Upgrade 32-bit, XP to Windows 7 64-bit

Running XP Home Edition and XP Professional Edition, the two 32 bit. on two separate machines. Try to update either of them to Windows 7 Professional 64 bit.  Processor is an AMD Athlon 64 x 2 Dual core and have enough disk space and RAM. If I try to load from inside each program I get the message "this installation disc is not compatible with your version of windows.  Visiting account that I should do a CLEAN update I have supported all the files on an external hard drive with Windows Easy Transfer. If I try to do a "Custom" upgrade and start from a new drive so that I can do a clean update, I get a boot failure message saying that the disk is not correct. The Windows 7 disc is properly licensed and Windows 7 upgrade advisor reports that there are no problems with my computer and that there should be no problem.  Any ideas please?

There is no way to upgrade from XP 32 bit to Windows 7 64 bit.

Assuming that the specs of your PC are robust enough to handle Windows 7, you must perform a clean installation.

But I have my doubts that you have even a 64-bit CPU! But if you want confirmation, let us know the brand, model and model number of your PC.

Finally, what do you exactly by "XP Home edition?" and Business edition I know it's the former, but the latter seems very vague!

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