On Tue, 11 Mar 2014, Ben Ritchey wrote to All:   
      
    BR> Does anyone know if I can run 64-bit application programs under a    
    BR> 32-bit OS?. I currenttly have 64-bit Win7 Pro and would like to    
    BR> backup the 64-bit drive and restore to a drive with 32-bit Win7    
    BR> Pro, THEN boot the 32-bit (g). Or do I have to re-install    
    BR> everything from scratch? {sigh}   
      
   you cannot unless your 32bit OS is hosting a VM with a 64bit OS installed on   
   it... 32bit systems just cannot run the 64bit code... 64bit systems can run   
   32bit code if the 32bit libraries are installed to allow such... if those   
   libraries are not installed, then 32bit can't run... the firewall project i   
   work with has this separation because we do not provide the 32bit libraries in   
   the 64bit install to try to keep drive consumption in the dedicated device...   
      
   anyway, i'm guessing that a VM with a 64bit install can operate on a 32bit   
   host but that will also depend on the CPU (emulation) that's available... i've   
   not heard of anyone doing this but the theory (with no research) is that it   
   may be possible...   
      
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