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11-07-2008
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| | Installing XP Pro on VPC I've installed VPC on my Vista ultimat 64, and trying to install XP pro on the Virtual hard drive I set up. The XP cd autoboots, and setup begins....when it get to the point where it formats the partition, setup fails. Has this happened to anyone else? What am I missing? |
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11-07-2008
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| | Re: Installing XP Pro on VPC "Ataushu@xxxxxx" <ataushu@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:uOinsNUQJHA.4680@xxxxxx Quote: > The XP cd autoboots, and setup begins....when it get to the point where it > formats the partition, setup fails. -- Mark Rae ASP.NET MVP http://www.markrae.net |
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11-07-2008
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| | Re: Installing XP Pro on VPC "Mark Rae [MVP]" <mark@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:#wljGiUQJHA.4760@xxxxxx Quote: > "Ataushu@xxxxxx" <ataushu@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:uOinsNUQJHA.4680@xxxxxx > Quote: >> The XP cd autoboots, and setup begins....when it get to the point where >> it formats the partition, setup fails. > Specifically...? > > > -- > Mark Rae > ASP.NET MVP > http://www.markrae.net |
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11-08-2008
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| | Re: Installing XP Pro on VPC "Bill Grant" <not.available@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:uuCYAkVQJHA.4256@xxxxxx Quote: Quote: Quote: >>> The XP cd autoboots, and setup begins....when it get to the point where >>> it formats the partition, setup fails. >> Specifically...? > How big is the vhd? I have no idea... -- Mark Rae ASP.NET MVP http://www.markrae.net |
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11-09-2008
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| | Re: Installing XP Pro on VPC Sorry that I wasn't exactly clear on my question. I've tried differen vhd's first using the defaults, which picked a size of 65,500 MB (dynamic). Also I've had it go fixed at a smaller size of 6,000MB. I've run through windows setup to the point where it gets to the actuall installing of XP on the hard drive. The screen that says: "The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer." You then pick the drive and push enter. It asks for partion size and type. (I've tried both ntfs, and fat) The progress bar goes to the end showing its formating. But soon as it reaches 100% I get the error screen: "Setup was unable to format the partition. The disk may be damaged. Make sure the drive is switched on and properly connected to your computer. If the disk is a SCSI disk, make sure your SCSI devices are properly terminated. Consult your computer namual or SCSI adapter documentation for more information. You must select a different partition for Windows XP. To continue, press ENTER." After that its either go back to the part where it asks to format, or quit setup. I hope this explains my problem better, any advice to get passed this is appreciated. "Ataushu@xxxxxx" <ataushu@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:uOinsNUQJHA.4680@xxxxxx Quote: > I've installed VPC on my Vista ultimat 64, and trying to install XP pro on > the Virtual hard drive I set up. > The XP cd autoboots, and setup begins....when it get to the point where it > formats the partition, setup fails. > Has this happened to anyone else? What am I missing? |
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11-10-2008
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| | Re: Installing XP Pro on VPC On Sun, 9 Nov 2008 19:39:22 -0500, "Ataushu@xxxxxx" <ataushu@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >"Ataushu@xxxxxx" <ataushu@xxxxxx> wrote in message >news:uOinsNUQJHA.4680@xxxxxx Quote: >> I've installed VPC on my Vista ultimat 64, and trying to install XP pro on >> the Virtual hard drive I set up. >> The XP cd autoboots, and setup begins....when it get to the point where it >> formats the partition, setup fails. >> Has this happened to anyone else? What am I missing? Quote: >Sorry that I wasn't exactly clear on my question. > >I've tried differen vhd's first using the defaults, which picked a size of >65,500 MB (dynamic). >Also I've had it go fixed at a smaller size of 6,000MB. I've run through >windows setup to the point >where it gets to the actuall installing of XP on the hard drive. > >The screen that says: >"The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on >this computer." > >You then pick the drive and push enter. It asks for partion size and type. >(I've tried both ntfs, and fat) >The progress bar goes to the end showing its formating. But soon as it >reaches 100% I get the error screen: > >"Setup was unable to format the partition. The disk may be damaged. >Make sure the drive is switched on and properly connected to your computer. >If the disk is a SCSI disk, make sure your SCSI devices are properly >terminated. >Consult your computer namual or SCSI adapter documentation for more >information. >You must select a different partition for Windows XP. > >To continue, press ENTER." > >After that its either go back to the part where it asks to format, or quit >setup. > >I hope this explains my problem better, any advice to get passed this is >appreciated. > > It might be intercepting your handling of the VHD file. VHD should be excluded from antivirus scanning... -- Bo Berglund (Sweden) |
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