Instalation of Vista 64 after download

[Guest Jalar]

I have just downloaded Vista 64 Premium Home Edition from the Microsoft

download service, having purchased it there. It comes in three sections:

 

* boot.wim

* install.wim

* Vista_HomePremium_SP1_64bit_English_Download_Part1_661-01936.exe

 

I have two questions:

 

1) It is saved on my PC: can I install Vista 64 from here without creating a

disc as it is a huge file, altogether? (I am currently using Vista 32 Home

Premium)

 

2) If I can install direct from my PC, which of the three above files shall

I launch?

 

Many thanks!

[Guest Carlos]

RE: Instalation of Vista 64 after download

 

Jalar,

I can only guide you on how to burn a Vista DVD with those three files.

 

Read here:

http://www.besttechie.net/forums/Downloading-And-Burning-Vista-To-Dvd-t13819.html

 

or here:

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/05/10/how-to-make-vista-bootable-dvd-with-wim-downloaded-files/

 

Best of luck.

Carlos

 

"Jalar" wrote:

> I have just downloaded Vista 64 Premium Home Edition from the Microsoft

> download service, having purchased it there. It comes in three sections:

>

> * boot.wim

> * install.wim

> * Vista_HomePremium_SP1_64bit_English_Download_Part1_661-01936.exe

>

> I have two questions:

>

> 1) It is saved on my PC: can I install Vista 64 from here without creating a

> disc as it is a huge file, altogether? (I am currently using Vista 32 Home

> Premium)

>

> 2) If I can install direct from my PC, which of the three above files shall

> I launch?

>

> Many thanks!

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Instalation of Vista 64 after download

 

"Jalar" <Jalar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:44736F06-F714-4CC2-8D96-905F9452F530@microsoft.com...

>I have just downloaded Vista 64 Premium Home Edition from the Microsoft

> download service, having purchased it there. It comes in three sections:

>

> * boot.wim

> * install.wim

> * Vista_HomePremium_SP1_64bit_English_Download_Part1_661-01936.exe

>

> I have two questions:

>

> 1) It is saved on my PC: can I install Vista 64 from here without creating

> a

> disc as it is a huge file, altogether? (I am currently using Vista 32 Home

> Premium)

>

> 2) If I can install direct from my PC, which of the three above files

> shall

> I launch?

>

> Many thanks!

 

 

What is the url you ordered from? I assume it is on Windows Marketplace.

What OS are you running now?

 

The instructions there require that all three files be in the same directory

so I assume a dvd would be fine. I suspect the dvd needs to be bootable

since you have to clean install x64. x64 Setup won't run in an x86 Windows.

[Guest Jalar]

Re: Instalation of Vista 64 after download

 

I am running off Vista 32 Home Premium (OEM version) Yes, this was from the

Microsoft site.

 

The problem now is:

 

On extracting the file for set-up, as per instructions, I receive the error

message:

 

Cannot extract Windows Vista Setup to your hard drive. Please ensure that

you can create files and folders in the same folder where VistaSetupPrep.exe

was downloaded.

 

I have a limited knowlodge of Windows and, to be frank, I'm at a complete

loss as to what to do next...

 

 

 

 

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

> "Jalar" <Jalar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:44736F06-F714-4CC2-8D96-905F9452F530@microsoft.com...

> >I have just downloaded Vista 64 Premium Home Edition from the Microsoft

> > download service, having purchased it there. It comes in three sections:

> >

> > * boot.wim

> > * install.wim

> > * Vista_HomePremium_SP1_64bit_English_Download_Part1_661-01936.exe

> >

> > I have two questions:

> >

> > 1) It is saved on my PC: can I install Vista 64 from here without creating

> > a

> > disc as it is a huge file, altogether? (I am currently using Vista 32 Home

> > Premium)

> >

> > 2) If I can install direct from my PC, which of the three above files

> > shall

> > I launch?

> >

> > Many thanks!

>

>

> What is the url you ordered from? I assume it is on Windows Marketplace.

> What OS are you running now?

>

> The instructions there require that all three files be in the same directory

> so I assume a dvd would be fine. I suspect the dvd needs to be bootable

> since you have to clean install x64. x64 Setup won't run in an x86 Windows.

>