Hi, i tried to install Windows VISTA Beta 2, on my home PC, but immediatly
after booting from intallation DVD, just after installation environment
loaded it's files i got the following error message:

Info: "Windows failed to load because the firmware (BIOS) is not ACPI
compatible"
Status: 0xc0000225

I have checked characteristics of my motherboard (it was produced in 2001,
but i'm sure that it supports ACPI) - here it's specification, which approves
ACPI compatible.



http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/ch...eries/p4x266a/

Anyone got the same problem? Could you please specify what certainly is not
supported by my motherboard and advise some solving of the problem? May be
BIOS reflash would help or my computer is absolutely not compatible with
VISTA?

Thanks for any help!

Hi,

Have you flashed the BIOS since 2001? It may not be fully compliant. Check
with the motherboard manufacturer for this.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"GoldRunner" <GoldRunner@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi, i tried to install Windows VISTA Beta 2, on my home PC, but immediatly
> after booting from intallation DVD, just after installation environment
> loaded it's files i got the following error message:
>
> Info: "Windows failed to load because the firmware (BIOS) is not ACPI
> compatible"
> Status: 0xc0000225
>
> I have checked characteristics of my motherboard (it was produced in 2001,
> but i'm sure that it supports ACPI) - here it's specification, which
> approves
> ACPI compatible.
>
> http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/ch...eries/p4x266a/
>
> Anyone got the same problem? Could you please specify what certainly is
> not
> supported by my motherboard and advise some solving of the problem? May be
> BIOS reflash would help or my computer is absolutely not compatible with
> VISTA?
>
> Thanks for any help!