I recently purchased a new custom-built computer, and was under the impression that Windows 7 64-bit was the "wave of the future." However, after three weeks of getting the OS set up all how I like it with most of my favorite programs installed, it has proven to be rather useless, and actually a terrible burden as of late.
I stubbornly stuck with XP forever because I foresaw compatibility issues arising from switching. In fact, I have already had to buy two new pieces of (very expensive) hardware just because they are not Win 7 compatible, even though they are amazing devices and are not outdated in any way.
And then I had to pay a few hundred dollars just to purchase software which supports the video capture card I am using - only to find out the drivers were 32-bit only! I do a lot of professional audio/video editing, so I'm not talking bout the kind of stuff you buy at Best Buy or the like.
I'm assuming I will get my money back regarding the useless software I just purchased, but this is just starting to get really depressing.
It turns out I have absolutely ZERO 64-bit programs of my own, nor do I foresee using any in the immediate future. So why was I talked into this?
Anyway, I was just wondering if there was a way I could use the "restore image" that Windows 7 allows one to create, and use the one created from my 64-bit install to restore everything back to a fresh 32-bit install.
I know there was another post on here asking the opposite, about moving from 32 to 64, and it seems the answer there was no. However, I was just wondering if this may be different or if there were any possible workarounds.
Again, I have no 64-bit software/hardware on my system (no clue what Windows' own software uses, though).
I'm about at my wit's end here. Maybe I really should sell all my possessions and join a monastery or something.
Any tips would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.
I stubbornly stuck with XP forever because I foresaw compatibility issues arising from switching. In fact, I have already had to buy two new pieces of (very expensive) hardware just because they are not Win 7 compatible, even though they are amazing devices and are not outdated in any way.
And then I had to pay a few hundred dollars just to purchase software which supports the video capture card I am using - only to find out the drivers were 32-bit only! I do a lot of professional audio/video editing, so I'm not talking bout the kind of stuff you buy at Best Buy or the like.
I'm assuming I will get my money back regarding the useless software I just purchased, but this is just starting to get really depressing.
It turns out I have absolutely ZERO 64-bit programs of my own, nor do I foresee using any in the immediate future. So why was I talked into this?
Anyway, I was just wondering if there was a way I could use the "restore image" that Windows 7 allows one to create, and use the one created from my 64-bit install to restore everything back to a fresh 32-bit install.
I know there was another post on here asking the opposite, about moving from 32 to 64, and it seems the answer there was no. However, I was just wondering if this may be different or if there were any possible workarounds.
Again, I have no 64-bit software/hardware on my system (no clue what Windows' own software uses, though).
I'm about at my wit's end here. Maybe I really should sell all my possessions and join a monastery or something.
Any tips would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.
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