Clean install of upgrade Ultimate problem.

External Since: Dec 18, 2006 Posts: 91

Or tried boot off last known configeration which worked or whatever it is by
pressing f8 at boot screen?

Ken

"Ken" <notforu.RemoveThis@sothere.com> wrote in message
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> Have you tried booting off dvd and doing a repair?
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> Ken
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>> On Jan 31, 1:27 am, "Ken" <notf....RemoveThis@sothere.com> wrote:
>>> By the way he chose custom install to do this
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>>> Ken
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>>> "Ken" <notf....RemoveThis@sothere.com> wrote in message
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>>> > Did you start installation from within xp pro? or boot up from disk?
>>> > Because someone on a local messageboard claimed that he was able to
>>> > choose
>>> > a different partition than xp was on after he typed in his key and
>>> > perform
>>> > a clean install with an upgrade key and dualboot. This was after he
>>> > started setup from within xp. I still dont beleive him lol
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>>> > Ken
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>>> > "Greybeard" <n....RemoveThis@jose.com> wrote in message
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>>> >> With XP Pro, during clean install, setup asks user to insert ME or 98
>>> >> to
>>> >> show owner qualifies for upgrade.
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>>> >> Tried to install Vista Ultimate upgrade as clean install. It never
>>> >> asked
>>> >> to "see" my XP Pro copy, and when it got to "Pick drive for install"
>>> >> page
>>> >> it said the registration code used (update) did not support the clean
>>> >> install and would go no further. Did I miss something, or did MS
>>> >> go
>>> >> feral?
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>>> >> I tried to install XP Pro to new raid 0 array, but it refuses to see
>>> >> the
>>> >> drive array during installation, even though it is visible on bios
>>> >> and at
>>> >> boot.
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>>> >> Will I need to add a non-raid SATA drive, install XP Pro to that,
>>> >> overwrite with Vista Ultimate, then somehow copy that full data to
>>> >> the
>>> >> raid 0 striped array?
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>>> >> Seems excessive.
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>>> >> And... why does my I.P. show this ng as empty? No other install
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>> I am also having problems getting Vista to install.
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>> Ran Vista upgrade disk with winXP running, custom install, it let me
>> install and expand on a second pre-formatted harddrive. It rebooted
>> twice things OK. On the third reboot install hosed by boot manager
>> and now it stalls telling me that windows\system32\winload\exe is
>> missing, error# oxcoooooof. The boot manager will allow me to boot
>> into XP but not Vista on second drive.
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>> I have tried many things to get it to work and now I can not get as
>> far as the first install. When Vista Upgrade DVD is writing to d-
>> drive it stops with a error that files are missing or corrupt error#
>> ox80070241.
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>> Looking around the net seems like I am not alone..where's the fix? HELP
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External Since: Jan 31, 2007 Posts: 5

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"Greybeard" <noway RemoveThis @jose.com> wrote in message
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> With XP Pro, during clean install, setup asks user to insert ME or 98 to
> show owner qualifies for upgrade.
>
> Tried to install Vista Ultimate upgrade as clean install. It never asked
> to "see" my XP Pro copy, and when it got to "Pick drive for install" page
> it said the registration code used (update) did not support the clean
> install and would go no further. Did I miss something, or did MS go
> feral?
>
> I tried to install XP Pro to new raid 0 array, but it refuses to see the
> drive array during installation, even though it is visible on bios and at
> boot.
>
> Will I need to add a non-raid SATA drive, install XP Pro to that,
> overwrite with Vista Ultimate, then somehow copy that full data to the
> raid 0 striped array?
>
> Seems excessive.
>
> And... why does my I.P. show this ng as empty? No other install
> problems?
>