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? About Vista 64-bit will i be able to use 32-bit Drivers?

post #1 of 7
2/25/07 at 10:04am
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Hi i am currenty using Vista Ultimate 32-bit edition and i want to install Vista 64-bit ultimate edition my ? is would i be able to use 32-bit drivers? And i read someware Vista 64-bit can run 32-bit applications Also found a way to disable driver signing permantly reply back with details thanks
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post #2 of 7
2/25/07 at 11:17am
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Originally Posted by lilflippy
Hi i am currenty using Vista Ultimate 32-bit edition and i want to install Vista 64-bit ultimate edition my ? is would i be able to use 32-bit drivers? And i read someware Vista 64-bit can run 32-bit applications Also found a way to disable driver signing permantly reply back with details thanks
No you cannot use 32-bit drivers and how did you accomplish disabling driver signing permantly? I know that you can do this on earlier versions but as of RTM they disabled that ability.

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post #3 of 7
2/25/07 at 8:48pm
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bcdedit.exe -set loadoptions DDISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS
that'll should disable it permanently (make sure youre running command prompt as Administrator)
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post #4 of 7
2/25/07 at 9:14pm
[quote=x64Man]No you cannot use 32-bit drivers and how did you accomplish disabling driver signing permantly? I know that you can do this on earlier versions but as of RTM they disabled that ability.

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I'm using Widcomm Bluetooth Driver (32bit?) with Vista 64.....am I right?
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post #5 of 7
12/10/07 at 10:22pm
current Vista builds have option to disable.
hit F8 at windows bootup.
Scroll down to "Disable driver signature enforcement"
Start Windows normally
Note- this only disables signed driver enforcement for active session, and most drivers include both the x86 and x64 versions. x86 drivers will NOT install in a x64 enviroment. It is true you can run 32-bit programs, but they run under 64-bit emulation.
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post #6 of 7
2/17/08 at 1:00am
about the applications: a vista x86 application is compatible with the 64bit version of vista. The only thing that isn't compatible are the drivers
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post #7 of 7
2/17/08 at 4:57pm
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I'm using Widcomm Bluetooth Driver (32bit?) with Vista 64.....am I right?
no, the software controlling it might be 32-bit but the actual driver installed for the BT controller is 64-bit
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Originally Posted by SageFrancis View Post
about the applications: a vista x86 application is compatible with the 64bit version of vista. The only thing that isn't compatible are the drivers
yes. also note you can't use legacy 16-bit applications in 64-bit versions of Vista.
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