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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 1:22 pm
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Vista comes on a DVD, requiring a bootable DVD drive. How is that done
for a new build? If I install a DVD drive, say Lite-On or LG, and set
bios to boot from CD-ROM drive, will it be able to read and boot from
the DVD that VISTA is on?

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Andrew Smallshaw

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 7:01 pm Post subject: Re: bootable DVD for VISTA [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On 2006-12-30, sdeyoreo DeleteThis @hotmail.com <sdeyoreo DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote: > Vista comes on a DVD, requiring a bootable DVD drive. How is that done > for a new build? If I install a DVD drive, say Lite-On or LG, and set > bios to boot from CD-ROM drive, will it be able to read and boot from > the DVD that VISTA is on? Yes. The procedure is identical as that used for a CD-ROM. Even the technical details are identical to quite a low level so there are no exceptions waiting to catch you out. I haven't played with Vista yet. The disks are lying around but I'll leave someone else to do Microsoft's beta testing . However I'd expect there still to be a option to create a set of boot floppies from the DVD in any case - these have been invaluable to me in the past with SCSI systems that didn't support CD booting. -- Andrew Smallshaw andrews DeleteThis @sdf.lonestar.org >> Stay informed about: bootable DVD for VISTA

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 7:01 pm Post subject: Re: bootable DVD for VISTA [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 19:01:48 +0000 (UTC), Andrew Smallshaw <andrews DeleteThis @sdf.lonestar.org> wrote: >On 2006-12-30, sdeyoreo DeleteThis @hotmail.com <sdeyoreo DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote: >> Vista comes on a DVD, requiring a bootable DVD drive. How is that done >> for a new build? If I install a DVD drive, say Lite-On or LG, and set >> bios to boot from CD-ROM drive, will it be able to read and boot from >> the DVD that VISTA is on? > >Yes. The procedure is identical as that used for a CD-ROM. Even >the technical details are identical to quite a low level so there >are no exceptions waiting to catch you out. > >I haven't played with Vista yet. The disks are lying around but >I'll leave someone else to do Microsoft's beta testing . However >I'd expect there still to be a option to create a set of boot >floppies from the DVD in any case - these have been invaluable to >me in the past with SCSI systems that didn't support CD booting. Thanks. I asked because I have a copy of Vista Release Candidate 1 on a DVD. I put it in a new build, but just get errors about unable to boot from it. So I put in a copy of XP, it installed ok.(can't activate it cause it's already on my main comp) Vista Release Candidate 2 is out, but closed now. I guess I'll have to wait and buy a real copy. >> Stay informed about: bootable DVD for VISTA

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 3:42 am Post subject: Re: bootable DVD for VISTA [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

sdeyoreo wrote: > Thanks. I asked because I have a copy of Vista Release Candidate 1 > on a DVD. I put it in a new build, but just get errors about unable to > boot from it. So I put in a copy of XP, it installed ok.(can't activate it > cause it's already on my main comp) Vista Release Candidate 2 is out, > but closed now. I guess I'll have to wait and buy a real copy. I think I'll just keep running XP for a while. http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubs/vista_cost.txt >> Stay informed about: bootable DVD for VISTA

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 6:18 am Post subject: Re: bootable DVD for VISTA [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

When you made your DVD, you made it with software that could handle ISO images? Can you view a bunch of files on it in XP, or just one large file? Clint <sdeyoreo.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:nkidp2tr4nrnvbo5t3e785s1d9g26tf0l8@4ax.com... > On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 19:01:48 +0000 (UTC), Andrew Smallshaw > <andrews.RemoveThis@sdf.lonestar.org> wrote: > >>On 2006-12-30, sdeyoreo.RemoveThis@hotmail.com <sdeyoreo.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote: >>> Vista comes on a DVD, requiring a bootable DVD drive. How is that done >>> for a new build? If I install a DVD drive, say Lite-On or LG, and set >>> bios to boot from CD-ROM drive, will it be able to read and boot from >>> the DVD that VISTA is on? >> >>Yes. The procedure is identical as that used for a CD-ROM. Even >>the technical details are identical to quite a low level so there >>are no exceptions waiting to catch you out. >> >>I haven't played with Vista yet. The disks are lying around but >>I'll leave someone else to do Microsoft's beta testing . However >>I'd expect there still to be a option to create a set of boot >>floppies from the DVD in any case - these have been invaluable to >>me in the past with SCSI systems that didn't support CD booting. > > Thanks. I asked because I have a copy of Vista Release Candidate 1 on > a DVD. I put it in a new build, but just get errors about unable to > boot from it. So I put in a copy of XP, it installed ok.(can't > activate it cause it's already on my main comp) > Vista Release Candidate 2 is out, but closed now. > I guess I'll have to wait and buy a real copy. >> Stay informed about: bootable DVD for VISTA

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(Msg. 6) Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 4:13 pm Post subject: Re: bootable DVD for VISTA [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On Sun, 31 Dec 2006 06:18:18 GMT, "Clint" <cneufeld DeleteThis @mysocks.shaw.ca> wrote: >When you made your DVD, you made it with software that could handle ISO >images? It handles ISO and the file extension on DVD is .ISO. > Can you view a bunch of files on it in XP, or just one large file? I don't know, I'll look. What should it be? > >Clint > ><sdeyoreo DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message >news:nkidp2tr4nrnvbo5t3e785s1d9g26tf0l8@4ax.com... >> On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 19:01:48 +0000 (UTC), Andrew Smallshaw >> <andrews DeleteThis @sdf.lonestar.org> wrote: >> >>>On 2006-12-30, sdeyoreo DeleteThis @hotmail.com <sdeyoreo DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote: >>>> Vista comes on a DVD, requiring a bootable DVD drive. How is that done >>>> for a new build? If I install a DVD drive, say Lite-On or LG, and set >>>> bios to boot from CD-ROM drive, will it be able to read and boot from >>>> the DVD that VISTA is on? >>> >>>Yes. The procedure is identical as that used for a CD-ROM. Even >>>the technical details are identical to quite a low level so there >>>are no exceptions waiting to catch you out. >>> >>>I haven't played with Vista yet. The disks are lying around but >>>I'll leave someone else to do Microsoft's beta testing . However >>>I'd expect there still to be a option to create a set of boot >>>floppies from the DVD in any case - these have been invaluable to >>>me in the past with SCSI systems that didn't support CD booting. >> >> Thanks. I asked because I have a copy of Vista Release Candidate 1 on >> a DVD. I put it in a new build, but just get errors about unable to >> boot from it. So I put in a copy of XP, it installed ok.(can't >> activate it cause it's already on my main comp) >> Vista Release Candidate 2 is out, but closed now. >> I guess I'll have to wait and buy a real copy. >> Stay informed about: bootable DVD for VISTA

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(Msg. 7) Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 4:00 pm Post subject: Re: bootable DVD for VISTA [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

Should be a bunch of files and folders, not just one big one. Clint <sdeyoreo RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message news:oq9gp2lvc1s7q8tucqjtf6rjtdgtreasbe@4ax.com... > On Sun, 31 Dec 2006 06:18:18 GMT, "Clint" <cneufeld RemoveThis @mysocks.shaw.ca> > wrote: > >>When you made your DVD, you made it with software that could handle ISO >>images? > It handles ISO and the file extension on DVD is .ISO. >> Can you view a bunch of files on it in XP, or just one large file? > I don't know, I'll look. What should it be? >> >>Clint >> >><sdeyoreo RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message >>news:nkidp2tr4nrnvbo5t3e785s1d9g26tf0l8@4ax.com... >>> On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 19:01:48 +0000 (UTC), Andrew Smallshaw >>> <andrews RemoveThis @sdf.lonestar.org> wrote: >>> >>>>On 2006-12-30, sdeyoreo RemoveThis @hotmail.com <sdeyoreo RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote: >>>>> Vista comes on a DVD, requiring a bootable DVD drive. How is that done >>>>> for a new build? If I install a DVD drive, say Lite-On or LG, and set >>>>> bios to boot from CD-ROM drive, will it be able to read and boot from >>>>> the DVD that VISTA is on? >>>> >>>>Yes. The procedure is identical as that used for a CD-ROM. Even >>>>the technical details are identical to quite a low level so there >>>>are no exceptions waiting to catch you out. >>>> >>>>I haven't played with Vista yet. The disks are lying around but >>>>I'll leave someone else to do Microsoft's beta testing . However >>>>I'd expect there still to be a option to create a set of boot >>>>floppies from the DVD in any case - these have been invaluable to >>>>me in the past with SCSI systems that didn't support CD booting. >>> >>> Thanks. I asked because I have a copy of Vista Release Candidate 1 on >>> a DVD. I put it in a new build, but just get errors about unable to >>> boot from it. So I put in a copy of XP, it installed ok.(can't >>> activate it cause it's already on my main comp) >>> Vista Release Candidate 2 is out, but closed now. >>> I guess I'll have to wait and buy a real copy. > >> Stay informed about: bootable DVD for VISTA

Roy Coorne

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(Msg. 8) Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 8:56 am Post subject: Re: bootable DVD for VISTA [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

sdeyoreo.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com schrieb: > ... I have a copy of Vista Release Candidate 1 on > a DVD. I put it in a new build, but just get errors about unable to > boot from it. So I put in a copy of XP, it installed ok.(can't > activate it cause it's already on my main comp) > Vista Release Candidate 2 is out, but closed now. > I guess I'll have to wait and buy a real copy. Why do you suppose that Vista RTM will install without errors on a system where you get errors installing Vista RC1? You may wish to check your system... <http://www.seerinc.com/images/pigchip.jpg> <http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/upgradeadvisor/default.mspx> And before buying Vista RTM, there is hope that there will be a Vista trial versioan available for download so you can check the compatibility of your pc ... Good luck: <http://www.seerinc.com/images/pigchip.jpg> rOy >> Stay informed about: bootable DVD for VISTA

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(Msg. 9) Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 6:10 pm Post subject: Re: bootable DVD for VISTA [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On Tue, 02 Jan 2007 08:56:24 +0100, Roy Coorne <roy.spam.coorne.RemoveThis@gmx.net> wrote: >sdeyoreo@hotmail.com schrieb: > >> ... I have a copy of Vista Release Candidate 1 on >> a DVD. I put it in a new build, but just get errors about unable to >> boot from it. So I put in a copy of XP, it installed ok.(can't >> activate it cause it's already on my main comp) >> Vista Release Candidate 2 is out, but closed now. >> I guess I'll have to wait and buy a real copy. > >Why do you suppose that Vista RTM will install without errors on a >system where you get errors installing Vista RC1? Because I'm not sure how good my RC1 disc is, or how good RC1 was. > >You may wish to check your system... I did. > ><http://www.seerinc.com/images/pigchip.jpg> > ><http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/upgradeadvisor/default.mspx> > >And before buying Vista RTM, there is hope that there will be a Vista >trial versioan available for download so you can check the >compatibility of your pc ... I won't be upgrading, I'm going to install a bigger hard drive and do a clean install. > >Good luck: Thanks! ><http://www.seerinc.com/images/pigchip.jpg> > > >rOy >> Stay informed about: bootable DVD for VISTA

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(Msg. 10) Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 6:24 pm Post subject: Re: bootable DVD for VISTA [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On Mon, 01 Jan 2007 16:00:51 GMT, "Clint" <cneufeld DeleteThis @mysocks.shaw.ca> wrote: >Should be a bunch of files and folders, not just one big one. > Looks like one big file with a .iso extension. Not right? >Clint > ><sdeyoreo DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message >news:oq9gp2lvc1s7q8tucqjtf6rjtdgtreasbe@4ax.com... >> On Sun, 31 Dec 2006 06:18:18 GMT, "Clint" <cneufeld DeleteThis @mysocks.shaw.ca> >> wrote: >> >>>When you made your DVD, you made it with software that could handle ISO >>>images? >> It handles ISO and the file extension on DVD is .ISO. >>> Can you view a bunch of files on it in XP, or just one large file? >> I don't know, I'll look. What should it be? >>> >>>Clint >>> >>><sdeyoreo DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message >>>news:nkidp2tr4nrnvbo5t3e785s1d9g26tf0l8@4ax.com... >>>> On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 19:01:48 +0000 (UTC), Andrew Smallshaw >>>> <andrews DeleteThis @sdf.lonestar.org> wrote: >>>> >>>>>On 2006-12-30, sdeyoreo DeleteThis @hotmail.com <sdeyoreo DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> Vista comes on a DVD, requiring a bootable DVD drive. How is that done >>>>>> for a new build? If I install a DVD drive, say Lite-On or LG, and set >>>>>> bios to boot from CD-ROM drive, will it be able to read and boot from >>>>>> the DVD that VISTA is on? >>>>> >>>>>Yes. The procedure is identical as that used for a CD-ROM. Even >>>>>the technical details are identical to quite a low level so there >>>>>are no exceptions waiting to catch you out. >>>>> >>>>>I haven't played with Vista yet. The disks are lying around but >>>>>I'll leave someone else to do Microsoft's beta testing . However >>>>>I'd expect there still to be a option to create a set of boot >>>>>floppies from the DVD in any case - these have been invaluable to >>>>>me in the past with SCSI systems that didn't support CD booting. >>>> >>>> Thanks. I asked because I have a copy of Vista Release Candidate 1 on >>>> a DVD. I put it in a new build, but just get errors about unable to >>>> boot from it. So I put in a copy of XP, it installed ok.(can't >>>> activate it cause it's already on my main comp) >>>> Vista Release Candidate 2 is out, but closed now. >>>> I guess I'll have to wait and buy a real copy. >> >> Stay informed about: bootable DVD for VISTA

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(Msg. 11) Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 6:48 pm Post subject: Re: bootable DVD for VISTA [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On Mon, 01 Jan 2007 16:00:51 GMT, "Clint" <cneufeld.TakeThisOut@mysocks.shaw.ca> wrote: >Should be a bunch of files and folders, not just one big one. > >Clint ooh, I didn't "write from an ISO file", just copied it. I'll try & do it right this time. > ><sdeyoreo.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote in message >news:oq9gp2lvc1s7q8tucqjtf6rjtdgtreasbe@4ax.com... >> On Sun, 31 Dec 2006 06:18:18 GMT, "Clint" <cneufeld.TakeThisOut@mysocks.shaw.ca> >> wrote: >> >>>When you made your DVD, you made it with software that could handle ISO >>>images? >> It handles ISO and the file extension on DVD is .ISO. >>> Can you view a bunch of files on it in XP, or just one large file? >> I don't know, I'll look. What should it be? >>> >>>Clint >>> >>><sdeyoreo.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote in message >>>news:nkidp2tr4nrnvbo5t3e785s1d9g26tf0l8@4ax.com... >>>> On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 19:01:48 +0000 (UTC), Andrew Smallshaw >>>> <andrews.TakeThisOut@sdf.lonestar.org> wrote: >>>> >>>>>On 2006-12-30, sdeyoreo.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com <sdeyoreo.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> Vista comes on a DVD, requiring a bootable DVD drive. How is that done >>>>>> for a new build? If I install a DVD drive, say Lite-On or LG, and set >>>>>> bios to boot from CD-ROM drive, will it be able to read and boot from >>>>>> the DVD that VISTA is on? >>>>> >>>>>Yes. The procedure is identical as that used for a CD-ROM. Even >>>>>the technical details are identical to quite a low level so there >>>>>are no exceptions waiting to catch you out. >>>>> >>>>>I haven't played with Vista yet. The disks are lying around but >>>>>I'll leave someone else to do Microsoft's beta testing . However >>>>>I'd expect there still to be a option to create a set of boot >>>>>floppies from the DVD in any case - these have been invaluable to >>>>>me in the past with SCSI systems that didn't support CD booting. >>>> >>>> Thanks. I asked because I have a copy of Vista Release Candidate 1 on >>>> a DVD. I put it in a new build, but just get errors about unable to >>>> boot from it. So I put in a copy of XP, it installed ok.(can't >>>> activate it cause it's already on my main comp) >>>> Vista Release Candidate 2 is out, but closed now. >>>> I guess I'll have to wait and buy a real copy. >> >> Stay informed about: bootable DVD for VISTA

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(Msg. 12) Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 8:16 pm Post subject: Re: bootable DVD for VISTA [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On Mon, 01 Jan 2007 16:00:51 GMT, "Clint" <cneufeld.DeleteThis@mysocks.shaw.ca> wrote: >Should be a bunch of files and folders, not just one big one. > >Clint > Ahh, much better using "write from ISO". ( but on installing Vista rc1, I get an error: autorun.dll error. Googling on it, it's a big bug. gotta try a few things) ><sdeyoreo.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message >news:oq9gp2lvc1s7q8tucqjtf6rjtdgtreasbe@4ax.com... >> On Sun, 31 Dec 2006 06:18:18 GMT, "Clint" <cneufeld.DeleteThis@mysocks.shaw.ca> >> wrote: >> >>>When you made your DVD, you made it with software that could handle ISO >>>images? >> It handles ISO and the file extension on DVD is .ISO. >>> Can you view a bunch of files on it in XP, or just one large file? >> I don't know, I'll look. What should it be? >>> >>>Clint >>> >>><sdeyoreo.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message >>>news:nkidp2tr4nrnvbo5t3e785s1d9g26tf0l8@4ax.com... >>>> On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 19:01:48 +0000 (UTC), Andrew Smallshaw >>>> <andrews.DeleteThis@sdf.lonestar.org> wrote: >>>> >>>>>On 2006-12-30, sdeyoreo.DeleteThis@hotmail.com <sdeyoreo.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> Vista comes on a DVD, requiring a bootable DVD drive. How is that done >>>>>> for a new build? If I install a DVD drive, say Lite-On or LG, and set >>>>>> bios to boot from CD-ROM drive, will it be able to read and boot from >>>>>> the DVD that VISTA is on? >>>>> >>>>>Yes. The procedure is identical as that used for a CD-ROM. Even >>>>>the technical details are identical to quite a low level so there >>>>>are no exceptions waiting to catch you out. >>>>> >>>>>I haven't played with Vista yet. The disks are lying around but >>>>>I'll leave someone else to do Microsoft's beta testing . However >>>>>I'd expect there still to be a option to create a set of boot >>>>>floppies from the DVD in any case - these have been invaluable to >>>>>me in the past with SCSI systems that didn't support CD booting. >>>> >>>> Thanks. I asked because I have a copy of Vista Release Candidate 1 on >>>> a DVD. I put it in a new build, but just get errors about unable to >>>> boot from it. So I put in a copy of XP, it installed ok.(can't >>>> activate it cause it's already on my main comp) >>>> Vista Release Candidate 2 is out, but closed now. >>>> I guess I'll have to wait and buy a real copy. >> >> Stay informed about: bootable DVD for VISTA

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(Msg. 13) Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 3:07 pm Post subject: Re: bootable DVD for VISTA [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

In article <pcqlp2dtup9a58tnppk8mlrr5hcr5vehpn.RemoveThis@4ax.com>, says... > On Mon, 01 Jan 2007 16:00:51 GMT, "Clint" <cneufeld.RemoveThis@mysocks.shaw.ca> > wrote: > > >Should be a bunch of files and folders, not just one big one. > > > Looks like one big file with a .iso extension. Not right? No. What you've done is just burn the a copy of the image file to a DVD. What you should have done is "Burn Image" under the Recorder menu in Nero which would have asked you to select a .nrg, .iso or .cue file. -- Conor "You're not married,you haven't got a girlfriend and you've never seen Star Trek? Good Lord!" - Patrick Stewart >> Stay informed about: bootable DVD for VISTA

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(Msg. 14) Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 6:17 pm Post subject: Re: bootable DVD for VISTA [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On Mon, 01 Jan 2007 16:00:51 GMT, "Clint" <cneufeld.RemoveThis@mysocks.shaw.ca> wrote: >Should be a bunch of files and folders, not just one big one. > >Clint Works good when I boot up from the Vista DVD! Thanks. > ><sdeyoreo.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message >news:oq9gp2lvc1s7q8tucqjtf6rjtdgtreasbe@4ax.com... >> On Sun, 31 Dec 2006 06:18:18 GMT, "Clint" <cneufeld.RemoveThis@mysocks.shaw.ca> >> wrote: >> >>>When you made your DVD, you made it with software that could handle ISO >>>images? >> It handles ISO and the file extension on DVD is .ISO. >>> Can you view a bunch of files on it in XP, or just one large file? >> I don't know, I'll look. What should it be? >>> >>>Clint >>> >>><sdeyoreo.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message >>>news:nkidp2tr4nrnvbo5t3e785s1d9g26tf0l8@4ax.com... >>>> On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 19:01:48 +0000 (UTC), Andrew Smallshaw >>>> <andrews.RemoveThis@sdf.lonestar.org> wrote: >>>> >>>>>On 2006-12-30, sdeyoreo.RemoveThis@hotmail.com <sdeyoreo.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> Vista comes on a DVD, requiring a bootable DVD drive. How is that done >>>>>> for a new build? If I install a DVD drive, say Lite-On or LG, and set >>>>>> bios to boot from CD-ROM drive, will it be able to read and boot from >>>>>> the DVD that VISTA is on? >>>>> >>>>>Yes. The procedure is identical as that used for a CD-ROM. Even >>>>>the technical details are identical to quite a low level so there >>>>>are no exceptions waiting to catch you out. >>>>> >>>>>I haven't played with Vista yet. The disks are lying around but >>>>>I'll leave someone else to do Microsoft's beta testing . However >>>>>I'd expect there still to be a option to create a set of boot >>>>>floppies from the DVD in any case - these have been invaluable to >>>>>me in the past with SCSI systems that didn't support CD booting. >>>> >>>> Thanks. I asked because I have a copy of Vista Release Candidate 1 on >>>> a DVD. I put it in a new build, but just get errors about unable to >>>> boot from it. So I put in a copy of XP, it installed ok.(can't >>>> activate it cause it's already on my main comp) >>>> Vista Release Candidate 2 is out, but closed now. >>>> I guess I'll have to wait and buy a real copy. >> >> Stay informed about: bootable DVD for VISTA

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(Msg. 15) Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 4:22 am Post subject: Re: bootable DVD for VISTA [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

Glad it worked out for you. Clint <sdeyoreo.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:faeop2pdva87mmtdoanl79gigbmno47ra4@4ax.com... > On Mon, 01 Jan 2007 16:00:51 GMT, "Clint" <cneufeld.DeleteThis@mysocks.shaw.ca> > wrote: > >>Should be a bunch of files and folders, not just one big one. >> >>Clint > Works good when I boot up from the Vista DVD! Thanks. >> >><sdeyoreo.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message >>news:oq9gp2lvc1s7q8tucqjtf6rjtdgtreasbe@4ax.com... >>> On Sun, 31 Dec 2006 06:18:18 GMT, "Clint" <cneufeld.DeleteThis@mysocks.shaw.ca> >>> wrote: >>> >>>>When you made your DVD, you made it with software that could handle ISO >>>>images? >>> It handles ISO and the file extension on DVD is .ISO. >>>> Can you view a bunch of files on it in XP, or just one large file? >>> I don't know, I'll look. What should it be? >>>> >>>>Clint >>>> >>>><sdeyoreo.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message >>>>news:nkidp2tr4nrnvbo5t3e785s1d9g26tf0l8@4ax.com... >>>>> On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 19:01:48 +0000 (UTC), Andrew Smallshaw >>>>> <andrews.DeleteThis@sdf.lonestar.org> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>On 2006-12-30, sdeyoreo.DeleteThis@hotmail.com <sdeyoreo.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> Vista comes on a DVD, requiring a bootable DVD drive. How is that >>>>>>> done >>>>>>> for a new build? If I install a DVD drive, say Lite-On or LG, and >>>>>>> set >>>>>>> bios to boot from CD-ROM drive, will it be able to read and boot >>>>>>> from >>>>>>> the DVD that VISTA is on? >>>>>> >>>>>>Yes. The procedure is identical as that used for a CD-ROM. Even >>>>>>the technical details are identical to quite a low level so there >>>>>>are no exceptions waiting to catch you out. >>>>>> >>>>>>I haven't played with Vista yet. The disks are lying around but >>>>>>I'll leave someone else to do Microsoft's beta testing . However >>>>>>I'd expect there still to be a option to create a set of boot >>>>>>floppies from the DVD in any case - these have been invaluable to >>>>>>me in the past with SCSI systems that didn't support CD booting. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks. I asked because I have a copy of Vista Release Candidate 1 on >>>>> a DVD. I put it in a new build, but just get errors about unable to >>>>> boot from it. So I put in a copy of XP, it installed ok.(can't >>>>> activate it cause it's already on my main comp) >>>>> Vista Release Candidate 2 is out, but closed now. >>>>> I guess I'll have to wait and buy a real copy. >>> > >> Stay informed about: bootable DVD for VISTA

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How Do I Make a Bootable Start-Up CD in XP? - The only place I know where to find this functionality is to right-click on the A drive and select 'startup disc' (I think), but I don't have a floppy drive, so how do I generate those same files to burn to a CD? STRATEGY

IDE Master/slave problems - Hello. I have 2 hard drives: a Quantum Fireball EX (6GB) and an IBM Deskstar = 120GXP The motherboard is an ASUS P5A. The problem that I am having is that I cannot slave the Quantum to the = IBM. They work as 2 masters on different IDE channels. They..

Recommend a particular external USB 2.0 housing? - Can anyone recommend an external USB enclosure that permits a 5.25" device and has external access (ie. for CD-ROM's or IDE swap-trays)? I'd prefer a unit that does not require 3rd party drivers and will instead work with XP's built-in USBSTOR.SYS....

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