Installing vista 64 from a .iso

[uclaLabrat]

I have the 64 bit ultimate burned to a dvd as a .iso, and I"m trying to upgrade my 32 bit version. I tried booting from the dvd but it's not working. Any suggestions?

 

[TheStu]

Originally posted by: uclaLabrat
I have the 64 bit ultimate burned to a dvd as a .iso, and I"m trying to upgrade my 32 bit version. I tried booting from the dvd but it's not working. Any suggestions?

What software idd you use to use to burn ISO?
Where did you get the ISO?

 

[uclaLabrat]

Just Dl'd a torrent of it, then burned the image to DVD. Didn't want to wait for MS to have to send me the discs.

 

[TheStu]

What software did you use to burn the ISO?

Also, downloading it via torrent is murky ground legally, even if you do have a legally purchased copy. Generally the Vista torrents that one would find have been modified such that the end user does not have to activate it, most of those require modification of certain files, thereby removing the murky from the equation... you are now straight up in the land of illegality.

 

[uclaLabrat]

Didn't really use any software, just took the DL'd file and sent it to the burner by right clicking.

The torrent version I think is a technet version, although my friend had used it and it worked for him. He said he just put in his key and it's fine.

My biggest gripe I guess is that I dropped $140 for the upgrade version for business-> ultimate, and I was hoping it would be 64 bit. It wasn't, and trying to get the 64 bit media from MS's website has led to only the option of them sending me a 32-bit cd version instead of the DVD I already have. Does that mean my key isn't valid for 64 bit? I thought all keys were valid for either version unless they were OEM?

Edit: I haven't activated my ultimate installation yet, is that why it won't give me the option of getting the 64 bit version on the MS website?

 

[lxskllr]

You have to burn the image as a .iso I use Imgburn to do that.

 

[TheStu]

Originally posted by: uclaLabrat
Didn't really use any software, just took the DL'd file and sent it to the burner by right clicking.

The torrent version I think is a technet version, although my friend had used it and it worked for him. He said he just put in his key and it's fine.

My biggest gripe I guess is that I dropped $140 for the upgrade version for business-> ultimate, and I was hoping it would be 64 bit. It wasn't, and trying to get the 64 bit media from MS's website has led to only the option of them sending me a 32-bit cd version instead of the DVD I already have. Does that mean my key isn't valid for 64 bit? I thought all keys were valid for either version unless they were OEM?

Edit: I haven't activated my ultimate installation yet, is that why it won't give me the option of getting the 64 bit version on the MS website?

Try not to be offended by this question, but it is always best to eliminate the simple stuff first.

Have you ever burned an ISO before? If yes, had you ever done it on your current setup? If yes, did you use the exact same method?

I really am not sure about the key thing. I know that I got Vista Business via MSDNAA and its key was valid for both 32 and 64 bit.

 

[uclaLabrat]

Nope, never burned an iso image before. Don't worry about offending me, I know I'm a noob at this.

 

[TheStu]

Originally posted by: uclaLabrat
Nope, never burned an iso image before. Don't worry about offending me, I know I'm a noob at this.

OK, you made the exact same mistake that I made early on then. You have to use separate software, such as the previously linked imgburn to burn the ISO to a disk.

An ISO is a disk image, it is basically a snapshot of the arrangement of the bits on the disk. It has to be burned in a special way, such that the bits are then put back onto the disk in the same way as the original. You can use software such as DaemonTools to mount the ISO in virtual optical drives within Windows, but that only helps so long as you are logged into Windows.