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michaelp40534489
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February 5, 2018
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Installing Lightroom 6 on a 32bit system

  • February 5, 2018
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Lightroom 6  Will not install on second computer (32 bit system ) is there any way around this. First is fine & don,t really want to use another system as the 2nd is laptop & used in the field. Many thanks.

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    Correct answer dj_paige

    Lightroom 6 cannot be installed on a 32 bit system.

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    michaelp40534489Author
    Inspiring
    February 5, 2018

    Many thanks for the replies.

    MJP.

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    joachims25232702
    Inspiring
    February 5, 2018

    The only way "around", meanig keeping your existing 32 bit Installation alive is using a virtualization  instance. Meaning HyperV under Windows 10. You can convert your existing C disk into a virtual disk and copy it to a stick. You can then install win10 in 64 bit and install LR. Then set up HyperV and mount your stick and boot inside a windows10 HyperV window from your stick.

    Thus is extreme difficult and errorprone and you need to really be a 32bit fanatic to try that. Plus you need two Windows licenses. Plus an uptodate CPU allowing virtualization. But it can be done.

      JP Hess
      JP Hess
      Inspiring
      February 5, 2018

      I won't even touch that one. All I know is that Lightroom 6 requires a 64-bit operating system. Anything beyond that information is beyond my understanding. Lightroom seems to be temperamental enough as it is for some users. I certainly wouldn't suggest trying to run it in an error-prone OS environment.

        JP Hess
        JP Hess
        Inspiring
        February 5, 2018

        Unfortunately, the only way to install Lightroom on that laptop is to install a 64-bit operating system on the laptop.

          dj_paige
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          Legend
          February 5, 2018

          Lightroom 6 cannot be installed on a 32 bit system.

          Just as a hint for future usage of the forum, please type a meaningful title instead of your name and a number that is meaningless to us.

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