Running 64 Bit and 32 bit CS5 simultaneously?

I am delighted with my preliminary tests on CS5. However, one problem is that all my plugins (and Photoshop's own Lighting Effects) have disappeared. The solution is of course to run in 32 bit. To have close to close PS, go into Info to change its startup setting and then restart, and then repeat the whole process over again when I am finished with my plugin, is very tedious. So to make this easier I duplicated just the PS App file inside the CS5 directory and set the copy to run in 32 bit. So it is quick and easy to start whichever 64 or 32 bit PS I want without having to open Info and change the startup setting each time.
I have discovered, somewhat to my surprise, that I can run the two at the same time, apparently without conflict. This means I can simply open 32 bit when needed for a plugin and move the layer I am filtering back and forth via the clipboard. It's not ideal but it will do for now.
So two questions:
1) When I open the 32 bit version (the copy I made from the original installed app) I get a message "The application has been moved, and its path has changed. To update the product configuration, click Update." If I accept this and click update then the next time I try to run the original version I get the same message and have to update again to restore it. However if I just ignore the message each time the 32 bit version opens and don't update it seems to run fine with all my preferences and settings intact. Can anyone tell me what the implications of this message are and whether I can safely ignore it?
2) Am I courting disaster anyway running 64 and 32 bit side by side like this?
Thanks in advance for your help.
David Mac

David,
Essentially there is only one application and when you create multiple copies still then it point to one single binary , the location of which gets stored in a particular file.
Now when you launch the other Copy then the new location gets updated in that file. And again when you open original then also the location gets updated.
So it is advisable not to do so , but if you face any issues just remove the other copy and update the location with just one app.

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