Try this from the top lol,
1.Boot from your Vista DVD and proceed through setup, at the partition
step. Delete all partitions and create the ones you were talking about
above, Vista does not play well with 3rd party partition tools, so your
better off getting your disk setup out of the way. Once thats done
Install Vista on the 1st partition on the drive.
2. Make sure the system isnt connect to the internet, wifi off & no lan
plugged in. Proceed through account setup etc, at the security page
where it asks Update automatically/Use recommended settings , select Ask
me Later. I think that will resolve your update situation and take you
right into the desktop. See how that works and let us know. Everytime
I've installed Vista I've selected the Ask me later option because the
computer may have pre-loaded updates on the installation which will try
to run if you select the Use recommended settings.

Good Luck
Darvesh


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darvesh88

@Kerry and darvesh - thank you.

I will try that - the only additional piece of hardware left is my second
TFT. You can never know

About the partitioning: wilco.
About the update stuff: wilco.

I guess I will be able to do that this evening and will report back asap.

I guess I will be able to do that this evening and will report back asap.

Done as described, no change... Cr*p.

Kerry, thank you. You gave the hint I needed Right now I am sitting in
front of a working Vista

diskpart did the trick: I had to run the "clean" command.

Now, let's see if updates and the .NET 3.5 install work.

Thank you all for helping me out, you are great!

sasbif;884855 Wrote:
Kerry, thank you. You gave the hint I needed Right now I am sitting
in
front of a working Vista

diskpart did the trick: I had to run the "clean" command.

Now, let's see if updates and the .NET 3.5 install work.

Thank you all for helping me out, you are great!


Awesome, Np glad to help
Enjoy


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darvesh88

Now, let's see if updates and the .NET 3.5 install work.

Holy moly...

It worked.

I... am... flattered...

Again, thank you so much!

You're welcome. I find it's always best to let the OS create and format the
installation partition. It doesn't really matter what OS. They all seem to
have less installation problems if they do their own thing with the file
system.

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Kerry Brown
MS-MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Systems Administration
http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/
http://vistahelpca.blogspot.com/



"sasbif" wrote in message
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Now, let's see if updates and the .NET 3.5 install work.

Holy moly...

It worked.

I... am... flattered...

Again, thank you so much!

You're welcome. I find it's always best to let the OS create and format the
installation partition. It doesn't really matter what OS. They all seem to
have less installation problems if they do their own thing with the file
system.

Agreed - and that is the point where I fail to understand it. I had the
Vista installer delete all partitions and create a new one before I
additionally tried to format it with diskpart. And that Vista installer
generated filesystem would make little baby Jesus cry, too.

Anyway, I am a happy (and very very cautios) camper - Vista has to make up
for that by being extra reliable for a very long time.