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Vista install fails due to Deskview
d...@musoswire.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup Hi guys Trying to install Vista RTM on a clean partition on a Dell Inspiron 9400 laptop. I did an upgrade checker before I started and it said Vista would install. Basically, the install works okay, and then after the first reboot I get a "blue

Vista install won't run under XP
It took about an hour to install and I'm pleased to report went off without a hitch. It runs Aero fine (including the 3d stuff) and the speed is actually a bit So I've been running one since the day after release and just got the laptop going. I have 2 gb ram, and my usage starts around 50%... and, unlike XP,

Vista installation
There's no space for another drive in this laptop, so that's the only way to provide some space. I suppose I have to buy some more stuff. I then unhooked that drive and restarted the system with the Vista CD...picked the XP partition as a new install and formatted during the Vista Install.

Vista installation fails
A couple on months back I attempted to install Vista on my laptop. After I started the installation, it stopped and told me that I could not continue because I had the XP media edition installed and the Vista version I was installing could not be installed over the media addition and that I would have to reformat

Possible to use OEM disc to repair Vista installation?
As a non commercial home user, i have 3 computers running windows - a PC in the living room with media centre used purely for entertainment, a laptop for when im on It will not install to anything else. You do not need a current operating system at all to install Vista. There is no such thing as an upgrade CD,

Vista Dual Boot Installation Procedure
titus titus.2z0...@DoNotSpam.com microsoft public windows vista general DELL INSPIRON 1720 HARDWARE: INTEL CORE DUO 2 2.2GHZ, 2GB RAM GRAPHIC CARD: NVIDIA 8600 Vista in my laptop so i restarted my computer and press F12 to boot Vista DVD got pass the user setting, agreement, and selected a fresh installation,

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MICHAEL u158627_...@dslr.net microsoft public windows vista installation_setup Office is the only Microsoft product, that I am aware of, where you could install a another copy on a laptop with the same key, and not be in violation of the EULA. It may be just "two computers", and doesn't specify "laptop" I'm not

XP install with Vista
The cost difference between buying one without an OS and one with an OS is less than buying an Upgrade Version of Vista vs a Full edition a quick price check on Home Premium brought up the following..upgrade $144...Full $219 Look for a laptop with XP already installed if thats what you wish to use......then safe

Laptop HD and Vista
Craig Cockburn cr...@siliconglen.com microsoft public windows vista general Hi I have a recently purchased Dell Latitude 820 which had XP SP2 Pro and has now been upgraded to Vista Business. Since doing so, the laptop speakers do not play any sound under Windows Media Player. I do get some system sounds but that's

Question about Vista installation
Domain member and non member computers (this I beleive eliminates any possible Group Policy based QoS setting) Fresh Vista install vs Manufacturer Vista install Desktop vs Laptop ...all of which produce the same results. I've tried the following fixes to no effect: Disabling Windows Audio & Multimedia Class

Vista install
Then what did you use to move the XP image back to the laptop, since the laptop now has no OS? Richard "pete" <p...@nowhere.net> wrote in message I then unhooked that drive and restarted the system with the Vista CD...picked the XP partition as a new install and formatted during the Vista Install.

Possible to use OEM disc to repair Vista installation?
JW J...@nospam.nspam microsoft public windows vista installation_setup Contact your manufacturer and purchase a set of install disks from them. They will be able to use the license product key that is on a sticker located on the bottom of your laptop. "JOH" <J...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

How do I create a Vista install CD or DVD?
83LowRider d...@fukkdat.com 24hoursupport helpdesk "Tristan Goe" wrote I have a Packard Bell laptop which came with XP SP2 pre-installed. When this occurs, the Windows XP license is forfeited and the Windows Vista installation process can take place. Now, however, this workaround allows users to perform a "clean

Keyboard & touchpad locked out on Vista laptop
When I try to install xp next to the current vista installation, and I boot the xp cd, it says it can't recognize the disk. Previously it worked ok on a dell laptop, but it has a scsi disk. With a sata disk like in the acer, it's more complicated. One method is switching from AHCI to IDE in the bios, install xp

Vista installation has frozen my laptop
Karl K...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup I have a 64-bit desktop and a 32-bit laptop. If I can use both versions of Windows I'll install the 32-bit version on the laptop (if technically possible) and the 64-bit version on the desktop. I'll do both as dual-boot with XP,

Vista Installation Error
(On a hidden partition) - So I don't have a Vista disc. Having had my XP disc now fail (Not recognising certain files) and also the COA has faded for some God beknown reason off the old case, is there a way of copying the Vista installation on the Laptop HD onto a desktop HD and would it work?

Will Anytime Upgrade be 'movable' to a new Vista installation?
Log, whatever that is. i have a sony laptop that came without a vista install DVD. how can i repair this error? thanks in advance for any help you may be able to provide. "uvbogden" wrote: My computer was unable to do error checking (chkdsk) and errors began to accumulate. System restore did not go back far enough

Vista Install Question
After trying for almost an year,I am at a point considering to uninstall VISTA and go back to XP which is much easier to troubleshoot.Vista troubleshoot has limited options and i feel that my new laptop has become a Ginnypig of some other Administrator?? That's odd... I think Vista has far more troubleshooting

Vista Install Question
I'd disagree...my Vista laptop is lean, mean, fast, and rock solid after 3 weeks of heavy use. I think a lot of the problem that appears to be Vista is really caused by junkware that OEMs install, some of which isn't even Vista compatible... Dana Cline - MCE MVP You must be some kind of Microsoft employee ;O)) I

Vista Dual Boot Installation Procedure
I'm going to buy a new laptop that sports a Windows Vista Home Premium edition I persoanlly dislike. Unfortunatelly there's no way to customize the Install Vista, install the drivers, whatever you need for a clean setup and image the system and activate it once you know it's you want it; then, image the setup.