Any solution to 'Not a valid Win32 application' ?

I was under the impression that Vista x64 setup would not run under XP x64.
I believe it requires a bootable DVD.

Just buy a dvd drive. They're like $10.
"TheCap" <TheCap@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Well Since you dont have a dvd drive, the only way to install would be to
> either get the 32bit version of vista or get the 64bit verision of XP, I
> think I herd that you can get a trial version of XP64 from microsoftwhich
> would work
>
> "Gaurav" wrote:
>

>> I've downloaded 64 bit edition of Vista, currently using XP Pro 32 bit
>> and
>> using virtual drive to install Vista. But when I click Setup.exe it
>> gives an
>> error 'Setup.exe is not a valid Win32 application'.
>>
>> So,
>>
>> 1. I dont have a DVD ROM
>> 2. I'm ready for any condition: An upgrade of XP or Another installation
>> of
>> Vista on another partition
>>
>> Is there any solution to install Vista?

"Tom Scales" wrote:

> I was under the impression that Vista x64 setup would not run under XP x64.
> I believe it requires a bootable DVD.
>
> Just buy a dvd drive. They're like $10.
> "TheCap" <TheCap@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:AD586C54-7A8B-4CC5-B8BF-57A9288D7D62@microsoft.com...

> > Well Since you dont have a dvd drive, the only way to install would be to
> > either get the 32bit version of vista or get the 64bit verision of XP, I
> > think I herd that you can get a trial version of XP64 from microsoftwhich
> > would work
> >
> > "Gaurav" wrote:
> >

> >> I've downloaded 64 bit edition of Vista, currently using XP Pro 32 bit
> >> and
> >> using virtual drive to install Vista. But when I click Setup.exe it
> >> gives an
> >> error 'Setup.exe is not a valid Win32 application'.
> >>
> >> So,
> >>
> >> 1. I dont have a DVD ROM
> >> 2. I'm ready for any condition: An upgrade of XP or Another installation
> >> of
> >> Vista on another partition
> >>
> >> Is there any solution to install Vista?

>
>
>

"Tom Barry" wrote:The post that is not there...

Are there separate 32/64 bit versions of the install DVD? If the setup
application won't run on 32 bit XP does that mean I was sent a 64 bit version?
If so I didn't want to install this on my x64 XP machine, but I might have
to reconsider. I'm off to try it on x64.

Tom

>
>
> "Tom Scales" wrote:
>

> > I was under the impression that Vista x64 setup would not run under XP x64.
> > I believe it requires a bootable DVD.
> >
> > Just buy a dvd drive. They're like $10.
> > "TheCap" <TheCap@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:AD586C54-7A8B-4CC5-B8BF-57A9288D7D62@microsoft.com...

> > > Well Since you dont have a dvd drive, the only way to install would be to
> > > either get the 32bit version of vista or get the 64bit verision of XP, I
> > > think I herd that you can get a trial version of XP64 from microsoftwhich
> > > would work
> > >
> > > "Gaurav" wrote:
> > >
> > >> I've downloaded 64 bit edition of Vista, currently using XP Pro 32 bit
> > >> and
> > >> using virtual drive to install Vista. But when I click Setup.exe it
> > >> gives an
> > >> error 'Setup.exe is not a valid Win32 application'.
> > >>
> > >> So,
> > >>
> > >> 1. I dont have a DVD ROM
> > >> 2. I'm ready for any condition: An upgrade of XP or Another installation
> > >> of
> > >> Vista on another partition
> > >>
> > >> Is there any solution to install Vista?

> >
> >
> >

So, are there x64 versions of the install CD and of course they won't run of
x32 XP?

"Tom Scales" wrote:

> I was under the impression that Vista x64 setup would not run under XP x64.
> I believe it requires a bootable DVD.
>
> Just buy a dvd drive. They're like $10.
> "TheCap" <TheCap@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:AD586C54-7A8B-4CC5-B8BF-57A9288D7D62@microsoft.com...

> > Well Since you dont have a dvd drive, the only way to install would be to
> > either get the 32bit version of vista or get the 64bit verision of XP, I
> > think I herd that you can get a trial version of XP64 from microsoftwhich
> > would work
> >
> > "Gaurav" wrote:
> >

> >> I've downloaded 64 bit edition of Vista, currently using XP Pro 32 bit
> >> and
> >> using virtual drive to install Vista. But when I click Setup.exe it
> >> gives an
> >> error 'Setup.exe is not a valid Win32 application'.
> >>
> >> So,
> >>
> >> 1. I dont have a DVD ROM
> >> 2. I'm ready for any condition: An upgrade of XP or Another installation
> >> of
> >> Vista on another partition
> >>
> >> Is there any solution to install Vista?

>
>
>

I don't know about the shipped DVD, but I would presume so. There were
separate ISO downloads.
"Tom Barry" <Tom Barry@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:70B58D9E-75CB-4251-8057-74E6EC4E362C@microsoft.com...

> So, are there x64 versions of the install CD and of course they won't run
> of
> x32 XP?
>
> "Tom Scales" wrote:
>

>> I was under the impression that Vista x64 setup would not run under XP
>> x64.
>> I believe it requires a bootable DVD.
>>
>> Just buy a dvd drive. They're like $10.
>> "TheCap" <TheCap@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:AD586C54-7A8B-4CC5-B8BF-57A9288D7D62@microsoft.com...

>> > Well Since you dont have a dvd drive, the only way to install would be
>> > to
>> > either get the 32bit version of vista or get the 64bit verision of XP,
>> > I
>> > think I herd that you can get a trial version of XP64 from
>> > microsoftwhich
>> > would work
>> >
>> > "Gaurav" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I've downloaded 64 bit edition of Vista, currently using XP Pro 32 bit
>> >> and
>> >> using virtual drive to install Vista. But when I click Setup.exe it
>> >> gives an
>> >> error 'Setup.exe is not a valid Win32 application'.
>> >>
>> >> So,
>> >>
>> >> 1. I dont have a DVD ROM
>> >> 2. I'm ready for any condition: An upgrade of XP or Another
>> >> installation
>> >> of
>> >> Vista on another partition
>> >>
>> >> Is there any solution to install Vista?

>>
>>
>>

The 'Setup.exe' on the Vista x64 DVD is a 64-bit
program and will not run on a computer in 32-bit
mode. You have to boot from the DVD so the CPU
is put into the 64-bit mode and then 'Setup.exe'
will run as a 64-bit program.

Question: Why do you think it is referred to as
'x64'?

Answer: Because it's a 64-bit operating system.

P.S.

Your CPU must be 64-bit capable, also. Either
an AMD64 (Athlon 64, Opteron, or Sempron 64) or
an Intel EM64T CPU. Vista x64 will not run on
ANY 32-bit CPU!


Gaurav wrote:

> I've downloaded 64 bit edition of Vista, currently using XP Pro 32 bit and
> using virtual drive to install Vista. But when I click Setup.exe it gives an
> error 'Setup.exe is not a valid Win32 application'.
>
> So,
>
> 1. I dont have a DVD ROM
> 2. I'm ready for any condition: An upgrade of XP or Another installation of
> Vista on another partition
>
> Is there any solution to install Vista?

The person at MSFT who made the decision that the average user has the
ability to do this should be forced to answer these posts...


"Rick" wrote:

> The 'Setup.exe' on the Vista x64 DVD is a 64-bit
> program and will not run on a computer in 32-bit
> mode. You have to boot from the DVD so the CPU
> is put into the 64-bit mode and then 'Setup.exe'
> will run as a 64-bit program.
>
> Question: Why do you think it is referred to as
> 'x64'?
>
> Answer: Because it's a 64-bit operating system.
>
> P.S.
>
> Your CPU must be 64-bit capable, also. Either
> an AMD64 (Athlon 64, Opteron, or Sempron 64) or
> an Intel EM64T CPU. Vista x64 will not run on
> ANY 32-bit CPU!
>
>
> Gaurav wrote:

> > I've downloaded 64 bit edition of Vista, currently using XP Pro 32 bit and
> > using virtual drive to install Vista. But when I click Setup.exe it gives an
> > error 'Setup.exe is not a valid Win32 application'.
> >
> > So,
> >
> > 1. I dont have a DVD ROM
> > 2. I'm ready for any condition: An upgrade of XP or Another installation of
> > Vista on another partition
> >
> > Is there any solution to install Vista?

>