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How do I install a downloaded 64-bit version?
Here's the thing, I hope someone can help me: My laptop runs Vista 32-bit, but is 64-bit capable, and meets all the Windows 7 64-bit requirements. I bought Windows 7 64-bit Professional at http://windows7.digitalriver.com. How do I get this version to install correctly?
The download went well, no problems, creates a file called "Win7-P-Retail-en-us-x64". Running that file creates a folder called "expandedSetup", but also gives me an error message that reads folders could not be created, and I should make sure that read-only was deactivated.
Trying to run "setup.exe" from the folder "extendedSetup" creates an error message that says there is a compatibility issue, and I should make sure that I have the correct version.
I tried running this first from the desktop. Does not work, makes sense. Then I tried external hard drives, and again from a different partition of the laptop hard drive. It still gives the same error messages.
I understood that if I ran a Vista 32 version, I could make a custom/clean installation of Windows 7 64-bit.
What am I doing wrong?