trying to install windows 7 on my pc that is currently running xp, off of a memory stick

gman111 · Jun 19, 2013

i get Setup exe is not a valid win32 app when installing windows7 from external drive , how do i perform a clean install, off of the flash drive that im using? im not too tech savvy so detailed help would be great

das_stig · Jun 19, 2013

You can use Microsoft's Windows 7 USB Download Tool, to copy the DVD/ISO to the pen drive and then just boot off that to install.

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Dark Lord of Tech · Jun 19, 2013

The Bios of the motherboard has to support booting from USB devices.

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows7/a/install-windows-7-usb.htm

gman111 · Jun 19, 2013

that is the exact website i used as a guide to help with the whole thing :/

gman111 · Jun 19, 2013

das_stig :

thats what iv tried and i just get the same error message, unableto run as its not a Win32 programme

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