Windows Vista Beta 2 is NOW available!!!
Thursday, June 8, 2006 by Bash2cool | Discussion: New Releases
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Reply #62 Monday, June 12, 2006 2:57 AM
| I'm typing this from Vista! |
Meowy I'm wondering if you'd be able to help me with some easy to follow burning instuctions....seeing as you're the only one I know of who's been successful in installing it.
I got the d/load okay and the checksum added up, but burning it to disk has been a problem. My first attempt went awry, burnt it and set BIOS to boot from disk but machine kept booting into XP as normal...then it dawned on me that it wasn't a bootable one, so set about creating a bootable disk....
Did that 4 times...twice it came out corrupted/unreadable, and twice it still came out as non-booting, with Windows not being able to read the data when opening from 'My Computer'. Isobuster keeps saying it cannot open unless I purchase (not an option at this time), and WinImage was not helpful either...hence I am unable to install Vista from my drive either.
It's probably something quite simple that I'm missing/doing wrong, but I can't see it and would appreciate some assistance....
I tried making a bootable disk using Nero, but it says that it cannot create one as the file exceeds 2gb....so I have been trying CDBurnerXP Pro 3 without success. I selected the bootable options when setting up the burn, but whether I need to add any other files or not it doesn't say, and if so, what they are, etc.
Geez, I feel like a right royal clutz (it's probably something so simple and staring me right in the face), but then I'm not the computer savvy so an easy heads up would be greatly appreciated. Don't want the bin under my desk full of (expensive) mini frisbees
Reply #63 Monday, June 12, 2006 4:50 AM
Reply #64 Monday, June 12, 2006 4:53 AM
and search for that. I burned HUGE files and it should support it. Lemme know if it works
Reply #65 Monday, June 12, 2006 5:06 AM
To save space, try compressing it using WinRar, Avaliable here > Link
It can make a SOLID ARCHIVE which will auto decompress when it is ran and does not need WinRaR to run.
Yes if you think I don't have a life, I typed these last three posts in a span of about 3 minutes thanks to the fact i gotta good computer.
I got all these things i mentioned in the last three posts and used them multiple times.
P.S. ONLY USE BLAZE MEDIA PRO AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE, my CD Drive stopped working after burning 2 CD's with it but the drive was about oh, 2 yrs old so if couldve just gone bad (wips out wrench)
Reply #66 Monday, June 12, 2006 5:10 AM
srry for misunderstanding
(bashes head into wall while mom yells at him)
Reply #67 Monday, June 12, 2006 7:01 AM
http://cdburnerxp.se/
Reply #68 Monday, June 12, 2006 7:13 AM
Reply #69 Monday, June 12, 2006 7:13 AM
| I tried making a bootable disk using Nero |
You can use Nero if you want:
1 - Start Nero Burning ROM
2 - Select "No Multisession" > New button.
3 - Click Recorder menu > select the recorder.
4 - Place DVD-R in drive.
5 - Click Recorder menu > Burn Image > select the downloaded ISO image > click "Open" button.
6 - Select the option to Finalize Disc.
7 - Set to lowest speed for burning (usually 2.4X).
8 - Burn disc.
This worked great for me (twice).
Reply #70 Monday, June 12, 2006 7:19 AM
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Reply #72 Tuesday, June 13, 2006 1:47 AM
Woo Hoo, Woo Hoo.Thanks to all who offered advice/help, it is much appreciated....seems when the first burn failed to produce the desired result, I looked unnecessarily to complicated solutions and wasted a few more discs. Wow, it couldn't have been easier....and my feeling like a putz has risen markedly, but I'm happy.
Using UltraISO, I think, made a difference....thanks, Studibaker...and using Nero also simplified matters (being more familiar with it), so thanks to Corky also.
Now I'm off to install it
Reply #73 Tuesday, June 13, 2006 6:24 AM
) and I'm running it right now Wow, and what a difference to XP, with its slick graphics and GUI. Very nice indeed, tho I wonder how long it is before I tire of it and want WB's and etc on it.
However, apart from the GUI changes, there's quite a few under the hood as well, so I'm off to investigate/explore them all. Oh how I love new toys....cya's all when I'm done
Reply #74 Tuesday, June 13, 2006 7:25 AM
| Wow, and what a difference to XP, with its slick graphics and GUI. Very nice indeed, tho I wonder how long it is before I tire of it and want WB's and etc on it. |
It was about a day with me.
Reply #75 Tuesday, June 13, 2006 10:40 AM
| It was about a day with me. |
There's just no pleasing some people!
Seems to me, Microsoft went to a great deal of effort to replace the 'Fisher Price' look of XP....and then, its not truly appreciated. 
Given how long it took me to customize after upgrading from 98se to XP, however, I reckon it'll only be a day or three with me as well.
Still, Vista has a nice feel about it and has some under the hood improvements I quite like, so yeah, I'm impressed with the beta.....roll on the final release 
Reply #76 Tuesday, June 13, 2006 11:03 AM
Reply #77 Tuesday, June 13, 2006 6:45 PM
| Anyone using the Vista Beta 2 as their main OS? Or just playing around with it for a bit? |
i'm using it as my main os.......i never experenice problems when installing any beta programs so i used it as my main os.
oh....i know this is the wrong topic to say this in but i also have a windows 2000 on (VERY OLD) laptop and i'm wondering how come windows 2000 didn't come with system restore and windows ME does?
Reply #78 Tuesday, June 13, 2006 7:01 PM
| Anyone using the Vista Beta 2 as their main OS? Or just playing around with it for a bit? |
Only one machine here (notebook), so due to my needing my computer to work with no questions asked, I gave Vista and Office 2007 a test install and test drive twice. Waiting for RC1 now.
| i'm wondering how come windows 2000 didn't come with system restore |
Probably due to Windows 2000 being geared towards a business environment where knowledgeable technicians would be responsible for backups, where Windows ME was focused on home users and the introduction of new approaches to multimedia and ease of use (which obviously failed at "ease of use").
Reply #79 Tuesday, June 13, 2006 10:28 PM
Reply #80 Tuesday, June 13, 2006 10:59 PM
| Can anyone tell me how to switch back to xp |
I believe you need to do a clean install of XP if you either upgraded on top of XP or installed Vista to the same partition that XP was on. The install process writes the XP files to the directory "windows.old" but to the best of my knowledge that is just to allow you to access the files.
Assuming you have the XP installation disc, you would first obtain the following drivers:
1 - Chipset drivers for your motherboard chipset.
2 - Video drivers for your video adapter (graphics card).
3 - Audio drivers for your audio chip or card.
4 - Networking drivers (i.e., NIC card, Wireless adapter, Modem).
5 - USB drivers only if you are not installing either XP with Service Pack 2, or Service Pack 2 after installing a previous version of XP.
6 - Drivers for any devices such as printers, special input mouse, tablet, etc.
Once you have the drivers (which you may already have on disc, or download via the computer or hardware manufacturer's web site) make sure they are available on external storage of some sort (CD, external drive, etc.).
Power on computer and press the appropriate key to boot into the BIOS settings display (usually Esc, Del, F1, or F2) and then set the boot sequence so that the CD (or DVD) drive you use is the first boot device. Place the XP installation disc in the CD (or DVD) drive > save settings in BIOS and exit > wait for the text prompt "Hit any key to boot from CD" to display, and then hit "Enter" to start boot sequence.
This will place you in the XP Set-Up screens.
To do a clean install, you would do the following:
1 - Press "Enter" when promted to start set-up.
2 - Press "F8" to accept the EULA.
3 - Press "Esc" to start XP installation process.
4 - Press "D" key to delete anything on the partition you are intending to install XP on (note - make sure to review the highlighted partition to verify that you are working with the correct partition).
5 - Press "Enter" to continue.
6 - Press "L" to verify that you indeed want to proceed with deleting the selected partition data.
7 - Review the type of format highlighted (Raw Format is the default, and is recommended for a true clean install).
8 - Press "Enter" to start the formatting process.
Once formatting is completed, Set-Up will copy the files to the Windows directory, reboot, and proceed with installing the XP operating system.
Note - this is the procedure for a true "clean install". If you want to do a repair, you could try that, but I do not know what the results would be.
Note #2 - there may be a way to access the set-up in the "windows.old" directory and restore XP that way, but I am unfamiliar with any such possibility and will leave that to better minds than mine.
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Reply #61 Sunday, June 11, 2006 6:02 PM
I'm typing this from Vista!