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help needed ,

okay the file is downloaded now what ?

after so many tries and failures , *sigh* can some one please explain what
to do ,
i have the downloaded file on the desktop , so help is needed from there on
, ...

thanks in advance !
 
winxpro972 said:
help needed ,

okay the file is downloaded now what ?

after so many tries and failures , *sigh* can some one please explain
what to do ,
i have the downloaded file on the desktop , so help is needed from
there on , ...

thanks in advance !
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Do yourself a big favour and read all the infrmation at the following link before going any farther. Do not skip any of it. Make sure you read and understand it.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/preview.mspx

In particular make sure you understand the following:

"Installation limitations
There are two installation scenarios for Windows Vista Beta 2 (and RC1):
1.. You can do a clean installation. This process will overwrite any data that you have on your hard disk or on your installation partition. The overwritten data will be lost and unrecoverable.
2.. You can upgrade an existing installation of Windows XP.

No other installation scenarios are supported. Upgrading to this beta from any other edition of Windows requires a clean installation, as described in option 1. In addition, once you install Windows Vista Beta 2 (or RC1) you cannot roll back to the previous operating system installation—you will either have to acquire and install the final released edition of Windows Vista or reinstall a previous edition of Windows. Before installing Windows Vista Beta 2 on any computer, please remember to back up all your files."

What all the above means is that Vista is in the testing stage and still has bugs. Many things may not work properly. You may not be able to print. Some of your programs may not run. Vista may not even work at all on your computer. Most importantly: There is a very good chance that you may have to format your hard drive at some point losing everything that is on it.



All that said the first thing you have to do is burn the downloaded .iso file to a DVD. What DVD burning software do you have?
 
hi ,

thanks thats one site google missed , ...

okay from what i understand it was burned to a disk allready but each time i
try those disks , read dvd+ and - nothing , so i suspect that some people
messed up everything , ( next time ill lock my comp ) well thanks , if it
fails ill be back , thanks again !

have a nice day
 
Remember, the disk must be burnt as an ISO image and not a data disk.
probably thats why its not booting setup.
 
Hi ,

okay i burned it to a DVD , with nero , and after reboot it gets inserted ,
and then it shows , but auto play , nope , ... with what is one supposed to
open it with , ... ?

i guess sobody else has tried to open it with internet explorer , ... ??

sorry but this is not my department at all

thanks in advance

Have a nice day
 
Why are you trying to open the ISO image with Internet Explorer? It should
be burnt to a disk or use Virtual Drive software such as Daemon Tools or
NERO Image drive to install.
 
Hello Andre Da Costa, i am currently reading your blog " WC: Getting Ready
for Windows Vista BETA 2 - QuickStarter-FAQ [UPDATED]" and i find it very
informative, and i have come to a conclusion that i have been downloading all
bad downloads, everytime i receive a download I burn it, i am always greeted
with a message (setup.exe - Bad Image " The Allpication or Dll
D:\Vista\Sources\SPWIZENG.DLL is not a valid windows image, Please check this
against your installation diskette.") and when i click ok theres another that
says, (" (Windows Setup The file" autorun .dll" could not be loaded or is
corrupt. Setup cannot continue. Error code is [0xC1] this is about my 10th
download. now i know that i should do a partioned install, but i ran across
these when checking whats in the file after burning. if its not to much,
could you please fill me in as to what this is all about.

It's either me or the installs, my signiture is below, i built this comp
myself, so i am formillier with istalling and other things associated with
things of this nature. this is all i have at the moment, i am going back to
finish reading your blog, thank you in advance


--
P4C800-E Del Bios. 1016
Intel 3.2 GHz@220 FSB
OCZ EL Gold 1GB(512x2) PC-4000
Asus ATI Radeon 9600XT
SLK_947 Copper,92 mm
Vantec "Tornado"
Antec 550W
Maxtor 250GB 7200RPM SATA Drive
XP PRO
 
--
P4C800-E Del Bios. 1016
Intel 3.2 GHz@220 FSB
OCZ EL Gold 1GB(512x2) PC-4000
Asus ATI Radeon 9600XT
SLK_947 Copper,92 mm
Vantec "Tornado"
Antec 550W
Maxtor 250GB 7200RPM SATA Drive
XP PRO

Hello Andre Da Costa, i am currently reading your blog " WC: Getting Ready
for Windows Vista BETA 2 - QuickStarter-FAQ [UPDATED]" and i find it very
informative, and i have come to a conclusion that i have been downloading all
bad downloads, everytime i receive a download I burn it, i am always greeted
with a message (setup.exe - Bad Image " The Allpication or Dll
D:\Vista\Sources\SPWIZENG.DLL is not a valid windows image, Please check this
against your installation diskette.") and when i click ok theres another that
says, (" (Windows Setup The file" autorun .dll" could not be loaded or is
corrupt. Setup cannot continue. Error code is [0xC1] this is about my 10th
download. now i know that i should do a partioned install, but i ran across
these when checking whats in the file after burning. if its not to much,
could you please fill me in as to what this is all about.

It's either me or the installs, my signiture is above, i built this comp
myself, so i am formillier with istalling and other things associated with
things of this nature. this is all i have at the moment, i am going back to
finish reading your blog, thank you in advance
 
--
Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta



P4C800-E Del Bios. 1016
Click to expand...
Intel 3.2 GHz@220 FSB
OCZ EL Gold 1GB(512x2) PC-4000
Asus ATI Radeon 9600XT
SLK_947 Copper,92 mm
Vantec "Tornado"
Antec 550W
Maxtor 250GB 7200RPM SATA Drive
XP PRO

Hello Andre Da Costa, i am currently reading your blog " WC: Getting Ready
for Windows Vista BETA 2 - QuickStarter-FAQ [UPDATED]" and i find it very
informative, and i have come to a conclusion that i have been downloading all
bad downloads, everytime i receive a download I burn it, i am always greeted
with a message (setup.exe - Bad Image " The Allpication or Dll
D:\Vista\Sources\SPWIZENG.DLL is not a valid windows image, Please check this
against your installation diskette.") and when i click ok theres another that
says, (" (Windows Setup The file" autorun .dll" could not be loaded or is
corrupt. Setup cannot continue. Error code is [0xC1] this is about my 10th
download. now i know that i should do a partioned install, but i ran across
these when checking whats in the file after burning. if its not to much,
could you please fill me in as to what this is all about.

It's either me or the installs, my signiture is above, i built this comp
myself, so i am formillier with istalling and other things associated with
things of this nature. this is all i have at the moment, i am going back to
finish reading your blog, thank you in advance
 
Sorry about that many posts, after clicking post, the page did nothing.
--
P4C800-E Del Bios. 1016
Intel 3.2 GHz@220 FSB
OCZ EL Gold 1GB(512x2) PC-4000
Asus ATI Radeon 9600XT
SLK_947 Copper,92 mm
Vantec "Tornado"
Antec 550W
Maxtor 250GB 7200RPM SATA Drive
XP PRO



WHB said:
--
Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta



P4C800-E Del Bios. 1016
Click to expand...
Intel 3.2 GHz@220 FSB
OCZ EL Gold 1GB(512x2) PC-4000
Asus ATI Radeon 9600XT
SLK_947 Copper,92 mm
Vantec "Tornado"
Antec 550W
Maxtor 250GB 7200RPM SATA Drive
XP PRO

Hello Andre Da Costa, i am currently reading your blog " WC: Getting Ready
for Windows Vista BETA 2 - QuickStarter-FAQ [UPDATED]" and i find it very
informative, and i have come to a conclusion that i have been downloading all
bad downloads, everytime i receive a download I burn it, i am always greeted
with a message (setup.exe - Bad Image " The Allpication or Dll
D:\Vista\Sources\SPWIZENG.DLL is not a valid windows image, Please check this
against your installation diskette.") and when i click ok theres another that
says, (" (Windows Setup The file" autorun .dll" could not be loaded or is
corrupt. Setup cannot continue. Error code is [0xC1] this is about my 10th
download. now i know that i should do a partioned install, but i ran across
these when checking whats in the file after burning. if its not to much,
could you please fill me in as to what this is all about.

It's either me or the installs, my signiture is above, i built this comp
myself, so i am formillier with istalling and other things associated with
things of this nature. this is all i have at the moment, i am going back to
finish reading your blog, thank you in advance
Click to expand...
 
--
P4C800-E Del Bios. 1016
Intel 3.2 GHz@220 FSB
OCZ EL Gold 1GB(512x2) PC-4000
Asus ATI Radeon 9600XT
SLK_947 Copper,92 mm
Vantec "Tornado"
Antec 550W
Maxtor 250GB 7200RPM SATA Drive
XP PRO



: Sorry about that many posts, after clicking post, the page did
nothing.
--
Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta



P4C800-E Del Bios. 1016
Click to expand...
Intel 3.2 GHz@220 FSB
OCZ EL Gold 1GB(512x2) PC-4000
Asus ATI Radeon 9600XT
SLK_947 Copper,92 mm
Vantec "Tornado"
Antec 550W
Maxtor 250GB 7200RPM SATA Drive
XP PRO

Hello Andre Da Costa, i am currently reading your blog " WC: Getting Ready
for Windows Vista BETA 2 - QuickStarter-FAQ [UPDATED]" and i find it very
informative, and i have come to a conclusion that i have been downloading all
bad downloads, everytime i receive a download I burn it, i am always greeted
with a message (setup.exe - Bad Image " The Allpication or Dll
D:\Vista\Sources\SPWIZENG.DLL is not a valid windows image, Please check this
against your installation diskette.") and when i click ok theres another that
says, (" (Windows Setup The file" autorun .dll" could not be loaded or is
corrupt. Setup cannot continue. Error code is [0xC1] this is about my 10th
download. now i know that i should do a partioned install, but i ran across
these when checking whats in the file after burning. if its not to much,
could you please fill me in as to what this is all about.

It's either me or the installs, my signiture is above, i built this comp
myself, so i am formillier with istalling and other things associated with
things of this nature. this is all i have at the moment, i am going back to
finish reading your blog, thank you in advance
Click to expand...
 
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