chris, you've given me food for thought --- The 32-bit os running in 64-bit system is something I hadn't known was possible. Maybe I will load XP on the laptop as a dual-boot option, if I can find a good cookbook-style tutorial to partion and install.
further questions about destroying my installation -----
in addition to the "recovery partition" and self-burned recovery disks, I also have Dell disks "For Reinstallation of Vista HP SP1", and "For Reinstallation of Drivers and Utilities", as well as a couple unwanted OEM-supplied application install disks.
Do those Reinstallation disks make the future any brighter? I've never had this kind of disk before, if things ever get totally hammered, could I re-install Vista using these disks instead of using the recovery disks? (I know they are only for this laptop, not for other machines.)
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