[Qgis-user] Testing OSGeo4W 64bit

[Jürgen E. Fischer]

Hi Andreas,

On Mon, 26. Aug 2013 at 09:01:47 +0200, Andreas Neumann wrote:
> Question: can this coexist with the 32bit installation? Or should I
> first remove the 32bit installation. This is only relevant during
> testing now. Later I will switch to 64bit only, anyway.

Not in the same directory, but otherwise yes.  So you should use a separate
directory for the 64bit install (I use C:\OSGeo4W64).  In the included
installer you can also use a different start menu name for the 64 bit install -
otherwise the shortcuts will get overwritten.

 
Jürgen

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