Windows 7 Installation problems

Dear Friends,

I'm running the 64-bit version of Windows Vista Ultimate on my Hewlett-Packard Pavilion dv9700t laptop and want to upgrade to the 64-bit version of Windows 7 Professional.

I wrote to Hewlett-Packard asking if there were any special considerations in doing that and was advised that HP doesn't recommed that upgrade and that if I try it I might end up with a non-functioning laptop.

I downloaded and tried to install the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor but had a pop-up window tell me that the device driver software for checking my laptop was not successrfully installed and I was advised to check with HP about the problem.

Have any others had this probllem of this sort?

Regards to all from

Jack Owens.

dude. u have windows vista ultimate, you can only istall using 7 ultimate ALSO

If you receive an error message when trying to install a 64-bit version of Windows, your computer's central processing unit (CPU) might not be capable of running a 64-bit version of Windows.
If your CPU is capable of running a 64-bit version of Windows, but your computer is currently running a 32-bit version of Windows, you need to start, or boot, your computer using the Windows 7 installation disc or a USB flash drive.