Vista - Virtual pc 2007 sp1 installation failure

I have been trying to install vpc on my vista ult 64 laptop.

The installation fails when trying to apply the 64 net work driver. i get
the bsod ndis.sys displayed. I can then only get the machine up and running
in safe mode with networking. I have tried uninstalling net work services
from network connections and then have to delete virtual machine servcies
from registry as best i can. After this is can start windows normally.

With out virtual pc every thing is fine. Allow virtaul pc network services
to exist and get above bsod ndis.sys.

This is the last few lines of the log file.

SetupUtIsMatchingOEMInfFile: "C:\Windows\inf\oem59.inf" is not a matching
file.
SetupUtIsMatchingOEMInfFile: "C:\Windows\inf\oem6.inf" is not a matching file.
SetupUtIsMatchingOEMInfFile: "C:\Windows\inf\oem60.inf" is not a matching
file.
SetupUtIsMatchingOEMInfFile: "C:\Windows\inf\oem7.inf" is not a matching file.
SetupUtIsMatchingOEMInfFile: "C:\Windows\inf\oem8.inf" is a matching file.
SetupUtUninstallOEMInfFile: Calling SetupUninstallOEMInf("oem8.inf")
SetupUtIsMatchingOEMInfFile: "C:\Windows\inf\oem9.inf" is not a matching file.
netsv_custom.dll: VPCNetSM.PNF not present - skipping dummy INF file creation.
SetupUtUninstallOEMInfFile: Calling SetupUninstallOEMInf("VPCNetSM.inf")
SetupUtUninstallOEMInfFile: SetupUninstallOEMInf() failed! error == 0x00000002
netsv_custom.dll: Installing driver...
netsv_custom.dll: Copied Inf file "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Virtual
PC\Utility\VMNetSrv\x64\VMNetSrv.inf" to "C:\Windows\INF\oem8.inf"

As the installation doenot complete i can not uninstall all the entries
written to the registry. I have delete everything from windows\temp and user
local temp, deleted the virtual machine network services entries i am
allowed to from the registry.

i have the following network adapters.
intel wirless wifi link 4965agn with 2008/08 driver and realtek ethenet
rtl8168b again with latest driver.

i have tried completely uninstalling all net work adapters and removed all
virus software, but still get the same issue.

I know its not hardware as if i install windows ult on another partition and
then install vpc 2007 sp1, all works as intended.

I suspect there is some coruption or conflict some where.

If any one can point me in the regiht direction to over come this problem i
have it would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Craig B

On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:01:00 -0700, CraigB
<CraigB@xxxxxx> wrote:
...snip..
Are you saying that if you install the *32 bit* version of Vista Ult
then you *can* install VPC2007SP1 without issues into that version of
Windows?

If that is the case then I suspect very much that even if you have the
latest 64 bit network drivers in your Vista x64 main install they are
not good enough. I have seen mention here that in some cases drivers
or BIOS:es are not up to the task until the suppliers issue several
newer versions and finally get their act together...
In such a case all you can do is to regularly check for newer drivers
and wait until one that works appears. :-(

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Bo Berglund (Sweden)