cannont install vista upgrade

I just downloaded the 64-bit version of Home Premium to install but when I
try to install it I get a message that says "Cannont extract Windows Vista
Setup to your hard drive. Please ensure that you can create files and
folders inthe same folder where vistasetupprep.exe was downloaded." I can
create files and folders in there. I'm trying to upgrade from XP home
32-bit. I don't know what to do and can't find help. Can somebody here
please help me? I downloaded it from my digital locker btw.

You must boot from the 64-bit DVD to install

"Brett" <Brett@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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|I just downloaded the 64-bit version of Home Premium to install but when I
| try to install it I get a message that says "Cannont extract Windows Vista
| Setup to your hard drive. Please ensure that you can create files and
| folders inthe same folder where vistasetupprep.exe was downloaded." I can
| create files and folders in there. I'm trying to upgrade from XP home
| 32-bit. I don't know what to do and can't find help. Can somebody here
| please help me? I downloaded it from my digital locker btw.

I don't have a DVD, I downloaded vista through the windows marketplace. Do
you think burning the files to a DVD would have any chance of working?

"dirty old man" wrote:

> You must boot from the 64-bit DVD to install
>

I just tried that but it doesn't work. It won't boot from it.

"derrick" wrote:

> I don't have a DVD, I downloaded vista through the windows marketplace. Do
> you think burning the files to a DVD would have any chance of working?
>
> "dirty old man" wrote:
>
> > You must boot from the 64-bit DVD to install
> >

No chance at all.

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"derrick" <derrick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I don't have a DVD, I downloaded vista through the windows marketplace. Do
> you think burning the files to a DVD would have any chance of working?

What do you mean? That doesn't help me at all...

"Dave B." wrote:

> No chance at all.
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> "derrick" <derrick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> >I don't have a DVD, I downloaded vista through the windows marketplace. Do
> > you think burning the files to a DVD would have any chance of working?
>
>
>

According to this knowledge base article
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930891/en-us) you can only upgrade from
Vista Business 64-bit. I wish they had mentioned that when their software
specifically pointed me to the 64-bit Ultimate upgrade version.

It means that copying these 3 files to a DVD will not result in a bootable
DVD.

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"Brett" <Brett@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> What do you mean? That doesn't help me at all...
>
> "Dave B." wrote:
>
>> No chance at all.
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>> "derrick" <derrick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:F8485543-06AE-4CEE-859A-45CBD987C5EE@microsoft.com...
>> >I don't have a DVD, I downloaded vista through the windows marketplace.
>> >Do
>> > you think burning the files to a DVD would have any chance of working?
>>
>>
>>

I was referring to the files which were extracted from those 3 files, it
looks very similar to the structure of the Windows XP CD for example.

"Dave B." wrote:

> It means that copying these 3 files to a DVD will not result in a bootable
> DVD.

Yeah, that's what I tried but it simply won't boot. I'm think i'm out of
luck. That wasn't made clear at all on marketplace page.

"derrick" wrote:

> I was referring to the files which were extracted from those 3 files, it
> looks very similar to the structure of the Windows XP CD for example.
>
> "Dave B." wrote:
>
> > It means that copying these 3 files to a DVD will not result in a bootable
> > DVD.