Bootable USB with Windows 7 failed to boot while upgrading from Vista

Hi,

I have a Lenovo machine with Windows Vista home basic version installed. I downloaded Windows 7 & made a bootable USB..After changing BIOS setting for boot, I tried to boot my machine through USB but failed...no error has been reported. it just hang in there for a while & then move to HDD for boot up.

I read many threads suggesting clean format but not sure how to do it since my bootable USB is not supporting at all.

Note: I had to download bootsect.exe separately as some X64 bit error was popping up while making a bootable USB.

Regards

Yaachit

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Thanks Jumanji,

But dont think its HDD i think its something to do with X32bit to X64 bit issue...not sure wht is teh cause

yaachit said:

Thanks Jumanji,

But dont think its HDD i think its something to do with X32bit to X64 bit issue...not sure wht is teh cause

You can't do an upgrade from x32bit to x64bit. You have to do a clean install.

As mentioned here in the red warning box,

Upgrade Install with Windows 7

SIW2 said:

I think the OP knows that, because he is trying to install by booting the usb.

Could be, but that would not be an upgrade then. It would be a clean install.

SIW2,

I tried all this but in vain then I used the mighty Microsoft USB/DVD tool...but no solution.

I just tried to run Bootsect.exe through command prmpt and got this error

"bootsect.exe is not compatiable with the version of Windows you're running.check your computer system info to see whetheryo need a x86 or x64 version the program ....."

looks like i need bootsect.exe for 64 bit huh???? not sure..???

yes, I am trying to run from 32 bit installed windows, used BOOTSECT but no resolution still.....dont have vista install/vista recovery..BTW do you have BOOTSECT for 64 bit..like to try with that as well...thanks