Cant install windows 7 64 bit

ford1286

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i get an error message that says not compatible with my processor even tho i have a 64 bit processor. ive tried everything but im out of options.
 

ford1286

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im not sure laptop isnt with me. its a compaq cq60 with amd processor 2ghz and 2 gig memory. it came with vista 64 bit but i had to replace the hard drive and i put windows 7 32 bit on it.
 
Were you originally trying to install from within Windows? You can't do that to install a 64-bit system on 32-bit Windows - which would explain the error message.

You have to, as you have tried, boot from the DVD to install. I've no idea why the Windows 7 DVD won't boot on your PC. I can only think that that particular DVD drive and that particular DVD don't want to play; it happens. I have some DVDs that work fine on my laptop but throw up errors on my desktop.