RC1 will not install on my Tecra M4. It tells me that my bios is incompatible with Vista. I'm running bios 1.70. What's the fix? -Ian

I left my RC1 to set up over night and did not see the activation screen.I contacted Microsoft in the UK to find out how I validate it over the telephone and I was given this answer, Thank you for your email about problems with validating your Microsoft® Windows Vista™ RC1 online. We do not provide telephone or email assisted installation or activation support for Windows Vista since it...

I was downloading RC2 from http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/rc2/en/download.htm (which, over my ISDN line, is kinda time-and-bandwidth consuming). At 99%, the download manager ended with a "fatal error" message. I went to go back and restart it and that address now goes directly to the Windows Vista home page. Has RC2 been pulled? Will I be at some point able to finish this...

Whenever I reboot I get a log-in screen and put in my password. After that I get a black screen. However, when I have the install DVD in the drive Vista works perfectly. I have a Gateway 9310xl with 1gb ram FDP1960 monitor 2.4gb Intel processor and Soundblaster Audigy with no sound also. When I am on the black screen the only thing that will work is ctrl-alt-del. Any help much appreciated.

I acquired the trial version of Vista RC1 in response to a Microsoft online offer. Popups keep insisting that I validate and direct me to a help screen for that purpose. Therein I find two options: First is to click on the Active X controls in the Information Bar, second is to declare how I acquired Vista RC1. An Active X bar does not appear in the validation window so I cannot validate...

I just installed Vista on 10-11-06. Just downloaded it a few days ago. It is the 64-bit version of Vista. I burned the ISO to a DVD and booted from that DVD and installed from there. I have a SATA HD with 4 partitions on it: A C: drive (where Vista is newly installed), a G: drive (where XP Pro has been installed for a long time), an H: drive (where XP Home has been installed for a long...

I've previously used Powerquest Drive Image 5 to back up (or move between disks) images of my C: drive partition. Despite the age of this version, its worked flawlessly with Windows XP, and even recognises the on-board RAID controller on my motherboard and backs up XP to a RAID 1 array on my PC. Just to be clear, I've been booting from the Drive Image CD-ROM - which runs its own version of...

By accident when i installed the RC1 i installed it as windows vista home premium instead of basic and now the product keys will not let me activate windows. is there a way i can downgrade to basic so i can activate the product keys or do i need to reintall everything? Thanks

I have the RC2 disk: Is it supposed to be able to upgrade RC1 or will it only clean install over or next to?

Since installing RC2 it blue screens overnight when the PC is left running. Haven't had it crash while I have actually been using it, which is quite a few hours now. RC1 didn't crash when left running overnight. Both clean installs onto their own partitions.

I recently had problems installing Vista on my labtop. So when i tried to boot my old version version of XP ikept on getting different error messages. So i reinstalled a new copy, but when i boot my computer i still see both the vista and the extra Xp. Does anyone know how to erase those extra OS because they are taking up alot of room on my harddrive.

This is, I hope, a simple question for someone more knowlegable than I. How do I, as single and only user on my personal machine, open all area of the disk to my use? I did an installation, old data and progs were put in windows old, and vista looked good. Unfortunately it will not allow me to access my old data, and MS Office beta, which worked under XP Pro, now gives me the message" MS...

Hallo, I too have a dual boot problem, which seems different from those reported in the newsgroup. To be clear I will try to report all data in a schematic way. 1. The Pc: P4 2GB RAM with 2 HD: 1st HD SATA 160 GB, with Windows XP SP2; 2nd HD 1. Plain PATA 80 GB. 2. I downloaded Windows Vista RC1, made the DVD and started installation; when Vista installer asked to choose the target disk, I...

Vista does not recognize my RAID 0. I tried the XP driver but it doesn't work. I've two Samsung 74GB S-ATA hard disks. Setup shows only one hard disk. chipset: nForce 3-250 What can i do?

I got Vista RC1 a few days ago, burnt it to a DVD at 8x. When i go and install it, and i enter my product key - for RC1 the install just stops. I can move my mouse, but cant click anything. Ive left it for about 45mins and its not doing anything. I have installed different versions before with no problems, it normally accepts the key within about 10 secs. I've re-burnt the disc, still at 8x...

I got Vista RC1 a few days ago, burnt it to a DVD at 8x. When i go and install it, and i enter my product key - for RC1 the install just stops. I can move my mouse, but cant click anything. Ive left it for about 45mins and its not doing anything. I have installed different versions before with no problems, it normally accepts the key within about 10 secs. I've re-burnt the disc, still at 8x...

Hello, I just installed the 64 bit version of RC1 on an extra drive (G:). On my primary drive (C:) I am running XP Pro (32 bit). Vista goes through the initial setup routine, then when it says "vista must reboot to continue installation", the system reboots but XP starts up. I restarted and hit F8 to go to go my boot menu to boot the drive that I

I have an AMD dual processor. I have not been able to install 64 bit. How can I? -- Pianoman

RC2 won't install because Windows Live One Care/Defender is incompatible. I am using the X32 version and it stated that I have to completely uninstall Defender before installing. Also, says current version of Windows Live One Care is not compatible. Can anyone help?

I have tried several times to do a clean install of both Beta2 And RC1 having only to do a reset and forget the installation. PC is home built on ASUS A7M266-D motherboard running 2xAMD 2800+ cpu's, with 2GB memory, Graphics card Asus 9800xt, 3xATA hard drives with 6 partitions, Sound card etc running 2000 drivers ets. completely up to date. To go back to installation I boot from DVD wanting...