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    Vaio FZ290 Tryin to update from Vista 32-Bit to Windows 7 64-Bit

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by kmpoaquests, Apr 23, 2009.

  1. kmpoaquests

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    I have a serious dillemma , I'm trying to install Windows 7 - 64 Bit on my 32-bit vista laptop.

    I have a sony vaio fz290.

    I burned the image of a 7077 build I downloaded from demonoid. Booted off of it and clicked install , and then I got an error about not having a Cd/Dvd drive device driver missing , I tried a lot of things and searched all over the internet.

    A few things to ask as I'm desperate

    What can I do to make this work ?

    Do I have to format my comp for this to work or can I just update over the 32-bit installation

    OR can I just install on a partition ?

    Thank You
     
    kmpoaquests, Apr 23, 2009
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  2. i.like.pie

    i.like.pie Notebook Consultant

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    Try mounting the .iso file with something like Daemon Tools. That's what I did, and it worked fine.
     
    i.like.pie, Apr 23, 2009
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  3. kmpoaquests

    kmpoaquests Newbie

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    I mounted the iso to power iso manager , Ran it in windows vista 32 , got an error saying can't run this program because it's built for 64 bit version or something like that.

    Like I said , I have also tried booting off the burned image. Didn't work
     
    kmpoaquests, Apr 23, 2009
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  4. coolguy

    coolguy Notebook Prophet

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    You cannot upgrade from 32 bit to 64 bit. You must do a clean install of the 64 bit OS. You can also create a separate partition and install it there.
     
    coolguy, Apr 23, 2009
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    I tried going into , Device manager , and partitioning the drive by shrinking the extra space but the option to shrink was greyed out , I had a copy of partition magic but it's only good for xp :(

    Any help ?

    I really would not have to format the whole drive , it's a 180gb drive. I have about 50gb free (and more if I need it)
     
    kmpoaquests, Apr 23, 2009
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  6. coolguy

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    Delete the system restore points, set the page file to a minimum, disable hibernation, defragment, and restart, run the disk management again to see if will allow you to shrink.
    You can use programs like Gparted, Easeus home edition to manage partitions.

    I would wait for the official Windows 7 RC which will be out on May 5th.
     
    coolguy, Apr 24, 2009
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  7. kmpoaquests

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    I partition my drive , so I have a 50gb partition , I booted again tried to boot off the disk and got the cd/dvd device drive driver missing error , any ideas ?
     
    kmpoaquests, Apr 24, 2009
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  8. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    Tell us EXACTLY what you did and EXACTLY what the errror message is that you have.

    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, Apr 24, 2009
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