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Question

My problem with 64 bit !

by Mar 12, 2019 4:30PM PDT

I have been trying to install a 64 bit version of any windows just to run programmes required for my work , and I realized that my system wont boot any DVD that conatins a 64 bit windows ?!!
this is so confusing as I have Intel i3 2100 3.10 GHz
and in basic information it is said that processor is x64 based ...?
Is related to anything else other than the processor ? ? , cuz each time I try to boot from a 64 bit windows DVD , my PC acts as if there is no DVD inserted at all
a little help , please ?
( note : just realized a few weeks ago that my other 4gb ram was useless all that time , since I bought it Grin )

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Clarification Request
Does the DVD work in any PC?
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Mar 12, 2019 4:37PM PDT

That's the first test. I usually find the DVD to be defective and pull out the USB stick I made with Microsoft's own Media Creation Kit. To add to this, I never see an ISO, never use RUFUS or any "boot creation tool." I use what Microsoft gave me and I have bootable media.

Some PCs require you to turn off Fast Boot in the BIOS since that skips checks for bootable media.

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by x64HBK Mar 12, 2019 4:43PM PDT

When I tried to make a bootable 32bit version
it ran quite good while 64 bit of many versions of windows doesn't boot

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Since all we know about the PC is it has an i3.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Mar 12, 2019 4:57PM PDT

And your 64 bit versions don't boot anywhere (you didn't respond to my unclear request so I'll go with this.) It appears you have yet to make a good 64 bit DVD.

Or fast boot is on, the BIOS is out of date and so on. If the machine is running any version of Windows you can supply a Speccy report that I can use to find out more about the PC (do this anyway) along with more PC details.

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How to share the PC Speccy report:
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Mar 12, 2019 4:57PM PDT
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speccy report
by x64HBK Mar 12, 2019 5:08PM PDT

Post was last edited on March 12, 2019 5:29 PM PDT

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There's a clue at the motherboard's support site.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Mar 12, 2019 5:43PM PDT
https://www.3dmark.com/fs/15255824 finds your board running W10 so I'm back to:
1. The 64 bit DVD is untested and no story told how it was made.
2. The BIOS may have fast start or similar enabled.
3. The BIOS is out of date.
4. Page 31 section 2-5 shows a Quick Boot. Disable that.
5. Same page shows boot priority. While I suspect the BIOS and DVD you can set the CDROM to the first entry.
6. Page 32 has a note about 64 bit EFI. Set accordingly.
7. After items 1 to 6, "SATA Port0-1 Native Mode". Change that.

After install, be sure to disable Update Sharing. You can see why at the end of your Speccy report. Read https://www.howtogeek.com/224981/how-to-stop-windows-10-from-uploading-updates-to-other-pcs-over-the-internet/
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by ReyJones25 Mar 13, 2019 3:29AM PDT

Thanks To R. Profit

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"I'm not dead yet."
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Mar 13, 2019 9:47AM PDT

(Reference to MP movie.)

I was going to call it when I didn't find a lot of 64 bit drivers at the motherboard maker's site but then I found folk with benchmark results so I went ahead and shared what the usual blocks are.

There's ONE MORE THING I have to share as well. I've encountered machines that won't boot the 64 bit DVD but did work on the USB version. Be sure to try booting the W10 USB install and repair but from some USB stick.

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by ReyJones25 Apr 10, 2019 5:52AM PDT

Thanks......

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Answer
solution to problem
by Mar 14, 2019 4:06AM PDT

so try to make pen drive bootable with the windows you want to install in your computer

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