Will bootcamp assistant 5 run a previously installed Windows 7 32-bit?

MacBook Pro
13-inch mid 2012
OSX 10.8.5
I have a 32bit version of Windows 7 that I would like to install using Bootcamp Assistant, but the current version does not support Windows 7 32-bit. Was thinking of restoring laptop with original OSX that has Bootcamp Assistant 4 and then installing Windows 7 32-bit version.
When I go through the process of updating software on my system back to 10.8.5, will the current version of Bootcamp Assistant 5 still recognize and run the previously installed Windows 7 32-bit? Or do I need to update all of my software, except for Bootcamp Assistant, and keep running version 4?

see here, find your machine and manually dl the correct boot camp pkg for 32bit w7
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5634
you do not need to revert your machine to older OSX, you could be running mavericks 10.9.2 and still install 32bit w7

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