Vista - Clean Install From Upgrade Vista

Your'e welcome Ricky.

Hi, I read thru this and it does not look like anyone asked this.

I am trying to upgrade from 32bit to 64bit (both are Vista Ultimate)

I have tried doing the boot from DVD part but that message does not come up.

I have a dual processor mother board 2.40Ghz on both processors. The system says 6600 @ 2,40Ghz 2.40Ghz and I have 2 Gig Ram

If the Boot from CD/DVD message doesn't come up, what can I do? It wont let me gfo back to XP either. I am somewhat familiar with computers, I have an A+ Cert from CompTia, I got before Vista came out. I just got the computer from a buddy I served with, taking from the depths of hell WIN98 to this hell, lol.

I did press the space bar after the start up screen and it gave me a list of options to choose from for booting but nothing about installation or upgrade.

Boot Logging
lower resolution
last known good config
Debugging and few others.

Hello Vetelmo, and welcome to Vista Forums.

Technically you cannot upgrade from a 32-bit to 64-bit OS, or the other way around. You can only do a clean install instead.

Boot into your BIOS settings (should see what key to press to boot to it briefly at startup) and double check to make sure that the CD/DVD is listed first in the boot priority order list, then the hard drive that Vista is to be installed on.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

I think I am screwed then..... It is already set up that way. Does it matter that the CD/DVD drive is also the third one?

I would recommend to only have it listed as the first option. If you do not have anything for a 3rd option, then you can usually set the 3rd option as disabled or none. However, it still should have booted from the CD/DVD if it was listed first. You only have 8 seconds to "Press a key to boot from CD" at boot before it continues the startup though. Do you think you may have missed it? Are you able to boot from the disc on another computer?

I do not have another to test it on as all of my computers have always been gifts, lol. So my last was a WIN98. I definitely did not miss it. I tired with the 32bit disc and then switching after I hit a key but it caught me and slapped my hand for doing so. I have restarted at least 10 different times staring without blinking and hitting a key at random times thru the boot process. That brings up a screen much like theone you get if Vista crashes and it asks wether you want to go into safe mode or boot normally. It gives abpout 10 options, none having to do with the set up process.

It's hard to say for sure, but it looks like you may have a bad installation disc or hard drive. Does the screen you say that looks like when Vista crashes have any error messages on it? If so, what is the exact message?

Ok, I will do that again and write it down. I changed that third setting for the CD/DVD drivein the boot process. While I was there I lokked at the boot setting config and this what was there.

Case Openiong Warning Enabled
Quick Boot Enabled Enabled
Boot Up Floppy Disc Seek Disabled
Boot Up Number Lock On
Full Screen Logo Enabled
Halt On All but diskette

P.S. If Diskette is the 3.5", I dont have one but "could" switch one of my win98 but this ultra bad ass thing might turn a nose to it.....

ok... BTW, thank you for your time and help.

There are actually two screens that come up.
1st is a screen asking me which OS I want to start - only option is Vista
To specify option hit F-8
Tab to select tools
The only tools is the Memory Diagnostic

When I press F-8 the list of options I was speaking aboput before comes up.

Safe Mode
Safe Mode w/ Networking
Safe Mode w/ cmd prompt

Last Known Config (advanced)
Dir Svcs Mode
Disable Automatic Restart on System Failure
Disable Driver Sig enforcement

Start Normally

Can't I nuke this and make it start from scratch? lol

It sounds like you are never booting to your Vista installaton DVD. Unfortunataly, you can nuke it and reinstall Vista if you cannot boot from the Vista installation disc.

I'm not sure what else to do unless you can confirm if the installation disc is any good or not by testing it on a friends computer.