Windows 7: Having an installation issue with Windows 7 64 bit RTM

Hi,

My current laptop (AMD 64 Turin) is running Win 7 RC 32-bit. I am trying to install the RTM version of Windows 7 but this time trying to install the 64-bit version. I am not trying to upgrade it but clean install. But as soon as I launch setup.exe I am getting the following error:

"The version of this file is not compatible with the version of Windows you're running. Check your computer's system information to see whether you need an x86 (32-bit) or x64(64-bit) version of the program, and then contact the software publisher."

Any idea how to get around this? Thanks much!

You need to get an ISO and boot from CD.

because 32-bit Windows can't run setup.exe from a 64-bit DVD. It's 64-bit.

1. Burn ISO to DVD
2. Restart computer with DVD inserted
3. Access BIOS and select CD-ROM as boot device
4. Follow on screen directions
5. Format and install

Lol!!! You have the process down pat dont ya??

LOL

My issue was very simple ... I should have gone into the BIOS and selected that the 80GB drive I sold was the priority drive, then it would have installed the files on it, instead of my main drive. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Lesson learned!

Thanks so much for all your help. Booting up with a CD withe the ISO image did the trick. Thanks again.

Glad we could help