difficulty installing 64 bit windows 7 to replace 32 bit win vista

Discussion in 'Windows 7' started by sparksflying, Nov 18, 2010.

  1. sparksflying

    sparksflying MDL Novice

    Nov 18, 2010
    2
    0
    0
    #1 sparksflying, Nov 18, 2010
    I am newbie and trying to install 64 bit win7 on 32 bit vista. The following message appears when i try to do this. Can anyone offer any help/advise?

    the version of this file is not compatible with the version of windows you're running. Check your computer's system information to see whether you need an x86 (32-bit) or x64 (64-bit) version of the program, and then contact the software publisher
     
  2. frisbee66

    frisbee66 MDL Addicted

    Jul 30, 2009
    625
    333
    30
    #2 frisbee66, Nov 18, 2010
    you cant install a 64 bit O/S from within a 32 bit O/S
    Have to do it from boot
     
  3. flare4000

    flare4000 MDL Senior Member

    Apr 23, 2010
    414
    114
    10
    #3 flare4000, Nov 19, 2010
    Not all pc will support 64bit os
     
  4. DARKOR04

    DARKOR04 MDL Tester/Developer

    Jul 5, 2010
    497
    909
    10
    #4 DARKOR04, Nov 19, 2010
    Last edited: Nov 19, 2010
    If you are trying to Upgrade to Windows 7 (any version) from Windows Vista (Any Version), only it's allow from Vista (Any Version) 32Bit to Windows 7 (Any Version) 32Bit or Vista (Any Version) 64Bit to Windows 7 (Any Version) 64Bit, never 32 to 64 or 64 to 32....

    Edit #1:

    From Vista (Any Version) 32Bit to Windows 7 (Any Version) 64Bit, need to be via Boot and clean install...

    Edit #2:

    If you want to keep all you files (not for porgrams) use Windwos Easy Tranfer also need another PC to do that....
     
  5. Alphawaves

    Alphawaves Admin / Developer
    Staff Member

    Aug 11, 2008
    6,254
    22,409
    210
    #5 Alphawaves, Nov 19, 2010
    First thing is to make sure your pc is 64 bit compatable.. ?
     
    Stop hovering to collapse... Click to collapse... Hover to expand... Click to expand...
  6. sparksflying

    sparksflying MDL Novice

    Nov 18, 2010
    2
    0
    0
    #6 sparksflying, Nov 19, 2010 (OP)
    Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated.

    My PC is an Acer Aspire M5201, cpu is AMD Phenom(tm) 9550 Quad-Core Processor, I have 8 gig ram installed


    When I run upgrade advisor it say my pc is compatible with win7 32 bit and that if I want to install 64 bit I have to do a custom install. I understand this but the issue seems to be my CPU. It seems I have a 32 bit operating system, can this be changed at all and is it worth changing. I want the 64 bit as the software I have (Adobe CS5) needs a 64 bit operating system.
     
  7. steven4554

    steven4554 MDL Expert

    Jul 12, 2009
    1,551
    2,948
    60
    #7 steven4554, Nov 19, 2010
    Your CPU is 64-bit compatible, so i would.

    You've got 8GB of memory, so you can make full use of that too as you can't in 32-bit.
     
    Stop hovering to collapse... Click to collapse... Hover to expand... Click to expand...
  8. DAz999

    DAz999 MDL Member

    May 19, 2007
    132
    40
    10
    #8 DAz999, Nov 21, 2010
    Last edited: Jan 16, 2011
    Upgrading Vista to Win7

    Just a note for all users planning to upgrade from vista x32 or x64, do not use the upgrade option, it doesn t move all permissions on files etc correctly, I would recommend always do a clean install, learnt this when upgrading other users PC s happened many times. :eek:
     
  9. KotaXor

    KotaXor MDL Senior Member

    Aug 3, 2009
    259
    6
    10
    #9 KotaXor, Nov 22, 2010
    Yes...from 32bit to 64bit...always clean install...no upgrading.
    The architecture for both are different.
     
  10. danyo1337

    danyo1337 MDL Junior Member

    Jul 24, 2010
    80
    8
    0
    #10 danyo1337, Nov 22, 2010
    Upgrade in general has always sucked IMO. I upgraded from Vista 32bit to 7 32bit and had many screwed up system files. (Office 2007 also broke and was unremovable) I ended up getting a RAM upgrade (3GB to 6 GB) and fresh installing 7 64bit.