I've copied vista onto my hard drive using the flat install method but can't
install it due to the 32 bit limits of xp. So I've copied the files to my 8
gig flash drive. Now that I have the files off the dvd can I manipulate the
available folders or create a new one that can contain any drivers the os
will look for during a full installation? I'd like to install from the flash
drive onto my primary C drive if possible.

I'm being forced to try alternate methods considering vista doesn't agree
with my vista certified n650sli-ds4 gigabyte board. During the last step of
a full install vista throws a bsod at me. This happens after I've loaded new
64 bit drivers while in safe mode. Vista will not allow me to install
drivers for my video cards or my serial SATA drive but other drivers will
install. I'm frustrated. I spent over 2000 for a custom pc and was careful
to only buy parts that were vista certified.

Hi, Me Too.

Two obvious questions:

1. What does the BSOD say?

2. Why not just boot from the DVD to run Setup?

Yes, I read, "I'm being forced to try alternate methods considering vista
doesn't agree with my vista certified n650sli-ds4 gigabyte board." But I
can't guess at what that means. And I never heard of the "flat install
method". Vista Ultimate x64 installed without complaints onto my EPoX
MF570SLI board with AMD Athlon 64X2 Dual Core processor and 4 SATA hard
drives and has been running fine on it since December.

RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@xxxxxx
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail beta in Vista Ultimate x64)

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> I've copied vista onto my hard drive using the flat install method but
> can't
> install it due to the 32 bit limits of xp. So I've copied the files to my
> 8
> gig flash drive. Now that I have the files off the dvd can I manipulate
> the
> available folders or create a new one that can contain any drivers the os
> will look for during a full installation? I'd like to install from the
> flash
> drive onto my primary C drive if possible.
>
> I'm being forced to try alternate methods considering vista doesn't agree
> with my vista certified n650sli-ds4 gigabyte board. During the last step
> of
> a full install vista throws a bsod at me. This happens after I've loaded
> new
> 64 bit drivers while in safe mode. Vista will not allow me to install
> drivers for my video cards or my serial SATA drive but other drivers will
> install. I'm frustrated. I spent over 2000 for a custom pc and was
> careful
> to only buy parts that were vista certified.