about installing 64bit fedora 17 along with windows xp 32bit

[sunnyy9]

i have windows xp sp2 32bit installed with fedora 16 32bit................

now i want to upgrade fedora 16 to fedora 17 64bit............my motherboard supports 64 bit system (though old intel 945g series with intel dualcore processor)

just wanted to know can i install?

[oboedad55]

Originally Posted by sunnyy9

i have windows xp sp2 32bit installed with fedora 16 32bit................

now i want to upgrade fedora 16 to fedora 17 64bit............my motherboard supports 64 bit system (though old intel 945g series with intel dualcore processor)

just wanted to know can i install?

Only option when changing 32 bit to 64 bit is a clean install. If you have a separate /home you can keep that.

[sunnyy9]

i will format the fedora 16 partition but i dont want to format windows xp 32 bit........

i want to keep my remaining partitions and the files in it......

will i be able to install fedora 17 64 bit alongside current windows xp??

[george_toolan]

Sure you can.