Related topics

Vista Repair Install
Rock R...@nospam.net microsoft public windows vista installation_setup FYI, several people have now confirmed that doing an upgrade on top of a Vista install that is malfunctioning has worked. I believe JimR was one of those. In addition I passed the question to Darrell Gorter who said this is workable option.

Clean Vista Install wont finish
On a Windows Vista system, this user is allowed to click the 'Change' button to launch the msiexec.exe installation process (no problem), which runs the installation UI wizard (no problem), then they can click the 'Modify' option to bring up the Custom Install dialog with the optional features listed in an MSI

New instance of IE in vista
Turn Off Serial Key Devices: Windows Vista does not support Serial Key devices. If you are upgrading and you currently use Serial Keys with an alternative input device, you must turn off Serial Keys and install another input option before the upgrade. To turn off Serial Keys in Windows XP, open Accessibility

Vista Install + BIOS Options
Colin Barnhorst c.barnho...@comcast.net microsoft public windows 64bit general Do not use the escape key technique to install Vista and you will have a boot options menu showing "Older Version of Windows" and "Microsoft Vista". If you run Vista setup from the XP desktop and simply select your desired partition for

Question about Vista installation
Mick Murphy MickMur...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup I know the way you are talking about. Install the upgrade leaving out the Product Key first time around. It won't work with your Upgrade disk. It is NOT 32bit compatible! Vista 32bit to 64bit, or 64bit to 32bit is

Dell Dim 9200 with Vista- what exactly is drive D? and other Resto
Tho+`i xu+a khi tui co`n cha.i Win98 be^nC, install XP vo^ E, ca'i bootstrap va^~n o+? C root, trong C:\boot.ini co' options to boot Win98 or XP, Trong tru*o*`ng ho*.p na`y, mi`nh muo^'n install trong drive D:, as an independent drive, thi` Win-Vista no' se~ set luo^n cho mi`nh D: as Primary.

upgrade install options
Located a full edition of the media to test recovery options using the system restore to go back to a restore point prior to the problem. 940765 How to use System Restore to log on Update 937287 is a prerequisite package (pre req for vista sp1) that contains updates to the Windows Vista installation software.

Vista install
Reinstall IE7 EXACTLY per 'Known issues - Internet Explorer 7' (http://www.ie-vista.com/known_issues.html#pre-install), and using 'Windows: Downloads' Have opened tools-options-programs in explorer and Outlook Express (my default client) does not appear as an option, indeed there are no options.

Installing Vista Home Premium and Format
Reinstall IE7 EXACTLY per http://www.ie-vista.com/known_issues.html#pre-install, and using http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/default.mspx as the installation Have opened tools-options-programs in explorer and Outlook Express (my default client) does not appear as an option, indeed there are no options.

New instance of IE in vista
The upgrade must be started from within a qualifying installation of Windows. If you don't want to lose everything that you have done so far, I would recommend performing an upgrade installation from within your current Vista installation. This should work and you should not lose any programs that you have already

Snort Windows Vista Install
I had backed everything up, my personal files, prior to installing and decided to do a fresh new install rather than an upgrade. I left my Vista DVD in the drive and it gives me the quick option to boot from cd. If I do that it goes to the setup screen where I can also choose different repair options.

Vista Install + BIOS Options
Vista Boot Pro does not provide that option since it is a simple, limited option tool to set up a dual boot system thus requiring an alternate method in XP Did you use VistaBoot Pro to install the Vista bootloader to provide a dual boot system ? Vista doeos not use XP's boot.ini(which you used in the past) and

Vista Premium to Ultimate upgrade
So I shared out the Documents folder 4- Checked "Simple File Sharing" in folder options 5- Couldn't see the Vista box in the Network Neighborhood on other .... Is there a way to make Vista install correctly? BTW, I did a "clean" install and repartitioned via the Vista Install so it could no be a conflict with an

OS clean install, boot repair gone!
I am trying to install an ActiveX control on IE7 (Vista). The control has been around for several years and works fine in IE6. I have added the site to the trusted sites and set the zone security level to low. On the advanced tab in Internet Options, I have set all the "security" items too off.

Vista install on SATA drive
... but I do appreciate you say it "backed out the entire install." You run the startup repair tool this way (and system restore from here is also sometimes effective, and more effective than it is from the F8 Windows Advanced Options): http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925810/en-us How To Run Startup Repair In Vista

Vista MBR vs. XP MBR
gregrocker gregroc...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista performance_maintenance Thanks Gerry, I feel better already. OEM/OS disc: Startup repair, System Restore are there, but Complete Restore option cannot locate CD even though it is running in the drive! Guess I can use Install again.

Vista Installs On Multi-Boot Systems
However I soon ran into problems with the software install. The drive included OEM versions of Nero and Power CD both programs are (or were) it seems it will restore the option to use Windows XP on some of its home systems, marking a potentially damaging blow to Microsoft's hopes for the newer Windows Vista. [.

Missing iexplore.exe for ie7
Amit Kumar Amit_Ku...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup Did a clean install of Vista ultimate on my Win XP Pro system. Following a boot from disk and arriving at the install screen and options of where to install Vista ie which partition, there is already a warning triangle

Upgrade options after Vista install?
Bear in mind that his Vista DVD only allows him to install from within Windows so he has no options to delete all parititons when installing Vista. He should have those options when installing XP and if he can't do it then I suspect he has lost a partition and a full erase with the manufacturers utility will be in

After Vista Install my System Keeps Rebooting, Plz Help!
AutoBarn AutoB...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista performance_maintenance Stuck at the first step.... went into CMD.exe, every vista install if you can see it or not] you will need to enable "show all files" and untick "protected operating system files" from "folder options" in control