Bootcamp and Vista 64 on Macbook?

Can I install Vista 64 with Bootcamp on my Aluminum Macbook?
I upgraded the memory to 4 GB. If I use Vista 32 instead of Vista 64, now much free RAM do I have?

So, after doing some research online, I was able to find a solution and get Apple's 64-bit Vista drivers installed on my new MacBook. However, in order to get it to work, you need to have an external 2-button mouse.
In Vista, insert the OS X Install DVD that came with your MacBook. When the Auto-Play window pops up, close the window, and do not run "setup.exe". Instead, click on the Start menu (or press the Command key), and type "cmd" in the search box. When the Start menu reduces to show the Command Prompt, right-click on it. In the resulting menu, choose "Run as Administrator".
Then, in the Command Prompt window, type these commands (pressing Return after each line):
D:
cd "Boot Camp\Drivers\Apple"
msiexec /i BootCamp64.msi
This will run the installer for the 64-bit drivers. After it installs, you'll have to restart your machine. Once it restarts, right-click on the Desktop, and select Personalize. Change your display settings to 1280x800 at 32-bit color depth. Then click on the Start menu. On the right side of the start menu is an entry for "Computer". Again, with the external mouse, right-click on this entry, and click on Properties from the menu. Click on the "Refresh" button for the "Experience Index", so Vista will know it can now use better graphics.
There is one caveat that I have noticed, though. Even though the Boot Camp control panel has a two-finger click on the touchpad set for right-click, it won't respond for me. In order to get a right-click, I need to use an external mouse. (If you have better luck, I'd like to know, though.)
I hope this is helpful to you.

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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303609 and
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303597
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