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05-19-2006

"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:

> If you understood all of that Art, you are really good. Windows Vista's
> setup has been simplified, the setup routine is very easy, if you have burnt
> the ISO image to a blank DVD, you can simply start the installation from
> within Windows XP or by booting from the DVD (make sure your boot drive is
> set to your DVD drive winthin the BIOS), type in your product key, accept
> the license agreement, choose Custom Upgrade > select the dedicated
> partition you created for Vista (F

, and click next and setup will finish
> the rest. Your computer will restart a couple times.
>
> Also, make sure the minimum hard disk space you have free is at least 15
> GBs, 500 MBs on the C: drive if you launch setup from within XP. I noticed
> that the upgrade advisor did not take into account other partitions that
> might be on the computer, only the route drive, so thats something to think
> about, if it failed your computer. Its best you do a manual check to make
> you can run Vista.
> --
> Andre
> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
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> "art76" <art76@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6A1CE4D4-8802-4A84-9417-273F3E682D5E@microsoft.com...
> >
> >
> > "Zack Whittaker" wrote:
> >
> >> If you burn to disk and enable the booting thingy in it (you can do it
> >> via
> >> Nero), and install from boot - you can customise it much better,
> >> partitions
> >> and the lot

)
> >>
> >> --
> >> Zack Whittaker
> >> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
> >> » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
> >> » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
> >> » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
> >> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and
> >> not
> >> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
> >> that up!
> >>
> >> --: Original message follows :--
> >> "art76" <art76@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:AF3FADFB-1BA3-4C3E-B2CB-91D6AA5D77AC@microsoft.com...
> >> > can I do this? the upgrade advisor can see only partition C which has
> >> > Win
> >> > XP
> >> > loaded.
> >> > Thanks, art
> >>
> >>
> > Thanks Jack! and I appreciate the bunch of stuff you've taught me over the
> > years. Art
>
> Actually, Andre I was headed for google with: vista dvd activate boot. Analysis of all above: Andre BEATS google!!!Thanks again guys. Cant wait for B2. art
>

05-19-2006	#5 (permalink)
art76 n/a posts	Re: Install vista on partition f "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote: > If you understood all of that Art, you are really good. Windows Vista's > setup has been simplified, the setup routine is very easy, if you have burnt > the ISO image to a blank DVD, you can simply start the installation from > within Windows XP or by booting from the DVD (make sure your boot drive is > set to your DVD drive winthin the BIOS), type in your product key, accept > the license agreement, choose Custom Upgrade > select the dedicated > partition you created for Vista (F, and click next and setup will finish > the rest. Your computer will restart a couple times. > > Also, make sure the minimum hard disk space you have free is at least 15 > GBs, 500 MBs on the C: drive if you launch setup from within XP. I noticed > that the upgrade advisor did not take into account other partitions that > might be on the computer, only the route drive, so thats something to think > about, if it failed your computer. Its best you do a manual check to make > you can run Vista. > -- > Andre > Extended64 \| http://www.extended64.com > Blog \| http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre > http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta > "art76" <art76@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:6A1CE4D4-8802-4A84-9417-273F3E682D5E@microsoft.com... > > > > > > "Zack Whittaker" wrote: > > > >> If you burn to disk and enable the booting thingy in it (you can do it > >> via > >> Nero), and install from boot - you can customise it much better, > >> partitions > >> and the lot ) > >> > >> -- > >> Zack Whittaker > >> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk > >> » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org > >> » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk > >> » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no > >> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and > >> not > >> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared > >> that up! > >> > >> --: Original message follows :-- > >> "art76" <art76@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> news:AF3FADFB-1BA3-4C3E-B2CB-91D6AA5D77AC@microsoft.com... > >> > can I do this? the upgrade advisor can see only partition C which has > >> > Win > >> > XP > >> > loaded. > >> > Thanks, art > >> > >> > > Thanks Jack! and I appreciate the bunch of stuff you've taught me over the > > years. Art > > Actually, Andre I was headed for google with: vista dvd activate boot. Analysis of all above: Andre BEATS google!!!Thanks again guys. Cant wait for B2. art >
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