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Well the title says it all, when I install this application it installs in its 64 bit mode which is buggy for me, but the 32 bit mode worked perfectly on my previous computer, is there anyway to have it install as a 32bit software?

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Nice question! I don't have an answer, but I think that there's one thing which needs commenting: Currently there are almost no 64 bit applications which are 64 bit because they don't have to be 64 bit. Are you sure that the 32 bit version can work at all on a 64 bit operating system? – AndrejaKo Oct 16 '11 at 0:14
What operating system are you using? Windows and Mac OS X can handle mixed binaries almost perfectly (unless some program needs to load some plug-in that is compiled for a different architecture). Linux may require you to use the correct architecture binary, but you should be able to get it quite easily. – billc.cn Oct 16 '11 at 0:35
What application? I suppose its installer might have some command-line switches, but I doubt there is a generic answer to your question as-is. – haimg Oct 16 '11 at 1:35
What application? What bugs? Your question is too vague to answer without more information. – David Schwartz Oct 16 '11 at 3:50
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If you can figure out where in Windows the installer looks to check for bit version, you could change that info to 32bit temporarily to fool it. Might take some detective work using Process Monitor...technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896645 – Moab Oct 17 '11 at 2:48
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