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Boot Error RC1
I just did an upgrade install to Vista RC1 from XP Pro. I downloaded the iso,
mounted it in a virtual rom, and then did the install. Everything went fine except when Vista restarted the computer for the final time, and attempted to boot. The system did not boot, and wouldnt boot in safe mode or anthing. None of the boot options worked at all, so I rolled back to my version of XP.... everything seems to still be there, but I cant find a reason why this happened... My system is running a Dual Core Intel Pentium D 3.2 ghz, with 3 gb of ddr2 ram dual 160gb SATA hard drives, and an Nvidia 7800GTX... Any help would be greatly appreciated. |
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Boot Error RC1
ouch
in a virtual rom this rom is NOT there when you restart BURN it on a PHYSICAL disc and everything will work "Chris" wrote in message ... I just did an upgrade install to Vista RC1 from XP Pro. I downloaded the iso, mounted it in a virtual rom, and then did the install. Everything went fine except when Vista restarted the computer for the final time, and attempted to boot. The system did not boot, and wouldnt boot in safe mode or anthing. None of the boot options worked at all, so I rolled back to my version of XP.... everything seems to still be there, but I cant find a reason why this happened... My system is running a Dual Core Intel Pentium D 3.2 ghz, with 3 gb of ddr2 ram dual 160gb SATA hard drives, and an Nvidia 7800GTX... Any help would be greatly appreciated. |
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Boot Error RC1
No need to burn it, but I will say it is very much recommended. The copying
files and extracting files take care of the fact that the virtual drive will not be available to setup when your computer restarts. As for the actual issue here(your computer not booting on the final restart), you might want to try a clean install. Sometimes it is just weird like that. Don't forget to report you problems to Microsoft using the beta reporting tool. -- Robert Firth http://www.winvistainfo.org "Marco Kühnel" wrote: ouch in a virtual rom this rom is NOT there when you restart BURN it on a PHYSICAL disc and everything will work "Chris" wrote in message ... I just did an upgrade install to Vista RC1 from XP Pro. I downloaded the iso, mounted it in a virtual rom, and then did the install. Everything went fine except when Vista restarted the computer for the final time, and attempted to boot. The system did not boot, and wouldnt boot in safe mode or anthing. None of the boot options worked at all, so I rolled back to my version of XP.... everything seems to still be there, but I cant find a reason why this happened... My system is running a Dual Core Intel Pentium D 3.2 ghz, with 3 gb of ddr2 ram dual 160gb SATA hard drives, and an Nvidia 7800GTX... Any help would be greatly appreciated. |
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Boot Error RC1
I used Daemon Tools 4.0.3 to Successfully Install Build 5536 from a Windows
XP Service Pack 2 Installation, worked without a hitch. "Chris" wrote in message ... I just did an upgrade install to Vista RC1 from XP Pro. I downloaded the iso, mounted it in a virtual rom, and then did the install. Everything went fine except when Vista restarted the computer for the final time, and attempted to boot. The system did not boot, and wouldnt boot in safe mode or anthing. None of the boot options worked at all, so I rolled back to my version of XP.... everything seems to still be there, but I cant find a reason why this happened... My system is running a Dual Core Intel Pentium D 3.2 ghz, with 3 gb of ddr2 ram dual 160gb SATA hard drives, and an Nvidia 7800GTX... Any help would be greatly appreciated. |
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Boot Error RC1
Turns out the virtual rom wasnt the problem, because it extracts all the
files it needs before restarting the computer. Actually what was happening was my external hard drive was trying to act as the primary drive, and not allowing it to load all the way. Got that taken care of and now everything runs perfect. Thanks for the posts |