installing vista on xp
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From: Robert Comer on 8 Dec 2008 08:59 >Why? If the DVD is in good condition, it makes not the slightest >difference... Installing an OS from an ISO is a LOT faster and more convenient in VPC/VS... >Why would it...? In all the years I've been using VPC, I've never had one >single problem with a guest reading a DVD... There is an issue with Vista as the host where VPC has to be run elevated to read some DVD's or copy protected CD's, but other than that, I haven't had any problems either. -- Bob Comer On Mon, 8 Dec 2008 12:26:51 -0000, "Mark Rae [MVP]" <mark(a)markNOSPAMrae.net> wrote: >"Bo Berglund" <boberglund(a)home.se> wrote in message >news:33goj4lmh0bhkkq95roc84tvccud62qjm5(a)4ax.com... > >> If you just insert the DVD into the main (physical) PC drive then of >> course your *main* PC will use it.... > >So you simply cancel autorun / autoplay and then capture the DVD in the >guest... > >> It is very much better to create an ISO image of the DVD before trying >> to install Vista on the virtual machine. > >Why? If the DVD is in good condition, it makes not the slightest >difference... > >> Then you do not need the DVD in your drive and your main system will >> never have a problem caused by reading the install disk. > >Why would it...? In all the years I've been using VPC, I've never had one >single problem with a guest reading a DVD...
From: Mark Rae [MVP] on 8 Dec 2008 09:08 "Robert Comer" <bobcomer-removeme-(a)mindspring.com> wrote in message news:ur9qj4tj8a5g1nkpp4igc86d26s33799pn(a)4ax.com... >> Why? If the DVD is in good condition, it makes not the slightest >> difference... > > Installing an OS from an ISO is a LOT faster A LOT faster? > and more convenient in VPC/VS... I can't agree with that. Put the media in the optical drive, capture it in the host, and off we go - what's inconvenient about that...? -- Mark Rae ASP.NET MVP http://www.markrae.net
From: Robert Comer on 8 Dec 2008 09:22 >A LOT faster? Definitely, over twice as fast here. >I can't agree with that. Put the media in the optical drive, capture it in >the host, and off we go - what's inconvenient about that...? Nothing, but if you have a bunch of existing ISO's, it's just as easy to attach them to a VM and you don't have to get out the DVD. -- Bob Comer On Mon, 8 Dec 2008 14:08:55 -0000, "Mark Rae [MVP]" <mark(a)markNOSPAMrae.net> wrote: >"Robert Comer" <bobcomer-removeme-(a)mindspring.com> wrote in message >news:ur9qj4tj8a5g1nkpp4igc86d26s33799pn(a)4ax.com... > >>> Why? If the DVD is in good condition, it makes not the slightest >>> difference... >> >> Installing an OS from an ISO is a LOT faster > >A LOT faster? > >> and more convenient in VPC/VS... > >I can't agree with that. Put the media in the optical drive, capture it in >the host, and off we go - what's inconvenient about that...?
From: Mark Rae [MVP] on 8 Dec 2008 09:31 "Robert Comer" <bobcomer-removeme-(a)mindspring.com> wrote in message news:o8bqj49r3guts3fs4975i0r81rmvvpfpe1(a)4ax.com... >>A LOT faster? > > Definitely, over twice as fast here. Fair enough. >> I can't agree with that. Put the media in the optical drive, capture it >> in >> the host, and off we go - what's inconvenient about that...? > > Nothing, but if you have a bunch of existing ISO's, it's just as easy > to attach them to a VM and you don't have to get out the DVD. :-) -- Mark Rae ASP.NET MVP http://www.markrae.net
From: Steve Jain [MVP] on 8 Dec 2008 13:40
On Mon, 8 Dec 2008 02:09:49 -1000, "Melelina" <melelina(a)medscape.com> wrote: > >"Bo Berglund" <boberglund(a)home.se> wrote in message >news:33goj4lmh0bhkkq95roc84tvccud62qjm5(a)4ax.com... >> On Sun, 7 Dec 2008 12:23:00 -0800, dardanus >> <dardanus(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >> >>>when i install windows vista ultimate(dutch) on my windows xp >>>professional(english) using vpc 2007 i get the message: "er is een >>>uitzondering opgetreden(onbekende software-uitzondering) (0xe0000100) in >>>de >>>toepassing op de locatie0x7649b09e." when i click ok the (virtual)system >>>starts again it says windows is loading files when that is finished it >>>starts >>>loading vista like normall, it displays the windows vista aero background >>>and >>>it displays the message again. >>> >> >> Can you describe exactly *how* you are attempting to install Vista on >> your virtual machine inside VPC2007? >> >> If you just insert the DVD into the main (physical) PC drive then of >> course your *main* PC will use it.... >> >> It is very much better to create an ISO image of the DVD before trying >> to install Vista on the virtual machine. Then you do not need the DVD >> in your drive and your main system will never have a problem caused by >> reading the install disk. > >Why is it "much better to create an ISO image? I have never done such a >thing. There is no need for a hassle like that. You just need to create the >machine, then click on it, make it sure it is the active window and then >insert the CD into your drive and install the OS. It is a simple thing and >no need to complicate it with making as ISO image first. Probably, dardanus >did not make the virtual machine window the ACTIVE window. > >I installed Vista Ultimate on XP Pro host with no problems and no need to >make a ISO image. I cannot make a DVD ISO image anyhow. I only have a CDROM >drive that writes. I can't even make a backup of my Vista DVDs. The only >time I have ever needed DVD write capability was for this Vista DVD so I >don't think I went wrong in not getting anything more than a DVD reader >although my next computer will have DVD write capability. 1.much, much faster 2. no need for the media after you make the ISO image 3. much more convenient, especially with virtual server, hyperv, vmware server, esx, etc. It depends on how many VMs you're installing, where your computers are (remote servers, etc) there are a lot of good reasons to do it. I don't install on DVD or CD ever, too slow and too much hassle fussing with the optical media. Just drag and drop the ISO onto the CD icon and away you go. An ISO is an image file, you don't need a dvd burner. You create an ISO image to your hard drive -- Cheers, Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP http://vpc.essjae.com/ |