Cant install vista X64. not sure why

[canadian_divx]

Trying to install vista 64 on my lenovo T60 laptop.
I have the Intel T2500 CPU and the rest of the hardware i thought was 64bit.
When i go to instlal windows 64 it says it can not continue. it is not 64bit compatable.

can someone inform me of what i am doing wrong.

Below are my system specs.
Operating System System Model Windows Vista Ultimate Service Pack 1 (build 6001)
LENOVO 200773U ThinkPad T60
System Serial Number: ********
Enclosure Type: Notebook
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
2.00 gigahertz Intel Core Duo
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
2048 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: LENOVO 200773U
Serial Number: *************
Bus Clock: 167 megahertz
BIOS: LENOVO 79ETE3WW (2.23 ) 09/12/2008
Drives Memory Modules c,d
250.06 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
191.23 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

FWFQ FG9MZ89IZ SCSI CdRom Device [CD-ROM drive]
MAT****A DVD-RAM UJ-862 ATA Device [CD-ROM drive]

Hitachi HTS542525K9A300 [Hard drive] (250.06 GB) -- drive 0 3070 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'DIMM 1' has 2048 MB
Slot 'DIMM 2' has 2048 MB
Local Drive Volumes c: (NTFS on drive 0)250.06 GB191.23 GB free
Controllers DisplayATA Channel 0 [Controller]
Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 27DF
Intel(R) ICH7M/MDH SATA AHCI Controller ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 [Display adapter]
Wide viewing angle & High density FlexView Display 1400x1050 [Monitor] (14.9"vis)
Bus Adapters MultimediaTexas Instruments PCI-1510 CardBus Controller
AAV4VVHT IDE Controller
Microsoft iSCSI Initiator
Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller - 27C8
Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller - 27C9
Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller - 27CA
Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller - 27CB
Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 27CC SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Audio
Communications Other DevicesStandard Modem

 

[bmclaughlin]

A little quick research shows that to be a 32 bit processor....

http://www.hardware.info/en-US/productdb/bGNkZpiamJLK/viewproduct/Intel_Core_Duo_T2500_BX80539T2500/

Intel 64 (Intel's x86-64 implementation) is not supported by Yonah. However, Intel 64 support is integrated in Yonah's successor, the mobile version of Core 2, code-named Merom.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Core

 

[canadian_divx]

ha ha ha i tried looking but i didnt see anything saying it was or wasnt. Cool thanks dude

 

[Johnny]

Most cases the reason for that is because the processor is not x64. This is why you make sure to do the research before you buy 😉

It is a simple mistake that can be done by anyone, though. The only down side is that most places will not take os's back once they are bought. At least around here anyhow. I'm not sure about where you live.