Installing Vista Home Premium 64bit OEM problems

My Specs First:
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6700 @ 2.66GHz (4 CPUs) Memory:

2046MB RAM Hard Drive:
500 GB
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO
Desk Operating System:Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2
Motherboard: EVGA 780I 3xSLI Motherboard
Problem:
when I try to install Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit I get
1. please install CD/DVD device driver(On a clean hard drive and before
I put activation key)
I reboot and try again. after putting in activation key it looks like
its installing vista till it gets to expanding files then
2. 0x80070003 Error Code: Installation Media Files are not found(when
it reaches expanding files area around 14%)
I install xp and try to boot through xp. after putting disk in optical
drive I get
3. this windows cannot be installed on this version of microsoft
windows.
4. installation media files not found
tried doing a windows vista flat boot
5. setup cannot continue C:/System32 blah blah blah file cannot bde
accessed.
can anyone tell me why i get these error messages? is my disk not
working? what can i do to fix this?(besides sticking with xp lol)
any help is good


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yonaboy

Are you trying to install as an upgrade? You need to do a clean install. I
would download your hard drive manufacturer's tools, and zero fill the drive
before going for a fresh install.

"Carl" <me@theworld.universe> wrote:

>Are you trying to install as an upgrade? You need to do a clean install. I
>would download your hard drive manufacturer's tools, and zero fill the drive
>before going for a fresh install.

What the heck for? That's completely unnecessary.

DDW
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I try to do both ways upgrade style and new clean installation but still
the same.


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yonaboy

You can not do an upgrade from a 32bit to a 64bit version of Vista; it has to
be a clean install is correct.

To do that, right at Powering on your computer, you will see F1, F2 or
Delete(to get into Bios/Setup), or F12 to enter Boot menu(Key numbers at
bottom of startup screen).

Set your DVD Drive to be 1st in the Boot Oder, insert your x64 disk, reboot,
follow instructions to load files, delete existing x32 version Vista, format,
install.

Cheers.
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Mick Murphy - Qld (Sunshine State) - Australia


"yonaboy" wrote:

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> I try to do both ways upgrade style and new clean installation but still
> the same.
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> yonaboy
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