I down loaded Vista rc1. the short cut does not open program. The dowm load took 11.00 hours. I have since ordered the disk but I would to know the down load did not work.

Richard Urban, this is how people try to "create" a bootable CD or DVD. No, it does not need extracting. It is a full iso image. To burn with Nero, use StartSmart, Copy and Backup tab, then select Burn DVD Image. Or by using the full Nero Burning ROM, close any wizards, then on the Recorder tab, select Burn Image. Nero will write the image direct to DVD. Burn at the lowest speed possible,...

i Just got done downloading RC1 32-bit version and when i use win-rar to extract the file all there is is a read me that is 135 bites, wheres the bulk of the file?

I am trying to install Vista RC1 Build 5600 on a Dell Optiplex GX-280 with 80GB SATA drive. I deleted the partition and created a new one and then formatted. Install gets about 98% complete in uncompressing files then I get an error that says "Windows cannot install required files. Make sure all files required for installation are available and restart installation - Error Code...

Sounding like a broken record now. Got the exact same problem. Tried three different hard drives, all known good. Tried formatting the drive with Partition Magic first, no go. Tried letting the install format the drive, no go. My pc has an 800mz Pentium processor with the required ram. The repair log indicates the OS loaded successfully. Yeah, I would like Microsoft to weigh in and...

I have got vista RC1(2600) downloaded from microsoft.I have the trial key which microsoft sent me too. The problem is vista installs with out and probems but when it reboots for the 1st time after installling initial drivers and setup files, it hangs at the part where it says "updating DMI pool data...." and nothing happens after that. Can someone help me? I have : MSI K7N2 DELTA2-LSR...

"deewan" wrote in message ... What is the installation product key of windows Vista? That is : "The sequense of letters and numbers you need to enter when installing Windows Vista, if you want to activate it and use it more than 14 days." :-) You can, however, enter those after the installation,

Hello I also had multiple failures with install using the DVD I burned, ended up formating an PATA drive (could not get Via drivers to work for my SATA) installed XP Pro SP2 on the drive updated it via windows update (did not install any programs) then copied the Vista Install DVD to a folder on the XP disk and installed it from XP using the folder copy of the install disk. went in like a...

I just upgraded MCE 2005 on my Alienware m5500 laptop to RC1 32bit. It now boots and sits at the language selection screen, it has 'windows vista ultimate' across it above the 3 boxes for selecting things. The keyboard and mouse(touchpad) integrated into the laptop do not respond, neither does a logitech mouse plugged into usb. Have tried repairing startup but it finds no problems and...

My present configuration is dual boot XP and RC1 32 bit versions. (Both on different physical hard drives). I would like to run the 32 Bit XP installation in conjunction with a 64 bit Vista install. the general advice at the time of the beta version was not to boot from the Vista DVD but to install from within XP to preserve XP capability. Does this still hold true for RC1 or can I safely...

Hi, I am dual-booting XP and RC1 32 bit versions. I installed Vista from within XP rather than booting the DVD and put it on to a separate hard drive. All works fine. The advice when i got the beta was that this was the way to do it to make sure you preserved your XP installation. My system though has a Athlon 64 x 2 processor and ideally I would like to

I have an INTEL motherboard d975xbx and apparently my hd are not recognized or accessed when downloading RC1. The download must be going onto the RAM (4gb). Spoke to Intel, they stated that the drivers supporting Vista will not be available until Vista is formally released. Until then, I can only use XP. Drag. Guess I'll have to wait.

every time i try to install RC1 i get the message that vista cannot determine if the computer is compatable. installation will discontinue. i ran the compatability program a few times and it says my computer is fine. any idea why i am getting this message?

Ok this is a problem I had installing RC1 5728 3/4 finish install I would get a crash and could not get past a crash screen intill I booted in safe mode but the windows needs to be in reg mode to install. The problem was that my 7950gx SLI video card is not compatible. I haad to install my old 7300 video card do the install. No problem for the install after that. Mow you have it installed...

hello my question is....can i use a free software to open the setup.exe in the windows vista...cuz i cant open the file....can anyone help me pleasee.....

I cant find and HDD drivers for rc1, ihave a samsung hdd and everytime i try to install i tells me to get drivers. is there any way to get aound that? erik

I have now downloaded the RC1 version of Vista, but am nervous of recurring dual boot issues if I install on my home PC, as I did exactly this with the Beta 2 release and although Vista worked fine I could not boot into "older Windows" which was my XP Pro 32, I just got a black screen and nothing no boot at all. In the end last time I had to wipe the Vista Partition and then rebuild Xp...

I understand from a previous post that the answer to this problem is to switch on all services. Is that still the standard solution or is there a specific service to turn on? My setup: P4 3Ghz, 1GB RAM, WinXP Pro SR2, Bootmagic 8. I've got a clean partition FAT32 size 32 GB. Plan to dual boot using Bootmagic unless that is getting in the way. (It is afterall a Norton product). I've...

I burned the above download. On re-start my BIOS fails to recognize it and proceeds to boot WinXP. What am I doing wrong? -- an old - old guy who tries to keep up!

Hi. I was going to create a multiboot system but acciedentally installed vista first. I shrank the partition and installed windows xp on the unused space. After I went through the long and painful process of deleting the partition. Now my system will not boot. It will do 1 of 3 things: 1. Will freeze at boot on first screen where you hit a button to enter bios setup. 2. Will go to...