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Problem installing Vista 64 bit
I have just bought Vista Ultimate with Service Pack 1. My DVD autorun is not
working properly. I assume I must use setup.exe then. However, I want to install 64 bit version (so I use the 64 disc) and setup will not let me run (I presume setup is the menu starter). I get the message that setup.exe is not a valid win32 application. Can someone help? I am running Windows XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 3 Thanks |
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Problem installing Vista 64 bit
You can install 64 bit software only on a 64 bit machine. Do you have a 64
bit computer? Tyro "Colin" wrote in message ... I have just bought Vista Ultimate with Service Pack 1. My DVD autorun is not working properly. I assume I must use setup.exe then. However, I want to install 64 bit version (so I use the 64 disc) and setup will not let me run (I presume setup is the menu starter). I get the message that setup.exe is not a valid win32 application. Can someone help? I am running Windows XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 3 Thanks |
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Problem installing Vista 64 bit
Just one question Colin. Is your computer equipped with a 64bit enabled Motherboard
and hardware? -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Colin" wrote in message ... I have just bought Vista Ultimate with Service Pack 1. My DVD autorun is not working properly. I assume I must use setup.exe then. However, I want to install 64 bit version (so I use the 64 disc) and setup will not let me run (I presume setup is the menu starter). I get the message that setup.exe is not a valid win32 application. Can someone help? I am running Windows XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 3 Thanks |
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Problem installing Vista 64 bit
Yes, but I it seems I can't upgrade except from a xp which is 32 bit. I
don't really want to lose all my material or have to install all the programmes again. Is there a way round this or do I have to install 32 Vista? Colin "Peter Foldes" wrote in message ... Just one question Colin. Is your computer equipped with a 64bit enabled Motherboard and hardware? -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Colin" wrote in message ... I have just bought Vista Ultimate with Service Pack 1. My DVD autorun is not working properly. I assume I must use setup.exe then. However, I want to install 64 bit version (so I use the 64 disc) and setup will not let me run (I presume setup is the menu starter). I get the message that setup.exe is not a valid win32 application. Can someone help? I am running Windows XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 3 Thanks |
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Problem installing Vista 64 bit
"Colin" wrote in message ... Yes, but I it seems I can't upgrade except from a xp which is 32 bit. I don't really want to lose all my material or have to install all the programmes again. Is there a way round this or do I have to install 32 Vista? Colin You are correct. Vista 64 cannot be started from a 32 bit application. Also, 64 bit Vista can only do a clean install, which means all your existing installed applications will be toast. If you want an in place upgrade that will run with all your apps, you need the 32 bit upgrade, or full retail version. OEM versions can also, only do an upgrade install. |
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Problem installing Vista 64 bit
On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:38:15 +0200, "Colin"
wrote: Yes, but I it seems I can't upgrade except from a xp which is 32 bit. I don't really want to lose all my material or have to install all the programmes again. If you want the 64-bit version, you have no choice. You *must* do a clean installation, which means losing everything on your drive--data, programs, etc. Back up you data first, then restore the backup after you do the clean installation. Is there a way round this No. or do I have to install 32 Vista? You don't *have to*. You can either upgrade to 32-bit Vista or do a clean installation of 64-bit Vista. Why do you want the 64-bit version? The advantage of running a 64-bit version of Windows mostly exist only if you also run 64-bit applications under it. Bear in mind that there are very few such applications available yet. If you are presently running 32-bit Windows, you don't have any 64-bit applications, so to achieve any advantage, you not only have to replace Windows, but also your applications, *if* (and that's a big "if") 64-bit versions exist. Also note that you will need 64-bit drivers for all your hardware. Those drivers may not all be available, especially if some of your hardware is a few years old. So it's possible that you might also have to replace things like your printer, scanner, etc. So it may not be a great idea right now. That will undoubtedly change in the near future, but for now, 64-bit Windows mostly means some extra trouble and expense for little or no benefit. On the other hand, installing 64-bit Windows instead of 32-bit Windows makes you able to buy 64-bit software as it becomes available, instead of the older 32-bit versions. That means that installing 64-bit Windows--even though it will do very little for you at present--puts you into a better position for the future. "Peter Foldes" wrote in message ... Just one question Colin. Is your computer equipped with a 64bit enabled Motherboard and hardware? -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Colin" wrote in message ... I have just bought Vista Ultimate with Service Pack 1. My DVD autorun is not working properly. I assume I must use setup.exe then. However, I want to install 64 bit version (so I use the 64 disc) and setup will not let me run (I presume setup is the menu starter). I get the message that setup.exe is not a valid win32 application. Can someone help? I am running Windows XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 3 Thanks -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup |