I want to my windows 7 64bit to 32bit

[shaikh_43]

i want to change my windows 7 64bit to 32bit
can i change it

 

[thaca]

You'll have to reformat to do so.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

You will need to do a format with a clean install!

 

[Hawkeye22]

As stated above, but why do you want to switch? Most 32 bit programs should work in Win7 x64. Older hardware that doesn't have 64 bit drivers is another story.

 

[Herr_Koos]

i want to change my windows 7 64bit to 32bit
can i change it

Why?

 

[cadder]

As stated above, but why do you want to switch? Most 32 bit programs should work in Win7 x64. Older hardware that doesn't have 64 bit drivers is another story.

We have had problems getting decent 64bit drivers even for new hardware.

"most" 32 bit programs might run, but NO 16 bit programs will run, and if that is the software that you need, software that is irreplaceable, then you are stuck with a 32bit OS. I have said before that very few users will benefit from 64bit OS over the 32bit OS, but there are people for which the 64bit OS will cause problems.

 

[Herr_Koos]

^Driver support is excellent in my experience.

And by the way, 16bit programs will in fact run, it's just 16bit installers that don't work.

 

[Hawkeye22]

^Driver support is excellent in my experience.

And by the way, 16bit programs will in fact run, it's just 16bit installers that don't work.

Actually it can, but it's rare.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384143%28VS.85%29.aspx

Here is someone that actually got tie figher to work. Though I wouldn't have to go through all that work.

http://davidcmoisan.wordpress.com/2010/02/17/the-force-is-with-me-tie-fighter-95-on-windows-7-x64/

http://davidcmoisan.wordpress.com/2010/02/18/16-bit-installer-support-in-windows-64/