It only lets me do a new install since XP pro can't be upgrade to home prem.
"Michael Jennings" wrote:
> When you installed the beta you weren't doing an upgrade install.
> Why not try the do it twice and put in the product key 2nd time?
> http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=5932
>
> Best let Vista manage the Windows boots - I only know grub,
> which a Linux CD can fix after Vista goes in, maybe lilo too?
>
> "Murix Bob" <MurixBob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C1BEF081-8415-47D4-B67E-9A138B4E93F4@microsoft.com...
> > My motherboard uses the nforce4 chipset and has a SATA built controller that
> > allows me to install Win XP on it if I wanted so I know thats not the problem.
>
> > "Adam Albright" wrote:
> >> On Fri, 9 Feb 2007 14:21:00 -0800, Murix Bob <Murix
> >> Bob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >> >I downloaded the upgrade advisor and it says my computer is compatiable with
> >> >vista. So I installed it on my SATA drive, and when it boots up for the first
> >> >time. I get an installation failed error. It only lets me rollback to XP pro.
> >> >And in the whole process it screws up my lilo bootloader so I can no longer
> >> >boot up in linux. My PC configuration is as follows: Custom Built PC. Abit
> >> >KN8 Socket 939 mobo. with an AMD Althon 64bit 3800X2 processor, 1.5GB of
> >> >PC3200 RAM, nvidia geforce 7600 GS, DVD burner, and 3 HDDs. Main HDD is
> >> >IDE-133 120GB (1 NTFS Partition with XP Pro installed) Secondary is IDE-66
> >> >20GB (3 Linux partitions) and my SATA HDD is 300GB with 2 (partitions one
> >> >(200GB)is for data and the other is for Vista (100GB)).
> >> >Any ideas as to why Vista is acting like a loser? (I was able to use the
> >> >beta of Vista on this computer a couple of months ago in nov./ decem.)
> >> >
> >> There's a lot of anger all over the web concerning Vista and SATA
> >> drives. If your MB uses a Intel ICH8R controller or similar they
> >> recently released new SATA drivers that run on both XP and Vista.
> >> If your MB vendor don't have them yet you can gamble and go to the
> >> Intel site and see if you find something appropriate.
> >>
> >> http://www.intel.com/design/chipsets...sb.htm#benefit
> >>
> >> To be extra safe change BIOS to IDE mode until Vista is up and
> >> running.
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