Cant Use Vista Ultimate 64Bit

i was wondering does any one have any idea as to why i couldnt install vista 64Bit? i tired when i had XP Pro installed (32bit) i think and then i tried when i had Vista Ulitmate 32bit installed and i kept getting the same message, that its not compatiable with the OS or something. the only thing i can think of is that its becuase i have 2 x 1GB sticks of RAM installed. any one have any ideas?

 

You were using 32-Bit Windows XP, and tried installing a different architecture 64-Bit Windows Vista through Windows XP itself. This cannot be done unless it were 32-Bit Windows Vista. You need to do this through the boot menu with the Vista DVD inserted, during boot-time as a fresh install and not directly through Windows as an upgrade.

 

Yep, what Prasad said:

insert vista dvd
reboot
press either f8 or f12 at bios screen
select boot from cd/dvd
fresh install vista!

Be sure you have backed up your data and have proper drivers before doing this, you will lose all data on your hard disk.

 

thanx but ive already tried that and that didnt work either.

 

Directing installing from bios should work since it by passes all software issues. I'm not sure if x64 and 32 bit dual boot is possible, but it should be.
Get a partition manager or the bios installer from xp and delete all partitions. This way you have a 100% clean install.

 

maybe i did something wrong?
i did press F8 when the F2 button indicator was on, was that too late or something?
but it loaded up as normal, so maybe that was it.

 

-Change boot order to DvD drive first in Bios (MAKE SURE TO SAVE SETTINGS)
-Insert Vista Disk
-Shut off computer
-Restart computer
-Computer should boot to Vista Disk and give you instructions from there
-Change your boot order back to HD once Vista is in

 

okay thanx. NameInsert
i think i might have to give that a go some time, which will mean having to reinstall all my apps and agmes, which is annoying

could it have been coz i just restarted the computer instead of shutting it down?

 

Just write down or save to a word/openoffice writer =D document on your flash drive your apps so you can get them again. Or save screenshots of your Add or remove programs in control panel =P.

 

If it doesnt say "Press a key to boot into CD...." after the BIOS screen then the optical drive isnt the first boot priority

 

its not the knowing what apps i have, its not being able to get them as i wont have access to the internet for like 3 months, going on holiday soon and when i get back i wont be able to get accesds to internet until i go to uni, so i might just wait until then.

 

wow everybody is quick on this issue lol

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yeah i got that, and i pressed a key then i got the message about it not being compataible.

 

say what... "

what cpu/chipset do you have?

 

urm. i have a 2.33 dual core CPU and i have no idea about the chipset
its just probly me doing something wrong or not pressing some button at the right time or something.

 

Is there an SATA mode setting in your BIOS?

 

if you mean for my HD's then yeah, if not i dont know what ya talking about

 

Yes for your HD, What does the settings say?

 

sorry i dont have the laptop with me, but im sure that both my laptops are in SATA

 

mmkays then.

I fail to see why 64bit is incompatible with your notebook

 

maybe im just missing something every simple, i might give it another go tonight just to see if i can get it to load at the very least.

 

If you can't boot from bios, its definitely a hardware thing. Copy and paste the specs sheet you got when you bought the laptop here.

 

Have you tried installing _Vista 64-bit onto a completely clean hard drive? I'm guessing that you're trying to install _Vista 64-bit from the CDs you received with the notebook, or from an OEM CD you purchased separately, correct?

If that's the case, then the "incompatibility" the system is so vaguely talking about is most likely due to the fact that you already have an OS on the disk, that the installation disk is recognizing, and what it's essentially trying to tell you is that you cannot use that installation disk to do an upgrade. In other words, assuming you're using an OEM disk (which you almost certainly are unless you purchased a retail copy of _Vista), you are in essence trying to do an upgrade to _Vista 64-bit with a version of that OS that is not designed to do an upgrade. OEM disks are made for one thing only, a clean install on a bare hard drive.

If you wipe the drive you're trying to install on, or install on a temporary spare drive that's clean, I think that you'll find you're able to install _Vista 64-bit.

 

Well, for one if you are trying to upgrade either OS (32 bit XP or 32 bit Vista) starting the disk inside the OS that will not work with 64 bit. You can not upgrade a 32 bit OS to a 64 bit. You have to do a clean install.

I have Windows XP Pro and Vista Ultimate 64 bit installed on my 9262. I installed XP first on one drive then booted up with 64 bit Vista and installed it on a second drive. I get a boot loader choice at startup to select which OS I want to boot into.

What 64 bit OS are you trying to install and is the disk you are using bootable?