Subj : Re: News from Daryl - May
To   : Barry Martin
From : Ky Moffet
Date : Sat May 30 2020 18:59:00

BARRY MARTIN wrote:
> Hi Ky!
> 
>   > Received from Daryl:
>   > Good News And Bad News:
>   > The bad news is that the 64-bit processor won't allow installation of a
>   > 32-bit OS.
>   KM> Um... this only happens if the 32bit OS has a 16bit installer,
>   KM> which I haven't seen since Windows 3.1. Or if in BIOS, boot is
>   KM> set to UEFI, which almost no 32bit OS knows about. (Set to legacy
>   KM> or BIOS instead.)
> 
> I'll pass that information on but don't think will matter: Daryl got his
> late mother's computer working and the BBS has been installed on it and
> the new 64-bit computer has been returned.  FWIW I had forwarded a

Ah, well, cheaper solution. <g> Not like a basic BBS needs a powerhouse 
anyway.

> couple of Microsoft-based links and one comment stated another reason a
> 32-bit install won't install is the drive wasn't completely wiped --
> apparently there are hidden files which need to be removed.

I'd bet this is still the UEFI problem and the UEFI hidden partition is 
what they're referring to. That really shouldn't make any difference, 
tho ... still gotta set the BIOS to legacy.
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