Posts by Nicholas Mendoza

Noah Sanchez39 said:It doesn't really matter if you're running Windows XP 32-bit right now while planning to jump over to Windows 7 64-bit.

Your processor can handle both 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems just fine, you've got plenty of RAM to run Windows 7 without it choking, and as for the graphics card, if you actually need drivers, they should be available for Windows 7 too.

Getting the PC to boot from the DVD is pretty straightforward through the BIOS; just reboot your machine, mash the right key—probably Del or F8, I can't quite recall which one—and swap the boot sequence around.

Let me know if you hit a wall. 🙄

I already managed to sort it out another way, but thanks anyway!!

So, I'm running into a bit of a headache trying to get Windows 7 installed
Every time I try to run the setup, I just get hit with this error saying: setup.exe is not a valid Win32 application
I’m thinking the issue is probably because I’m trying to jump from my current 32-bit Windows XP straight over to a 64-bit version of Windows 7. It won't even boot from the DVD, which isn't helping. Does anyone actually know how to fix this mess?

Athlon 6000 X2
2 GB RAM
XFX Geforce 8800 GTS 512MB

Any help would be huge!!!