I'm running a 32 bit Vista Home Premium HP desktop that has developed a corrupted file system on the hard drive. There is only one CEC error on the hard drive but it is causing a failure to create restore points. I've tried many fixes, such as chkdsk /r, which are unable to correct the problem. The software from the drive manufacturer wants to write zeros all over the drive to fix it. I don't have any Vista full install media, just a recovery set of disks.
I'd like to upgrade to Win 8 Pro 64 bit since I have to wipe the hard drive and reinstall an OS anyway. If I have to have Vista installed in order to get the Win 8 upgrade to install will I be able to reinstall Vista without the full install disks?
I have access to a 64 bit Win 7 PC that I could use to download the 64 bit Win 8 Pro upgrade ISO. I have the Vista product key.
Will I be able to install the Win 8 Pro upgrade on the hard drive after it has been wiped? If not, how could I get Vista reinstalled? If I get Vista reinstalled, will I be able to install Win 8 64 bit on top of the Vista 32 bit OS if I do a clean install? Could I fix the hard disk using the tools in the Win 8 Pro upgrade, like diskpart, instead of using the disk drive manufacturer's utility?
The PC has a 64 bit AMD dual core CPU and I've read that the 64 bit OS is more stable than the 32 bit OS. Should I even try to install Win 8 64 bit or just install Win 8 32 bit?
I'd like to upgrade to Win 8 Pro 64 bit since I have to wipe the hard drive and reinstall an OS anyway. If I have to have Vista installed in order to get the Win 8 upgrade to install will I be able to reinstall Vista without the full install disks?
I have access to a 64 bit Win 7 PC that I could use to download the 64 bit Win 8 Pro upgrade ISO. I have the Vista product key.
Will I be able to install the Win 8 Pro upgrade on the hard drive after it has been wiped? If not, how could I get Vista reinstalled? If I get Vista reinstalled, will I be able to install Win 8 64 bit on top of the Vista 32 bit OS if I do a clean install? Could I fix the hard disk using the tools in the Win 8 Pro upgrade, like diskpart, instead of using the disk drive manufacturer's utility?
The PC has a 64 bit AMD dual core CPU and I've read that the 64 bit OS is more stable than the 32 bit OS. Should I even try to install Win 8 64 bit or just install Win 8 32 bit?
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Vista