Vista - cannot install because it's looking in the wrong place

Downloaded the RTM iso, and burned the DVD. Tryung to install on VPC.
After entering the Key, it brings up a window saying that it cannot find
D:\sources\install.wim. When I open the DVD on my host computer, I can see
this file, clear as day.

Any ideas?

Sounds like you burned a data DVD and not an ISO DVD from your download as
required.

"Middletree" <middletree@hottttttttmail.com> wrote in message
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> Downloaded the RTM iso, and burned the DVD. Tryung to install on VPC.
> After entering the Key, it brings up a window saying that it cannot find
> D:\sources\install.wim. When I open the DVD on my host computer, I can see
> this file, clear as day.
>
> Any ideas?
>

If he had burned it as a data DVD it never would have gotten
to the point where it asked for a key. When you burn the
..iso as data, the DVD doesn't do anything because you only
have a single .iso file showing on the DVD.


JW wrote:
> Sounds like you burned a data DVD and not an ISO DVD from your download as
> required.
>
> "Middletree" <middletree@hottttttttmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eDVWo7jDHHA.2080@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Downloaded the RTM iso, and burned the DVD. Tryung to install on VPC.
>> After entering the Key, it brings up a window saying that it cannot find
>> D:\sources\install.wim. When I open the DVD on my host computer, I can see
>> this file, clear as day.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>
>

> Sounds like you burned a data DVD and not an ISO DVD from your download as
> required.

Nope. That's not it.

"Middletree" <middletree@hottttttttmail.com> wrote in message
news:eDVWo7jDHHA.2080@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Downloaded the RTM iso, and burned the DVD. Tryung to install on VPC.
> After entering the Key, it brings up a window saying that it cannot find
> D:\sources\install.wim. When I open the DVD on my host computer, I can see
> this file, clear as day.
>
> Any ideas?
>
It's been a while since I used VPC, so this is a shot in the dark. I seem to
recall that you need to install the OS from within VPC, and it sounds like
you're trying to install from outside VPC?
I apologize in advance if my memory is inaccurate.

>>
> It's been a while since I used VPC, so this is a shot in the dark. I seem
> to recall that you need to install the OS from within VPC, and it sounds
> like you're trying to install from outside VPC?

No, I'm doing it the same way I have done it many times with other OS's.

I'm beginning to suspect that the download it corrupt. I had to start and
stop and resume three different times.

I thought of that but since the OP said he can open the DVD on his computer
and can see the missing file it certainly sounded like it was a data DVD and
had tried to run Setup.exe.

"Theo" <tvf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> If he had burned it as a data DVD it never would have gotten to the point
> where it asked for a key. When you burn the .iso as data, the DVD doesn't
> do anything because you only have a single .iso file showing on the DVD.
>
>
> JW wrote:
>> Sounds like you burned a data DVD and not an ISO DVD from your download
>> as required.
>>
>> "Middletree" <middletree@hottttttttmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:eDVWo7jDHHA.2080@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> Downloaded the RTM iso, and burned the DVD. Tryung to install on VPC.
>>> After entering the Key, it brings up a window saying that it cannot find
>>> D:\sources\install.wim. When I open the DVD on my host computer, I can
>>> see this file, clear as day.
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>>
>>

>I thought of that but since the OP said he can open the DVD on his computer
>and can see the missing file it certainly sounded like it was a data DVD
>and had tried to run Setup.exe.

I'm confused by this statement. If I had one big ISO file on the DVD, I
wouldn't have been able to see the particular file that was referenced
earlier.

"Middletree" <middletree@hottttttttmail.com> wrote in message
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>>>
>> It's been a while since I used VPC, so this is a shot in the dark. I seem
>> to recall that you need to install the OS from within VPC, and it sounds
>> like you're trying to install from outside VPC?
>
> No, I'm doing it the same way I have done it many times with other OS's.
>
> I'm beginning to suspect that the download it corrupt. I had to start and
> stop and resume three different times.
>
Did you check your MD5 or SHA against the values posted on the download
page?
Here's a link to a handy utility if you don't already have one.

http://www.slavasoft.com/hashcalc/index.htm

I had this exact same problem. I got around it by mounting the ISO image
using PowerISO, and installing from that. From what I recall from the
microsoft.public.virtualpc newsgroups, this is a semi-common problem, and
not exclusive to Vista (i.e. XP can have the same issue). I did the same
thing as you, re-download, re-burn, rinse, and repeat... First try with the
mounted image worked fine.

GIve it a whirl, and see how it goes.

--
Clint Neufeld
Diamond Municipal Solutions
clint.neufeld@diamondmunicipal.com


"Middletree" <middletree@hottttttttmail.com> wrote in message
news:eDVWo7jDHHA.2080@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Downloaded the RTM iso, and burned the DVD. Tryung to install on VPC.
> After entering the Key, it brings up a window saying that it cannot find
> D:\sources\install.wim. When I open the DVD on my host computer, I can see
> this file, clear as day.
>
> Any ideas?
>