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Every 3 or 4 years I get the opportunity and authorization (from spousal
unit) to build a new computer. So when I do so I try to get the best of what
I can get in the hopes that it isn't too totally outdated in 3 years. With
that in mind I have been reading up on Vista 32 bit vs. Vista 64 bit. It
seems to be somewhat of a consensus that there isn't any current need to go
to 64 bit but it is the wave of the future. I want this machine to be a
powerful game machine but also usable for my development and business needs.
So this is what I was thinking of doing. Please provide any comments if this
isn't doable, or just plain silly.
I will be buying a quad core 64 bit Intel chip and using a RAID 0 disk array
that will have a total capacity of 300GB using 2 Raptor 150's. I was
thinking of partitioning this into three logical drives. One drive would be
used to install 32 bit Vista and be roughly 30GB. The second partition would
be used for Vista 64bit and be roughly 30GB. The third drive would be used
to house all program and data files.
My thought is to install the OS only on the first 2 partitions and then use
the third partition as a shared resource for all of the program files. This
way I could install programs in both operatijg systems using the same
location and then be able to use whichever OS works best for the application.
Obviously this only applies to 32 bit programs.
Based off of the research I have done I would have to install my OEM Vista
Home Premium 32 bit first. Then install the Vista Ultimate 64 bit upgrade,
then come back and reinstall the 32 bit Ultimate from the 64 bit partition in
order to retain drive mappings.
So does this sound doable or have I been eating too many mushrooms? Can you
think of any issues or gatcha's that I need to be on the lookout for?
Thanks,
Bob
unit) to build a new computer. So when I do so I try to get the best of what
I can get in the hopes that it isn't too totally outdated in 3 years. With
that in mind I have been reading up on Vista 32 bit vs. Vista 64 bit. It
seems to be somewhat of a consensus that there isn't any current need to go
to 64 bit but it is the wave of the future. I want this machine to be a
powerful game machine but also usable for my development and business needs.
So this is what I was thinking of doing. Please provide any comments if this
isn't doable, or just plain silly.
I will be buying a quad core 64 bit Intel chip and using a RAID 0 disk array
that will have a total capacity of 300GB using 2 Raptor 150's. I was
thinking of partitioning this into three logical drives. One drive would be
used to install 32 bit Vista and be roughly 30GB. The second partition would
be used for Vista 64bit and be roughly 30GB. The third drive would be used
to house all program and data files.
My thought is to install the OS only on the first 2 partitions and then use
the third partition as a shared resource for all of the program files. This
way I could install programs in both operatijg systems using the same
location and then be able to use whichever OS works best for the application.
Obviously this only applies to 32 bit programs.
Based off of the research I have done I would have to install my OEM Vista
Home Premium 32 bit first. Then install the Vista Ultimate 64 bit upgrade,
then come back and reinstall the 32 bit Ultimate from the 64 bit partition in
order to retain drive mappings.
So does this sound doable or have I been eating too many mushrooms? Can you
think of any issues or gatcha's that I need to be on the lookout for?
Thanks,
Bob