64bit windows7 install failure

[monniebawa]

just bought my new windows7 professional 64bit to install on my sony vio laptop runing on windows xp but any time i boot from the cd it tried to to load and will later give failure massage that; the cd is not compartible

 

[webscaper]

Reference this article: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/help/upgrading-from-windows-xp-to-windows-7.

If you start your computer using a 64-bit Windows 7 installation disc or files, but your computer isn't capable of running a 64-bit version of Windows, you'll see a Windows Boot Manager error. You'll need to use a 32-bit Windows 7 installation disc or files instead.