Windows Vista X64 installation..

[NoNoBadDog!]

I have an AMD Athlon64 3200+ based system (XP Pro) and the Windows Vista
system analyzer tells me all my hardware is supported.

I downloaded the 64 bit version of Vista BETA 2, more than once. After
burning the image to DVD, the 64 bit version would not auto run. I click on
*setup.exe" and I would get the "setup.exe is not a valid Win32 program"...

I installed the 32 bit version, and ordered the DVD from Microsoft. The
DVDs arrived today. and when I insert the 64 bit version, I get the same
thing.

The system is set to boot from CD then from HDD, but the disk is not
recognized as bootable.

How the heck does one install the 64 bit version?

Bobby

 

[Tom Scales]

I have an AMD Athlon64 3200+ based system (XP Pro) and the Windows Vista
system analyzer tells me all my hardware is supported.

I downloaded the 64 bit version of Vista BETA 2, more than once. After
burning the image to DVD, the 64 bit version would not auto run. I click
on *setup.exe" and I would get the "setup.exe is not a valid Win32
program"...

I installed the 32 bit version, and ordered the DVD from Microsoft. The
DVDs arrived today. and when I insert the 64 bit version, I get the same
thing.

The system is set to boot from CD then from HDD, but the disk is not
recognized as bootable.

How the heck does one install the 64 bit version?

Bobby

If properly burned, it will boot. That's the only way to install it, as the
Setup program won't run in XP.

Try reburning it at 1x. Many people have had good luck burning it slow.

 

[Mark Dietz]

You will only be able to run the setup program for the 64 bit version from
Windows XP x64, Server 2003 x64, or by booting from the DVD. The reason you get
the error message is that you are trying to run a 64 bit executable in a 32 bit
environment which isn't possible. As for the disk not being bootable, make sure
that the system is set to boot from cd first. I've seen some systems reset this
for some odd reason. If it is, then you could always try the one-time boot menu,
which most systems have, although each has a different key to get to, and then
specifically tell the system to boot from the drive with the DVD in it.