What makes my system not 64bit worthy?

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maspunk420

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i recently bought the upgrade disk for my comp...

previously i was running xp home edition but thought my comp could use something with 32 extra bits....

when i put the 64bit edition of vista in it tells me that the disk is unreadable....

nForce 680i SLI motherboard
2x2 gig OCZ SLI ram
500 gig maxtor hard drive
700W OCZ power supply
XFX 9800 GTX+ graphics card
intell core 2 quad 2.4GHz

any other info i'm sure i can tell you
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    MUT
    CPU
    intel core 2 quad 2.4MHz
    Motherboard
    EVGA nForce 680i SLI
    Memory
    4x2GB OCZ SLI
    Graphics card(s)
    9800 GTX+ x.5
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w1907
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    Maxtor 500GB
    PSU
    OCZ 700W
    Case
    Cooler Master Centuriun
    Cooling
    120mm intake, 120mm exahust
    Mouse
    Logitech Trackman Wheel
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Digital Media 3000
    Internet Speed
    Garbage
Don't quote me on this but I have heard that upgrading from XP to Vista is not a good thing, it is best to do a clean installation.

Now, it is also said that, for some reason, Vista doesn't like it when you install with 4GB's of Ram (again... hearsay).

Your rig is better than mine and I am Dual Booting with XP 32 + Vista x64 so I don't see why you can't.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Q9650 w/CM V8 Cooler...
    Motherboard
    EVGA 780i SLI FTW... Latest Bios & Drivers
    Memory
    Corsair Dominator 8GB (4 x 2GB) PC2-8500C5D
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA GTX260
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Def Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 22" LCD Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    WD Velociraptor 160GB Samsung Sata 750GB Maxtor External 160GB
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 750w Silencer
    Case
    Thermaltake Speedo Advance
    Cooling
    Air Cooled... See CPU
    Mouse
    Logitech G7
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Internet Speed
    Comcast 6MB Broadband
    Other Info
    Linksys WRT54G router
i dont think you can use the 64 bit upgrade disk on a 32 bit O/S already installed
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    §ĮŁΣNŦ Д$$Д$$ĮN
    CPU
    Xeon X3360
    Motherboard
    P5W64 WS Pro
    Memory
    Corsair XMS2 8gb @ 5-4-4-12 833mhz
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA Geforce GTX470 SC+
    Sound Card
    X-Fi Extreme Gamer Fatlity Edition
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung T200
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    WD 1TB RE3
    PSU
    Thermaltake Toughower 750w
    Case
    NZXT Lexa Silver
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS10x Extreme
    Mouse
    Razer Deathadder 3500dpi
    Keyboard
    Razer Lycosa Mirror
    Internet Speed
    24Mb/s
    Other Info
    My massive wifi antenna is in the post!
hey thanks i'll try to do a clean install with my extra ram in and hopefully that will help
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    MUT
    CPU
    intel core 2 quad 2.4MHz
    Motherboard
    EVGA nForce 680i SLI
    Memory
    4x2GB OCZ SLI
    Graphics card(s)
    9800 GTX+ x.5
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w1907
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    Maxtor 500GB
    PSU
    OCZ 700W
    Case
    Cooler Master Centuriun
    Cooling
    120mm intake, 120mm exahust
    Mouse
    Logitech Trackman Wheel
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Digital Media 3000
    Internet Speed
    Garbage
You can't, you would have to do a clean install. It would have to be 32 to 32 or 64 to 64 bit...
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Airbot 2.0
    CPU
    Core i7 920 (D0) @ 4Ghz, 26c idle- 65c full load on air
    Motherboard
    Asus P6X58D Premium -Sata 6Gb/s - USB 3.0
    Memory
    12GB Corsair Dominator -CMD12GX3M6A1600C8
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA Nvidia GTX 480 -Fermi
    Sound Card
    ASUS Xonar D2X
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 24" Flatron W2453V-PF Full HD 1080p 2ms response time
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080@60hz
    Hard Drives
    1 OCZ Vertex2 180GB SSD 1 TB Samsung Spinpoint F1 7200RPM 32MB cache 2 500GB WD Caviar Blacks 7200RPM 32MB cache (WD5001AALS) Pioneer DVD Burner DVR-S18M
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000W
    Case
    Cooler Master HAF 932
    Cooling
    Case Fans -3 230mm, 1 140mm/CPU - Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless MK700
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless MK700
    Internet Speed
    100 MBPS DL 30.17Mbps UL 0.98Mbps
    Other Info
    Windows 7 Processor-7.7 RAM- 7.9 Graphics-7.9 Gaming Graphics- 7.9 HDD- 7.8 W.E.I final score= 7.7 Windows Vista=5.9
Airbot said:
You can't, you would have to do a clean install. It would have to be 32 to 32 or 64 to 64 bit...
Click to expand...

And to do that with an upgrade disk,

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/68767-clean-install-upgrade-vista.html

Also,

Vista doesn't like it when you install with 4GB's of Ram (again... hearsay).
Click to expand...

Only with certain chipsets mainly, and the workaround was to pull 2 GB, install, and add the other 2 GB back (for some a bios update fixed it as well). There is/was a patch/hotfix for it for it as well,

Error message when you try to install Windows Vista on a computer that uses more than 3 GB of RAM: "STOP 0x0000000A"

which is included in SP1. If maspunk420's x64 disk has SP1 on it, he shouldn't have any problems.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Me
    CPU
    Athlon x2 7750 BE
    Motherboard
    Asus M4A78 Pro
    Memory
    2x2gb Kingston
    Graphics card(s)
    Sapphire HD 4830
    Sound Card
    X-Fi Xtreme Music
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer P221w and Acer 1916w
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050 and 1440x900
    Hard Drives
    2x80 GB Seagate 7200.10 in RAID0, 500 GB Seagate 7200.12
    PSU
    Antec Earthwatts 500W
    Case
    Antec Sonata III
    Cooling
    AC Freezer 64 Pro and a couple of 120 mm case fans
    Mouse
    Logitech G5 v2
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wave
    Internet Speed
    10000/1000
clean install worked everything is perfect thanks guys
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    MUT
    CPU
    intel core 2 quad 2.4MHz
    Motherboard
    EVGA nForce 680i SLI
    Memory
    4x2GB OCZ SLI
    Graphics card(s)
    9800 GTX+ x.5
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w1907
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    Maxtor 500GB
    PSU
    OCZ 700W
    Case
    Cooler Master Centuriun
    Cooling
    120mm intake, 120mm exahust
    Mouse
    Logitech Trackman Wheel
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Digital Media 3000
    Internet Speed
    Garbage
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