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DVD drive installed but not functioning
My problem is this: I'm trying to install Vista Home Premium 64bit on a brand new configuration with dual core intel, asus P5W Deluxe motherboard, Plextor DVD-rom PX 130A, and NEC DVD RW ND 3550A. At installation Vista alerts that a required cd-dvd driver cannot be found. I have tried all possible set-ups with both

Vista partition recognition / windows xp partition recognition?
First, during the install Vista booted the CD off the DVD then complained it needed drivers and wouldn't install (well, duh - you just booted off it). To recap: I have a DVD-RW drive in my Vista Home Premium (32-bit) system that can display the contents of CD-ROMs in Windows Explorer without a problem but will

OT: Vista
mikeyhsd mikey...@sprintpcs.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup if you install booting from the DVD, vista STEALS the "C" designation. if you Additionally, it SHOULD change the drive letter of XP to "D:" rather than "C:". This will happen without your permission each time you install Vista

Vista constantly rebooting after this week's updates - "Config
This happens many times a day, but generally seems tied to high hard drive utilization, such as installing an app or trying to back up the hard drive. Not always, though. More background: I got a new Dell XPS 720 with Home Premium installed. I immediately upgraded it to Ultimate via an Ultimate DVD,

Two problems resulting from failed dual boot install
Reusing a puffing and wheezing old computer by installing a minimal GNU/Linux distro and staving off the day when it trudges forlornly to the scrapheap is at .... http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?p=1451402#post1451402 They drive people away to Linux. Related: Acer: Vista Home Basic is a lemon ,----[ Quote

Vista Reactivation
Peter Boulton peter@data*no-spam*perceptions.co.nospam.uk uk comp homebuilt Hi, I've just ordered all the bits and pieces for my new build and am struck by the sudden fear that the mobo won't be able to use the SATA drive without SATA drivers, so how will I install Vista from the DVD? Or are drivers only required

Can't start without dvd
Patrick Patr...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup The strangest thing: I did a perfect clean Windows XP home install from the Plextor DVD PX-130A drive. After installation, when I insert the Vista DVD, the drive is recognised (as cd-rom) but cannot read its content.

Vista instalation without DVD
Lance Le Claire l...@videotron.ca microsoft public windows vista general Did you install Vista with XP drive installed and plugged into motherboard? Mac "John Barnes" wrote: Make your Vista partition the active partition, run Start-up repair from the Vista DVD (may need to more than once).

Quicken 2008 Deluxe Vista 64 bit - Couple of questions
Sometimes I have A, C, D, E (DVD) , F (CD) and removable G (A drive, though enabled will not actually WORK under Vista, & never has). Other times, completely randomly I have no F drive or E drive only for it to re-appear minutes later, or hours later, or on reboot. Happens WITHOUT necessarily having used one or the

Move Vista to different partition
Installed clean full version of Vista Business...(only OS ever installed on new computer). Vista installed without any issue (no SATA driver needed). (both drives recognized in the BIOS and in Vista.... Rebooted Vista with install disk still in DVD drive, and booted just fine... Removed DVD install disk and

Can't write to floppy, can't 'repair' Vista
And can't run Office without the keycode. Sorry for the rant. Anyway I want to remove Vista and reinstall Windows XP Any advice on how to proceed ? Thanks Dick I'm in the smae Anyhow: 1) Save a copy of the "RESTORE" partition --- that's all the preinstalled software and drivers for audio, video, DVD drive, etc.

DVD-RW displays CD files & directories but not DVD files & dir
However, when I located memtest.exe on the DVD drive, it would not run. What is the proper DOS command to get it to run. I tried "memtest.exe" in the correct Does the Vista memory diagnostic run with Vista 64 or not? "John Barnes" wrote: memtest.exe is available on your Vista install disk in the boot folder.

Can't boot without Vista DVD in drive - "a kernel file is miss
You can safely do a install in place (meaning you just upgrade) don't do a "clean" install which means you can have Vista without having to replace XP so you Put the Vista DVD in your DVD drive and follow the prompts to do a install in place. Do NOT do a clean install, that wipes out everything including your

assigning free hard drive space
I was able to install Vista from a flat installation (files copied to hard drive and setup ran from there) and boot into Vista with all other devices installed and functioning properly, so there is not any problem with the Vista disc. The DVD drive was detected by Vista and listed under the Device Manager without

SATA Dvd drive install freeze with Vista
There are also "joke" programs that you can install on a "friends" computer that will do just this. It will drive them nuts. Now, can it be installed in stealth mode over the internet? Don't know. But I could certainly send it as an attachment to an e-mail. Many people I know would open the program without question

Bootup Woes
Now you are all set to install Vista Ultimate. Make sure you have downloaded to your computer the small file from Digitallocker. Then put your Vista DVD into your DVD drive and follow the few directions. This should work and after a hour or so, you will Vista Ultimate on your computer -- and you will like it!

Complete PC Restore
Bruce Chambers bchamb...@cable0ne.n3t microsoft public windows vista general twinriver1 wrote: I am using Vista Home Premium. I understand that this Vista does not allow When I upgrade, sould I jut pop-in the cd/dvd and let the Ultimat do the upgrade or should I wipe out the hard drive and do a clean install?

Error Code 80070BC9 and 800B0100
(This partition is not necessary to install Vista Beta 1 or 2, however. In fact, Vista Beta 1 and 2 will not install on the Apple HD without removing the EFI Will an Apple Intel PC show a boot manager, even if the OS X install DVD is not in the DVD drive when you press "Option", if the EFI extensions have been

Vista Installation Fails After First Reboot
Have tried both the 32 and 64 bit Vista installs using the correct SATA drivers and even without installing the SATA drivers during the install process, I get the same result. Obviously Vista installer can work with the SATA drives since that's all that was connected besides the DVD drive.

I'M ABOUT TO THROW 400$ WORTH OF OS IN THE GARBAGE! THX MICROS
And the installation icon is still on the desktop, allowing you to install it from the thumb drive if you so desire. While in Mint I enabled wireless, ran the "Bourne Ultimatum" DVD from the now-empty DVD drive, and in general did everything that Mint allows you to do without having to install any other software