boot with the x64 dvd as

> Charlie says. The reverse is not true however. If you install x64 first

> you can then install x86 from the x64 desktop because a 32-bit program

> does run on x64. If you wish to maintain drive assignment consistency

> across both platforms try it this way. If you don't care, then boot with

> each dvd. I name my drives descriptively anyway so I don't care, but some

> folks do.

>

> If you have a retail copy of Vista Ultimate then you have one product key.

> The End User License Agreement specifically states that even though both

> x86 and x64 versions are provided you may only install and use one or the

> other. To do what you are planning requires two product keys. All Windows

> retail EULA's state that you may only install and use one copy of the

> software. It has nothing to do with whether or not you can only run one

> copy at a time.

>

> With a retail product key you may transfer the software to a new computer

> as long as you delete it from the first.

>

> "pk" <pk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:1E387074-FAF5-4A83-B9D2-BA68F3DB34BD@microsoft.com...

>> Can I install a multiboot set-up with Vista Ultimate-32 and Ultimate-64?

>> As

>> Vista Ultimate is on the same machine but different partitions I can not

>> use

>> both versions at the same time so therefore can I not use the same

>> product

>> key for both installs? FYI, I purchased the full version and not the

>> upgrade

>> version.

>>

>> I have followed the instructions for "Install more that one operating

>> system

>> (multiboot)" in Windows Help and Support. Ater installing Ultimate-32 I

>> ran

>> Windows Update and then installed Norton and all my other programs and

>> related documents. After a fresh reboot running Ult-32 I placed the

>> Ult-64

>> DVD in the drive, double-clicked on the drive and received the following

>> error message:

>>

>> Windows Setup

>> Setup can not run on this version of the Operating System. To install

>> Windows please try booting from the install media.

>>

>> Background:

>> Originally purchased and installed Ult-64 so I could gain access to more

>> installed RAM for video editing. But after loading all my software and

>> data

>> found that I could not install Media Center as Ult-64 could not "find" my

>> tuner. After spending hours searching as well as speaking with HP

>> customer

>> service it was determined that there were no 64-bit drivers for my tuner

>> card

>> (ViXS PureTV-U 48B0) so if I wanted to use Media Center I could only use

>> Ult-32. They suggested that I might want to try a multiboot and install

>> Ult-64 on a separate partition and then boot with Ult-64 when I want to

>> edit

>> and use Ult-32 the rest of the time.

>>

>> As I will only use Ultimate-64 for video editing occasionally, this

>> sounded

>> like a reasonable suggestion but have not been able to install Ult-64.

>>

>> Your help and advice is appreciated!

>