Hello Jean, Have you checked compatibility? Just an FYI for you. It is always best to check with the software manufacturer FIRST. They will tell you if they have tested the product and the version, as well as whether or not it will work with Windows 7. Check out the Windows 7 Compatibility site: (There you will find out about hardware and software compatibility.) http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/en-us/default.aspx There is a pulldown from which you can choose 'hardware' and 'software'. There are also some great articles, instructional videos and such to help with your Windows 7 at our Springboard site: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/default.aspx In any event a lot of the times, Vista drivers will work in lieu of Windows 7 drivers, however, it's not 100%! As stated previously, it's best to have the Windows 7 certified drivers installed. Microsoft does have an official Windows 7 Support Forum located here http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/w7itpro/ . It is supported by product specialists as well as engineers and support teams. You may want to check the threads available there for additional assistance and support. Thanks again, John M. Microsoft Windows Client Support

Dual core means basically 2 processors. Not 2 Physical processors but capable of operating with the processing power of 2. Not really related to 64bit. It's a processor thing. A Quad core would have the processing power of 4 individual processors. 64 bits is faster the processor can process 64bits at a time vs 32 bits. It can be more secure operating system. A 64 bit System can utilize more ram. Just a bit off the top of my head you could Google 64 bit vs 32bit and find much more information. You could assume the hardware supports it.....

This is according to MS at the link below: =================== Microsoft Windows XP Professional Method 1 1. Click Start, click Run, type sysdm.cpl, and then click OK. 2. Click the General tab. The operating system appears as follows: Â For a 64-bit version operating system: Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Version appears under System. Â For a 32-bit version operating system: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version appears under System. Note is a placeholder for a year. Method 2 1. Click Start, click Run, type winmsd.exe, and then click OK. 2. In the details pane, locate Processor under Item. Note the value. Â If the value that corresponds to Processor starts with x86, the computer is running a 32-bit version of the Windows operating system. Â If the value that corresponds to Processor starts with ia64 or AMD64, the computer is running a 64-bit version of the Windows operating system. HTH. Terry Here is a link that might be useful: Determine a 32-bit version or a 64-bit version

Found this on another forum which may help\; Microsoft has a free download for Vitural PC. With this program running in your Windows Vista 64 bit environment, you can run a Windows XP 32 bit environment, and launch an MS DOS environment from there. Additionally, you can create as many of these virtual environments as you want. Unfortunately, Microsoft requires you to have both a Windows XP licience iand a Vista Licence if you are going to run both Vista and XP (even with one in the virtual world). If you own a regerestered copy of XP, I'm told that a work around to this potential problem is to reinstall your virtual XP environment when the preceeding one experies it's 30 day registration requirement. Or; Download virtualbox from Sun for free and run a virtual instance of win xp 32bit, win vista 32bit ...I would suspect licencing for whatever os you choose ie XP or Vista would also apply after the trial period. I have never tried this , just reporting what I have found