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05-10-2008
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| | Can't upgrade from XP 32 bit media edition to Vista Ultimate 64 bi I get past the press any key to boot from CD or DVD then the loading Vista files screen and it gets to a screen that looks like where the setup would begin, I then see my mouse pointer but but nothing loads. Does anyone have any suggetions? |
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05-10-2008
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| | RE: Can't upgrade from XP 32 bit media edition to Vista Ultimate 64 bi In case you can't see the whole title here it is again..Can't upgrade from XP 32 bit media edition to Vista Ultimate 64 bi "imartin26" wrote: Quote: > I get past the press any key to boot from CD or DVD then the loading Vista > files screen and it gets to a screen that looks like where the setup would > begin, I then see my mouse pointer but but nothing loads. Does anyone have > any suggetions? |
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05-10-2008
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| | Re: Can't upgrade from XP 32 bit media edition to Vista Ultimate 64 bi Well, there is no upgrade path from a 32-bit operating system to a 64-bit operating system. If you wish to install the 64-bit version of Windows Vista, you must perform a "clean install". When you insert a Windows Vista 64-bit DVD within a 32-bit operating system, the operation is unsuccessful: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930891/en-us Installation choices for 64-bit consumer versions of Windows Vista: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932795/en-us -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience - Windows Vista Enthusiast --------------------------------------------------------------- "imartin26" wrote: In case you can't see the whole title here it is again..Can't upgrade from XP 32 bit media edition to Vista Ultimate 64 bi "imartin26" wrote: Quote: > I get past the press any key to boot from CD or DVD then the loading Vista > files screen and it gets to a screen that looks like where the setup would > begin, I then see my mouse pointer but but nothing loads. Does anyone have > any suggetions? |
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