"me too" <metoo@xxxxxx> wrote...
Quote:
>I can't install vista 64 bit on my pc due to a bsod error I get during the
> last stage of installation. I'm hoping if I buy a current copy of vista
> with
> a more recent release date I'll have better luck. Would later versions
> have
> some bug fixes and more drivers or will all versions have the same version
> number till a service pack is released? I tried to install vista 64 oem
> build date date 2/15/07 and version number 6.0.6000.16386.
No. The retail packs are *never* updated with interim fixes. If you buy a
copy of Vista today, it will be exactly the same as when Vista was first
released.
The exception is when Microsoft very clearly and publically released a
slipstreamed Service Pack release - as they did for XP Service Pack 2. You
could get a complete new copy of Windows XP to install, which already had
SP2 built-in. But that was a bit unusual; Microsoft didn't release an update
for XP SP1 for example.
There has been a bit of back-and-forth debate about this; but the decision
was based on providing customers with a known baseline. Otherwise, it would
be hard to tell exactly what revision level you were starting with. Some
might disagree with this decision, but ... there you have it.
You can roll hotfixes into a Vista setup, by using the Windows Automated
Installation Kit (WAIK). This involves a bit of work to set up, but it's the
"official" solution to getting hotfixes into an initial installation.
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...displaylang=en
Probably not the answer you wanted, but I hope it helps a bit.
Which specific STOP error are you seeing, that prevents installation? There
may be other workarounds ...
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Andrew McLaren
amclar (at) optusnet dot com dot au