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Installed Vista dual boot, think I screwed up!
No delays are encountered like they are when running from a CD or DVD. And the installation icon is still on the desktop, allowing you to install it from http://blogbeebe.blogspot.com/2008/02/linux-on-stick.html When will Vista do all of this? 2009 at the earlier, IIRC. Microsoft got together with Samsung or

why did i buy vista...
DougRH Dou...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista hardware_devices Hi Colin, As I said that in the first part of this posting (I accidentally submitted it You run an in-place upgrade from the desktop by inserting the dvd in the drive and choosing Install Now from the splash screen.

Vista install hangs
Why not just let it run automatically as it is set up to do? You definitely don't need to defrag that often... It will of course run automatically as its set to do, though I did change Note that some applications will turn off Aero when they are running to due to some incompatibilities with running under Vista.

Vista installation hangs after first reboot.
BarryB "Norman Diamond" wrote: In order to get this result, you have to initiate the Vista installation during a running XP session instead of booting the Vista DVD. "BarryB" <Bar...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1FFF7B65-4F29-41D1-988C-C40B88D42DE5@microsoft.com... Having a problem after

deploying clients
When I try to install this I see this communicate: "setup cannot update your Windows XP files the language installed on your system is diffrent from the That said, the easiest way to run Windows Easy Transfer on your XP system is by using a Vista installation DVD. I'm guessing that your new laptop did not come

vista upgrade back to xp
2) Did vista load and run in the normal manner with the Win98 SE MBR and the new disk signature? For the Vista install w/o SP1: yes, it had zero problems. Note that both Vista vols were installed via a DVD boot using the same TechNet DVD, so, the drive enumeration system was not changed for the Vista vol that

SATA Dvd drive install freeze with Vista
3) Then, If you have the DVD, try installing it and running Startup Repair. 4) If that doesn't work, try recovering things to normal by running the to this on your screen: http://www.vistaclues. com/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/click-repair-your-computer.png That will allow you to go to the Vista setup that has a

dvd burner is to(o) slow
I did the install with DVD media, not from the recovery drive. During the Media Center setup I was prompted for an activation code, which I used from the Cert. of Authenticity I just completed a clean install of Vista Ultimate (all Windows Updates installed), and I have no antivirus/security software installed.

Vista MBR vs. XP MBR
If you run Vista setup from the XP desktop and simply select your desired partition for installation your disk drive lettering will align between the two systems. If you set the XP drive as the boot drive and then boot the system with the Vista dvd you will get variation of the drive lettering (no real problem) and

XP drive letter changed after vista install
Stone9 Sto...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup I did run the startup repair to no avail! But I did only run it once... So you recommend running it a few times? Thanks, Jason "Mick Murphy" wrote: Boot from the vista DVD, and do a Startup Repair You might have to do it a

Upgrade Problem
Tom Walker ------- I was able to get this resolved temporarily by booting from the Vista DVD, choosing the repair option and running system restore back to the 13th. I will have to disable automatic updates until I can figure out what is happening with the updates. Not to jump into the middle of this

Problem installing downloaded programs on Vista
Rick Rogers r...@mvps.org microsoft public windows vista installation_setup Hi Tammy, As long as you can boot into the XP installation, insert the DVD and start setup, all you need is the upgrade disk. What you can't do is boot the Vista install disk and run setup outside of XP, you must have a working installation

Vista installation freezes
PWF P...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup First of all the upgrade advisor found no issues with my dvd drives, just an nforce network device. I also created a restore point, prior to upgrade and installed all xp critical updates prior. After allowing the Vista Ultimate run,

Vista constantly rebooting after this week's updates ...
Error code 0x800701E7 I have looked for the SATA drivers on the mobo disk and the only ones I have found pertain to RAID, which I am not running. looks like it's going to work until I get to the Expanding Files part of the vista install....then I get a BSOD about 12% of the way through the expansion.

How to achieve actual use of my full 4 GB RAM,
"Darrell Gorter[MSFT]" Darre...@online.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista general Hello Andre While a backup is always recommended when running setup as safety precaution, setup should not delete the files and folder on a drive unless the user selects to do so. If we find an existing copy of Windows,

Question about Vista install
Jonathan Maltz [MS-MVP] jma...@mvps.org microsoft public msdn general Hi, Try running the installer in compatibility mode -- --Jonathan Maltz [Microsoft MVP 1 - Booted to DVD 2 - Was able to follow install successfully through the "Windows is installing ..." screen. 3 - After a few minutes a "Windows Setup"

Vista install changed drive order....any idea ?
Like a number of others I've bumped into around the web, I'm having problems getting Vista to install onto a RAID array running on an Intel ICH8R (or similar) controller. The RAID arrays worked 100% under XP. I can install Vista fine when the drives are set up in IDE mode, but I use RAID 1 for a reason and want it

Vista Fresh Install (it still sucks)
Even if no errors are appearing try the system devices, the DVD/CDRW devices and said IDE or ATA stuff to look for newer drivers online. In a lot cases this brings indeed new drivers in ( vista will show you "installing the driver software" ) a system. Even on already up and running systems this does a change !

Help! Win32 Error out of hand.
Boot from the Windows Vista Upgrade DVD and start the setup program. a.. When prompted to enter your product key, DO NOT enter it. Click "Next" and proceed with setup. Once setup has been completed and you have been brought to the desktop for the first time, run the install program from within Windows Vista. a.

DVD/CD - DVD quite working but CD still works after Vista Install
Note these key lines from KB article 932795, which Mark cited: "Note You must start Windows Vista Setup by starting the computer from the Windows Vista 64-bit DVD. The installation package will not run on a 32-bit operating system. "4. When you are prompted during Windows Vista Setup, remember to select Custom as