Second Install Attempt

Ok - so the 1st try did not work... Lets try somethin different...

Grab my external USB drive, and try to install there:

Same as before...

Reboot the system with the DVD in the drive...

Press any key to boot from this DVD (like XP)

It loads into a selection of:

Vista x86 (32bit) -already highlighted

I hit enter and wait for about 1 minute

It loads into a VERY pretty GUI - Slick, Slick, Slick

Click to install Vista on this PC or Learn more

I click the install

It comes up with upgrade greyed out

Custom is highlighted, so we proceed that way...

It see my osx drive and the one I want to use for this experiment

I choose the spare drive

Windows must be installed on a PRIMARY drive....

Hmmm..

will try again later

First Install Attempt

You've seen the specs on my Rig - should be plenty Vista Capable

I had a second SATA 120GB drive, so we'll give that a try:

Reboot the system with the DVD in the drive...

Press any key to boot from this DVD (like XP)

It loads into a selection of:

Vista x86 (32bit) -already highlighted
Vista x64 (64bit)

I hit enter and wait for about 1 minute

It loads into a VERY pretty GUI - Slick, Slick, Slick

Click to install Vista on this PC or Learn more

I click the insrall

It comes up with upgrade greyed out

Custom is highlighted, so we proceed that way...

It see my osx drive and the one I want to use for this experiment

I choose the spare drive

Windows cannot find a drive meeting its requirements to install

So I go advanced, blow away the partitions, set them up from scratch, format NTFS -

NO GO.....

Dell 5150 E510

The hardware specifications are as follows:

Quantity	Parts #	Part Description
1	TF811	PROCESSOR, 820, 2.8, 2MB, PENTIUM D SMITHFIELD FOR DESKTOPS, B0
1	MJ930	BASE (ASSEMBLY OR GROUP), MATRIX,SMITH,MINI TOWER, PENTIUM D SMITHFIELD FOR DESKTOPS, 820, 5150/E510
1	N2313	MODULE, INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER, AMERICA ON LINE, DELL AMERICAS ORGANIZATION, PUBLICATION
1	C8586	MODULE, SOFTWARE, WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER, 10
1	CF076	SHIP GROUP, MATRIX,SMITH,MINI TOWER, 5150, UNITED STATES, NORTH, ENGLAND/ENGLISH, DELL AMERICAS ORGANIZATION
1	CF567	MODULE, BADGE, MATRIX,SMITH,MINI TOWER, DIMENSION, E510
1	G0344	MODULE, KIT, COMPACT DISKETTE, AOL8.0, BUDDY ROM, DELL AMERICAS ORGANIZATION
1	DH925	MODULE, SOFTWARE, ROXIO, MYDVD, NON-XPS, LOW ENCRYPTION
1	F6405	MODULE, INFORMATION, NO RAID, DIMENSION
1	F9011	MODULE, DUAL IN-LINE MEMORY MODULE, 1G, 2X512, 533, 1R, NON ERROR CORRECTION CODE
1	GF164	MODULE, SOFTWARE, GAMING, ICON, DELL AMERICAS ORGANIZATION, DELL HOME SYSTEMS
1	GF166	MODULE, SOFTWARE, WINDOWS XP, MCE05U, ENGLAND/ENGLISH, DIMENSION, DELL AMERICAS ORGANIZATION
1	GG203	MODULE, SOFTWARE, PAINT SHOP PHOTO ALBUM, PREMIUM, 6.0, DELL AMERICAS ORGANIZATION
1	H8457	MODULE, MOUSE, UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS, 2BTN, ENTRY, LEAD FREE, DIMENSION
1	HC989	MODULE, SOFTWARE, INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER, AOL.BB.OOBE.DAO
1	HD756	MODULE, SOFTWARE, WORDPERFECT, 12, PLUS-TRIAL
1	JC663	MODULE, LABEL, MICROSOFT, WINDOWS XP, DESKTOP
1	K1609	MODULE, SOFTWARE, INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER, REM-MSN-ICON
1	K2967	MODULE, INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER, AMERICA ON LINE, DELL AMERICAS ORGANIZATION, ASSET RECOVERY BUSINESS
1	K2972	MODULE, INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER, AMERICA ON LINE, PRI-OOBE
1	KD341	MODULE, SOFTWARE, DSPRT3.1, GTECK0, DIMENSION
1	M1127	MODULE, SOFTWARE, INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER, BB-ICON, CONSUMER
1	M6596	MODULE, SOFTWARE, INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER, NET ZERO
1	MF296	MODULE, SOFTWARE, GAMING, CLIENT, DELL AMERICAS ORGANIZATION, ENGLAND/ENGLISH
1	MF867	MODULE, SOFTWARE, MUSIC MATCH, 10.1, PLUS, BUNDLE
1	N6174	MODULE, SOFTWARE, IMAGE, RESTORE, DIMENSION
1	NF249	MODULE, SOFTWARE, ONLINE, TRAINING
1	P4262	MODULE, KEYBOARD, 104, UNITED STATES, LEAD FREE, LITEON, DIMENSION
1	P7944	MODULE, HARD DRIVE, 160GB, Serial ATA, #1, GENERIC, DIMENSION
1	P9867	MODULE, DVD+/-RW, 16X, HALF HEIGHT, NEC CORPORATION, DIMENSION, CHASSIS 2005
1	PH652	MODULE, SOFTWARE, INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER, INTERNET, SEARCH, UNITED STATES, TRANSACTIONAL LINE OF BUSINESS
1	RF255	MODULE, MODEM, SON2, INTERNAL, DIMENSION, LEAD FREE, DELL AMERICAS ORGANIZATION
1	TC136	MODULE, SOFTWARE, INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER, NETSCAPE, DELL AMERICAS ORGANIZATION
1	TG017	MODULE, SOFTWARE, MCAFEE, 7, 90DAY, ENGLAND/ENGLISH, TRANSACTIONAL LINE OF BUSINESS
1	UG701	MODULE, SOFTWARE, SONIC SOLUTIONS, CINEPLAYER, DIMENSION, EXTREME PERFORMANCE SYSTEM
1	XD194	MODULE, Flash Storage Device, UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS, READER, HALF HEIGHT, TEAC, CHASSIS 2005, DIMENSION
1	Y5679	MODULE, SOFTWARE, Adobe Acrobat, READER, 6.0

I mainly use this rig to test OSX86 - but that is a different story...

Vista RTM build 6000

A friend of a friend loaned me a RTM DVD...

This DVD has the x86 (32bit) and x86 (64bit) versions

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