RE: vista x64 installation

Hello Srishti,
What error message are you getting when boot to the X64 DVD?
Where did you get the X64 DVD?
Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

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|>Hello all,
|>I have a system with an AMD64 CPU that I have been running with XP pro,
|>32bit. I want to install Vista x64 but it it not letting me. It will not
boot
|>from the drive, nor will it install from windows. I think I need to wipe
the
|>hardrive clean and reformat it for 64bit? But how do I do that when the
only
|>cd that it will boot from is the standard xp? I tried to instal xp64, but
|>having the same problems.
|>
|>any help is appreciated,
|>thanks,
|>Srishti
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