Why won't Windows Vista install on a partition?
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it is the time to try Linux :) Suse 10.0 is super
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go to BIOS (rapidly press delete or f10 during startup) and set your computer to boot to cd. Insert your os cd and run through the installation. at one point, you should recieve a prompt about drive partitioning. delete all partitions you see here, then create a new one, format it using NTFS (either quick or standard, you should see a prompt or the computer will do it for you) and then reinstall your os.\nHope this helps!
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Actually it may be burned correctly and you just need a program to open it.  I just installed it on 2 of my puters.  Try downloading Daemon Tools.  I had the same problem until i downloaded the daemon tools.  Good luck!!! P.S.  you will also need a product key for vista 2 so be prepared!
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What are you trying to put on in its place? If it is a Windows operating system just delete the partition and recreate it as an NTFS one during the Windows installation.
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i can't see that working, you'll need vista on a much more stable platform than an ipod mini.\n\nan ipod mini isn't even like a standard flash drive, it requires the apple software to be able to work within windows - once the apple ipod software/windows is overwritten by the vista installation, the installation will stop because it can't read from the ipod anymore.\n\nyou could perhaps partition your hard drive and install vista from the new partition, or from a network drive if you have access to one.\n\nobviously if you've a *.iso image file this will need to be extracted to the partition or network drive first because dos doesn't understand *.iso formats.
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Are you using one of those fake OS called a Recovery CD or a OEM? Becuase they don't have the full version of Windows on them. It is alot cheaper for companies to do this instead of shipping a full copy of Windows which is around $200. \n\nI remember this one guy who formatted both partitons(Recovery CD's come with usually two partitions. Which has the important files installed on one partition leaving the other empty for the rest/your junk) and woundered why he couldn't use his Recovery CD.
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Run the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor beta to help get your PC ready for Windows Vista.\n\nhttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/upgradeadvisor/default.mspx
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What about the option of dual booting??\nNo need to back up when Vista is on a completely different partition. If you need help with dual boot, check out www.lifehacker.com, they did a step by step last week I believe...might have been earlier this week.
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in case u need to partition u need to format the whole disk again. For the purpose you will definitely need to install xp again. no other way out. You cannot partition the drive without that.\n\nthe only reason is that the computer accepts two portions only primary and secondry. Primary generally is the partition where you load your windows and the secondry is for other drives. It is in these partition that you sdo the sub-partition in order to seperate the disk.\n\nso, no other way out but a complete format of the disk and then partition.
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Suse comes with the tools to get it done right out of the box. No need to prepare the drive first, just put in the install disk and have at it.  The manual suggests running scandisk and defraging before you install Suse.  Check the partitioning suggestion before continuing install to insure that it picked up the Windows partition just to be safe.\n\nHere is an option if you are just tinkering,  grab a copy of vmware player from vmware and then grab an image of Suse or Redhat from them as well.  Saves the install time and runs fairly well under WinXP.
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You can do this by inserting your XP CD on boot up. Enter Setup, and setup will prompt you to format the partition in which you wish to intall windows. Make sure this partition is the one you currently use. Setup will format the partitition and install the necessary windows files from there.
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I don't think it is possible, but I'm not 100% sure. But say 98% sure, I remember reading that it must be on the primary partition containing the OS.
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boot windows vista DVD and when on the set up screen. go to install the os again and instead of installing choose "r" for repair - this will re-install vista BUT keep your settings and installed programs.\n\nAnother way, maybe you should try this one first is to boot the Vista DVD and select the repair console\n\nat the console type:\n\nFIXMBR [enter]\n\nand \n\nFIXBOOT [enter]\n\nand you should be fine.
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and what is the problem? any way you like, but there is one limitation, you can't repartition drive where windows is already installed using windows partition utility, so anyway it's better to use 3d party partitions progs. for example disk director.
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I know that the quality of MS's error messages is not stellar, but somehow I doubt that's the precise message. Could you copy down the actual text of the message and edit it into your question?\n\nIs it saying that your drive is reporting errors, or is it saying that it is unable to install because ... (some specific reason)?
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well, the easiest and the most reliable way is to download Disk Director partitioning software. It's not safe to operate with windows utilities, because when u create partition within widows  u lose data. Besides, ADDS is rather cheap utility and u won't need to uninstall XP.
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Vista being still a Beta software has very limited driver support.\n\nhttp://www.2wire.com/?p=266