Linux help needed cross post

[landdaddy]

Maybe I shoulda posted in this group instead: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=242x15266

I have just installed Ubuntu/7.04 Feisty Fawn x86_64 on another machine and have a few things I would like to do.
I would like to run a couple 32 bit apps, BitWise http://www.bitwiseim.com/download.php , BOINC http://climateapps2.oucs.ox.ac.uk/cpdnboinc/download.ph... and Opera. Is there a way to do this?
Next I would like to control the Linux machine through my network from my XP Pro/Vista machine. I am looking at this virtualization software http://www.nomachine.com/download.php for this purpose. Should I put the server on Linux and a client on Windoze? You think this program is the way to go?

Any feed back would be much appreciated.

[landdaddy]

1. Aww man, easy fix

just switch to 32 bit!
Done! Now everything I wanted to run was a breeze to set up and get going!
64 bit is just not ready for prime time!