Restore from Windows Vista Home Pre x86 to x64 libetter <guest[ at ]unknown-email.com> 11/14/2008 7:47:42 AM My laptop has an error when starting and it need an installation program to repair. However, I put an x86 Vista Home Premium instead of x64. Can I restore it to x64? -- libetter

Re: Restore from Windows Vista Home Pre x86 to x64 "Rick Rogers" <rick[ at ]mvps.org> 11/14/2008 11:32:53 AM Hi, You can't repair an x64 installation with an x86 disk. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "libetter" <guest[ at ]unknown-email.com> wrote in message news:b017f4c8636c39037cdf4bea5629b56a[ at ]nntp-gateway.com... [Quoted Text] > > My laptop has an error when starting and it need an installation program > to repair. However, I put an x86 Vista Home Premium instead of x64. Can > I restore it to x64? > > > -- > libetter

Re: Restore from Windows Vista Home Pre x86 to x64 "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS[ at ]hotmail.com> 11/14/2008 4:16:05 PM You are saying that you originally had 64 bit but you tried to redo with a 32 bit version of Vista? If you did a clean install with the 32 bit version the 64 bit version is now gone. You will need the 64 bit version of Vista to get back where you were. -- Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience "libetter" <guest[ at ]unknown-email.com> wrote in message news:b017f4c8636c39037cdf4bea5629b56a[ at ]nntp-gateway.com... [Quoted Text] > > My laptop has an error when starting and it need an installation program > to repair. However, I put an x86 Vista Home Premium instead of x64. Can > I restore it to x64? > > > -- > libetter

Re: Restore from Windows Vista Home Pre x86 to x64 libetter <guest[ at ]unknown-email.com> 11/15/2008 3:42:15 AM Windows said that it was updating to x86. All the Windows x64 is put in Windows.old. Is it possible to restore? -- libetter

Re: Restore from Windows Vista Home Pre x86 to x64 "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS[ at ]hotmail.com> 11/15/2008 10:24:11 AM No. You will have to do a clean install using a 64 bit operating system DVD. -- Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience "libetter" <guest[ at ]unknown-email.com> wrote in message news:cc901a19cf9f56c970de92c253bcaab6[ at ]nntp-gateway.com... [Quoted Text] > > Windows said that it was updating to x86. All the Windows x64 is put in > Windows.old. Is it possible to restore? > > > -- > libetter

Re: Restore from Windows Vista Home Pre x86 to x64 libetter <guest[ at ]unknown-email.com> 11/15/2008 11:40:35 AM Thank you for reading and answering my question. I'm using a Vaio laptop, and this is the first time I use. So, I don't know how to restore. Now, the problem has been solved. Thanks again. To restore, I use Sony Recovery Center which I think it won't work in x86 environment. -- libetter

Re: Restore from Windows Vista Home Pre x86 to x64 "Rick Rogers" <rick[ at ]mvps.org> 11/15/2008 12:33:28 PM Hi, If the windows.old still exists, then yes. See: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933168 -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "libetter" <guest[ at ]unknown-email.com> wrote in message news:cc901a19cf9f56c970de92c253bcaab6[ at ]nntp-gateway.com... [Quoted Text] > > Windows said that it was updating to x86. All the Windows x64 is put in > Windows.old. Is it possible to restore? > > > -- > libetter

Re: Restore from Windows Vista Home Pre x86 to x64 "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS[ at ]hotmail.com> 11/15/2008 1:48:09 PM This will restore 64 bit over 32 bit? I learned something new today. (-: -- Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience "Rick Rogers" <rick[ at ]mvps.org> wrote in message news:u5twf5xRJHA.1148[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Hi, > > If the windows.old still exists, then yes. See: > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933168 > > -- > Best of Luck, > > Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ > Windows help - www.rickrogers.org > My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com > > "libetter" <guest[ at ]unknown-email.com> wrote in message > news:cc901a19cf9f56c970de92c253bcaab6[ at ]nntp-gateway.com... >> >> Windows said that it was updating to x86. All the Windows x64 is put in >> Windows.old. Is it possible to restore? >> >> >> -- >> libetter >

Re: Restore from Windows Vista Home Pre x86 to x64 "Rick Rogers" <rick[ at ]mvps.org> 11/16/2008 2:37:22 AM No reason it shouldn't. The process replaces the the 64-bit folders and repairs the boot sector to match. The disk file system would not need to be changed. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS[ at ]hotmail.com> wrote in message news:%23e0RMjyRJHA.5164[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > This will restore 64 bit over 32 bit? I learned something new today. (-: > > -- > > Richard Urban > Microsoft MVP > Windows Desktop Experience > > > "Rick Rogers" <rick[ at ]mvps.org> wrote in message > news:u5twf5xRJHA.1148[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> Hi, >> >> If the windows.old still exists, then yes. See: >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933168 >> >> -- >> Best of Luck, >> >> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ >> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org >> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com >> >> "libetter" <guest[ at ]unknown-email.com> wrote in message >> news:cc901a19cf9f56c970de92c253bcaab6[ at ]nntp-gateway.com... >>> >>> Windows said that it was updating to x86. All the Windows x64 is put in >>> Windows.old. Is it possible to restore? >>> >>> >>> -- >>> libetter >> >