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Vista Install fails, xp lost dvd drives
Colin Barnhorst c.barnho...@comcast.net microsoft public windows vista hardware_devices Go for it. You don't know what is blocking what at this point and I think as long as you are You run an in-place upgrade from the desktop by inserting the dvd in the drive and choosing Install Now from the splash screen.

Blue screen error with BF2 disk ONLY!!
I've been trying to install Vista for the last two days on a computer that was previous running XP. Vista keeps giving me the bsod "A clock interrupt was not Nothing is any different in this computer than when it was running XP just Friday. I have unplugged everything except DVD drive and one hard drive,

can't boot into XP after attempted Vista install
... Been running RC1 and all was well....Removed this hard drive and Installed a new SATA hard drive to do a fresh install of Vista Business (full retail version). My Data hard drive was left installed (PATA drive).. Install went without a hitch, but when I removed the Vista DVD and rebooted the system,

Failed Install of Vista Beta 1 Build 5112
I'm running WinXP pro sp2, 1 GB ram, 2 320 gb physical drives. 1st physical drive has 3 partitions: C:\ system\for XP 130gb, H:\user data about 120 gb, and I:\for virtual stuff - about 53gb. I've used ISObuster and extracted all of the VISTA dvd to a folder on partition for virtual stuff.

What's this about starforce in Vista ?
Should I do a fresh set up and install of that Wireless Network System I have here running? Or can I leave it set upped as such? 3)I also have other programs on here and would like to know if they will still work with Vista such as: Sonic, Power DVD, Dell Network Assistant, as I am running an wireless system

Vista won't install on my 9200?
It stayed that way forever and would go no futher ( I actually took a nap and came back a few hours later). I just built the computer! Motherboard: MSI K9N Platinum SLI AM2 Porcessor: AMD A64 (AM2 socket) RAM: DDR2 512 I am running Windows XP Pro right now. When I click on setup on the DVD it said it wasn'ta valid

Clean Vista Install - IE 7 DOA - Try This.
warpsix warp...@nomail.pls microsoft public windows 64bit general Colin Barnhorst wrote: If you are trying to install Vista x64, simply boot the computer (if wanted) although it is a faster install booting from dvd and doing a clean install (took me 55 minutes) vs installing while running windows (took 1 1/2 hours)

Cannot boot Vista installer from DVD drive
I spent hours trying to get a CLEAN INSTALL ... win xp sp2 must be up an running ... and win vista up grade WILL NOT BOOT ... it must run from win xp . In fact, there is NO SUCH thing as "Upgrade media for Vista", since ALL versions of the OS are on a SINGLE DVD, and your purchased version is installed with a

Clock Interrupt BSOD - Vista install
If not please post back the information from Disk Manangement so we can get an idea of your setup "Mac (Croatia)" <MacCroa...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in .... A 'repair startup' after making the Vista partition active using the install DVD should work fine. Some times it has to be run more than one time.

assigning free hard drive space
The bios doesn't seem to be an issue as it will recognise the drive and can even run an install DVD of Vista from it. Disabling writing caching as suggested earlier didn't help I'm afraid (although the drive did appear momentarily in My Computer). The JMicron controller has always been disabled (I have no intention

Getting ready to install Vista
A Vista install run from within the existing OS is an "upgrade." A Vista install run from booting from the Vista DVD is a "clean install. You have to run setup from within XP, and you will have to do a clean install. Vista will create a Windows.old folder that will (probably) have all of your data files.

EXTREMELY slow install of Vista as guest
Once you have Vista up and running, don't load any app's or do any updates. While in Vista - you are now ready to do an in-place upgrade. Eject the DVD and push it back in (that's one way to auto start the DVD) and the DVD will start Vista. This time do the *upgrade* of Vista over Vista and when the screen asks for

SATA Dvd drive install freeze with Vista
I created a new virtual machine and went to the BIOS setup and turned on ACPI. Note: on my PC, you just cannot see the BIOS startup normally, so you need to press DEL very quickly as soon as the black screen starts. 2. I used 384MB for my RAM setting and Virtual Switch for networking 3. Booted from the Vista DVD 4.

Errors during new Vista install - BSOD, Error Codes and other erro
Vista does not partition a hard drive without instructions from you. What is the make and model of your computer? Was Vista pre-installed on it? Which version of Vista? HOW did you reinstall Vista? Step by step? Did you boot from the Vista DVD-ROM and run Setup from there? Did you tell Setup to create a new volume?

Vista: Clean Install or Upgrade
I tried booting with the DVD but it goes nowhere after the second screen "Colin Barnhorst" wrote: If you are trying to install Vista x64, SLI AM2 Porcessor: AMD A64 (AM2 socket) RAM: DDR2 512 I am running Windows XP Pro right now. When I click on setup on the DVD it said it wasn'ta valid WIN32 application...

Windows Vista Install without erasing partition.
Burn a disk image to DVD. Even with a Vista disk, it's the best way to go. Once you have your computer set up "just like you want it", burn the DVD image. XP isn't an issue for me -- it's running on my other machines, and I have legal and licensed XP Pro install disks for them. I need a Vista install set.

green screen on hd tv
I've been running Vista Ultimate here since November 18, and it's been completely stable and problem-free. -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup That's not help now however. If it was me, I'd uninstall Vista and go back to my XP and see if that fixes it.

New Build
Bear02 theprenti...@verizon.net microsoft public windows vista hardware_devices Since installing Vista, I have lost the functionality of using the DVD portion of my I have the current drivers and am running out of things to try. Does anyone have any ideas how I can fix this problem. I can read a CD but not DVD.

EXTREMELY slow install of Vista as guest
With this method, you boot the PC from the Windows Vista install DVD, run interactive Setup, format the PC's hard drive, and install Windows Vista as the only OS. This is probably the rarest way to get Vista on a PC. You can use a "Full" or "Upgrade" retail version of Windows Vista to perform a clean install,

anyone running Ubuntu here?
Certainly should be capable of running Vista without a problem, and I don't think that's my issue. Here's my situation. After installing vista the first things I My friend also installed a couple games from DVD without a problem. (It's his computer, I'm just his setup monkey) What I've tried: o Install Vista