Mr. ManNeedHelp,
You have nearly 100% chance that your problem is in *two areas--the download
could have gotten truncated about 5%) or your ISO burn is failing. Below
are directions to maximize your ISO burn chances.
*Use CRC Utility to Check Iso Burn Integrity
Also I am providing a link from a MSFT site for a CRC utility to check the
integrity of the burn. It is possible but less likely that the media you
chose to write to may not be compatible with the DVD writer, but it should.
*Check Bios Setup, IDE Pin Cables, and Jumper Cable Configuration
Have you checked the bios and made sure that your new DVD writer shows up
in the bios? Many of them will show up as a CD-ROM but they will clearly
give the make of your new writer. Enter that entry in the bios setup and
make sure that it is on automatic--a setting you can scroll through settings
to get with your *space bar while in bios setup.
Make sure also that you have the new writer seated correctly, along with the
IDE cables at both ends. You may have to make certain that your Jumper
Cable setup is configured the way the decal on the back of your DVD writer
(or often their web site more clearly) shows it as master.
Reburn Option:
1) Burn slowly. 4X should be fine. Some of this probably varies with the
DVD writer and the media.
2) Make sure to select an ISO tab if there is one on the burning software,
and make sure to close the session on the burn.
3) Try this tweak on your Windows XP drive and burn from there:
Get to Dev Manager by typing devmgmt.msc in run/win key + pause break or
Rt.click My Computer>Prop>hardware tab>Device Manager if you like 5 steps
instead of one cmd. If you're set to PMI here change to DMO and if set to
DMO change to PMI using these 5 steps:
1) Click the + in front of IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers
2) Double Click the Secondary IDE Controller
3) Click Advanced Settings
4) Under Device 1 Next to Transfer Mode choose DMA (or vise versa)>Click
OK
5) Reboot your System
6) Check your burn with a CRC utility and the links for this are below
including the direct Taco Bell link. It is very classy, sophisticated, and
very Wagner Edstrom/McCann Ericson esque for MSFT to adopt a Taco Bell url
for their public Beta 2 CRC checker. *Rock on Redmond Rednecks.*
Obtain CRC Utility for Vista Beta 2 Here: (The CRC utility is a way to check
the integrity of the ISO Burn which is probably where your problem
lies--it's #1 on the list):
Here's a link:
The CRC utility for Beta 2 is contained here (Scroll down to the bottom
under "Additional Information"
Microsoft® Windows® Software Development Kit (SDK) for Beta 2 of Windows
Vista and WinFX Runtime Components
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...73-F5EA-4B7B-B022-97755838DB94&displaylang=en
Additional Information:
To verify that your download of an ISO file for the Windows SDK Beta 2 build
is not corrupt, download the CRC Utility. (Note: this is not a Microsoft
application. Use at your own risk.)
To run the CRC test, open a command prompt and run the utility. providing it
the name of the file (i.e. crc
c:\6.0.5383.1.1.WindowsSDK_Vista_idw.DVD.Rel.img) The CRC utility will run
two tests on the ISO: it will verify if the ISO is valid, and it will give
the AutoCRC signature for the file. The AutoCRC signature for the Windows
SDK Beta 2 ISO is 0x28434EEF. You should also confirm the size of the ISO
iscorrect: 1.14 GB (1,229,355,008 bytes).
If it fails any of these three tests, re-download the ISO.
I really like the direct link to it though if you right click CRC here>left
click Properties:
http://tacobell.iexbeta.com/longhorn/crc.exe
Good luck,
CH
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It's a great country when the general counsel of the largest fast food
franchise becomes CEO of the largest pharmaceutical company with 110,000
employees. Fries or medicine--what's the diff? Protection for
pharmaceutical companies was written into a bill on medical care in the US
Senate in the wee hours of the morning by Dr. Bill Frist after the bill was
reported out of the joint conference committee. It was meant to be snuck in
by the pimp and whores for their johns.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/29/business/29pfizer.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
George Bush has found his niche: T-Ball game hosting and American Idol
meetings. It's where he should be considering he's over his head in any
other endeavor. Keep keepin' your ass out of the way Georgie.
